Project Engineer

Alliance Laundry Systems•Ripon, WI

54d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Project Engineer at Alliance Laundry Systems, you will lead the capital projects that change how we build our products — new equipment, new assembly systems and new processes — from justification through installation and start-up. You will own your projects end to end: defining scope and scale, building the business case and the budget, specifying and selecting equipment, coordinating vendors and contractors, holding the schedule, and staying on the floor through commissioning until the line runs the way it should. You will work daily with production, maintenance, quality, purchasing, planning and other engineering functions. The projects you deliver will make the plant safer, the product better, the process faster and the cost lower.

Requirements

2+ years in project engineering or project management
One of the following: a BS in engineering or engineering technology; a BS in business or project management, with demonstrated hands-on experience delivering capital projects; or, in lieu of a degree, 5+ years of hands-on experience delivering capital projects in a manufacturing environment
Able to define and manage project scope, scale, schedule and budget
Basic working knowledge of 3D modeling software
Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment and systems, and the engineering principles behind them
Comfortable on the production floor, and able to communicate clearly with operators, maintenance, vendors and leadership
Computer literate, including Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

Experience delivering capital projects in a manufacturing environment
Continuous improvement experience — Lean, root cause analysis, FMEA, Kaizen facilitation, process mapping or capability studies
A track record of measurable cost, scrap or cycle-time reduction

Responsibilities

Lead capital projects for new equipment, new assembly systems and new processes — from concept through installation, commissioning and start-up
Define project scope and scale up front, and manage change to both as the project develops
Build and own the project budget: develop cost estimates and justifications, submit capital appropriation requests, and track actual spend against plan
Build and hold the project schedule; keep several projects moving at once and raise risks early
Define equipment requirements, evaluate vendor proposals, and manage vendors and outside contractors through installation
Work with production and maintenance to bring new equipment to a like-new operating standard, and keep it there
Specify tools, jigs and fixtures to support new and existing production
Select and implement manufacturing processes that build a quality product at competitive cost
Develop process documentation, including visual work instructions, and train operators on new equipment
Support production day to day — troubleshoot process and equipment issues alongside the floor
Identify and deliver reductions in scrap, rework and cycle time
Examine equipment, processes and operations to find opportunities in safety, quality, throughput and cost