Project Engineer - Manufacturing

Vermeer Corporation • Pella, IA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Vermeer is seeking a Project Engineer to lead a team of manufacturing engineers supporting the production of high-quality products. The role works cross-functionally with Product Engineering, Sales, Service, Procurement, Human Resources, and Finance to execute engineering projects throughout the manufacturing process, influencing safety, capital, capacity, productivity, and quality.

The position supervises, organizes, mentors, and coaches assigned team members; establishes and monitors aligned individual and team goals; and ensures the department meets the expectations of its internal and external customers. It coordinates project resources and priorities to meet timelines and goals, including test, production preparation, product performance, financial, and capital plans. The engineer also develops financial business cases for manufacturing investment decisions and supports Vermeer’s financial goals. Occasional travel is expected. The work is onsite at a Vermeer campus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and five years of experience in a manufacturing or equivalent business leadership role, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to understand capacity and capital acquisition.
• Knowledge of financial statements, budgeting, and strategic planning processes, and ability to operate within a targeted budget.
• Ability to develop reliable, high-performing manufacturing processes that provide competitive, financially successful solutions.
• Ability to develop talent and supervise staff so that performance meets or exceeds expectations.
• Deep understanding of Just-In-Time (JIT) principles.
• Ability to maintain plant efficiency during the building process.
• Ability to coordinate with product development team activities to release successful products to the manufacturing environment.
• Ability to contribute ideas for machine improvements.
• Ability to understand and operate normal mechanics, tools, drills, and torches.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, organize, mentor, and coach assigned team members, and influence others to carry forward Vermeer’s culture.
• Establish and monitor individual and team goals aligned with organizational strategies and objectives.
• Ensure the department serves internal and external customers and meets defined expectations.
• Coordinate project needs and resources to achieve goals within the original timeframe, including setting daily or weekly priorities for project team members.
• Ensure project goals for test plans, production preparation plans, product performance plans, financial plans, and capital plans are met, and adjust implementation when goals are not met.
• Create financial business cases for manufacturing investment decisions and deliver results that support Vermeer’s financial goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager