Project Engineer I
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Shift: 8:00am-5:00pm with flexibility for some nights/weekends, etc as projects dictate (40-50 hours per week) There could be minimal (5%) travel depending on equipment validations, etc but it is not expected at this time. Must Haves: -Project manager/project engineering manager - prior experience (5-10 years). -Ability to plan well ahead of time and identify additional issues and concerns and have a plan B, C or D as things unfold. Must be able to pivot easily within a small window of time. -Familiar with food related requirements, and standard GMP's. Description: The Project Engineer exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration and completion of engineering projects for the plant or within the area of assigned responsibility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors. Key Responsibilities of the Role: •Ensures projects are completed on time within budget or with successful attainment of objectives •Completes specific phases or aspects of the project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing •Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems •Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget •Prepares interim and completion project reports •Provides functional and technical support to the factories to minimize production and maintenance problems •Utilizes the Management System (KHMS) capital chapters and templates to comply with best practices for all projects •Participate in QRMP implementation and maintenance •Apply engineering expertise to equipment design, problems solving, and quality improvement •Participate in committee or task forces where necessary to contribute to company goals •Development of project scope, justification, and factory/company impact •Development and management of cost controls, asset controls and scheduling controls •Hires and supervises various contractors in the scope of project manager. This may encompass all project areas and total up to 50 people dispersed among distinct trades •Cost Reduction/Production Improvement; Participate actively in Company efforts to reduce operational costs and improve finished quality attributes. Develop projects where appropriate to initiate utilization of cost cutting/quality improving technique or equipment •Analyzing and preparing appropriation request for capital improvement and replacements of inefficient assets, collecting and organizing data for future capital improvements on a five-year capital spending budget basis; maintaining an active cost reduction program •Direct and compile capital budgeting; collect future capital project requirements from factory departments and compile into a final five-year capital budget •Control the current fiscal year budget to ensure that the current factory needs are met as well as assuring that its needs are well positioned for the future •Analyze and prepare appropriation requests; prepares and financially analyzes all capital and expense appropriation requests. This includes new facilities and equipment for factory operating improvements, capacity increases and replacement of equipment. •Ensure contractor compliance to all applicable GMP and OSHA guidelines Qualifications: •Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school or related field or 5+ years of experience in full cycle project engineering experience required •Strong background in mechanical and hydraulic systems, packaging methods, and materials, electronics and computer applications, and electrical systems •Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations •Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals •Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public •Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis •Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form