Project Engineer

First Quality • Defiance, OH

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Project Engineer is responsible for the specification, selection, purchase, installation, and startup support of capital and expense projects to improve efficiencies, quality or expand the manufacturing operation. This role reports to the Engineering Manager and works closely with operations and maintenance.

Requirements

• 5-10 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Project engineering experience managing projects and contractors.
• Exceptional analytical problem solving, equipment, vendor management skills, and strong computer skills.
• Must be able to use technical drawings, machine schematics, and manuals in daily work.
• Exhibit strong core leadership skills – accountability, credibility, trust.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Attention to detail required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Packaging Engineering or related technical field, preferred
• Proficient with AutoCAD or Autodesk programs and 3D Inventor, a plus.
• Proven experience managing $50K-$1.0M dollar projects, including budgetary responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes project management skills to prepare scopes, budgets, schedules, manage contractors and coordinate multiple disciplines to execute projects.
• Installs, starts up, and validates new equipment to ensure it meets project success criteria. This includes creation and execution of detailed Factory Acceptance Test plans.
• Responsible for executing machine design changes or additions to lower costs and/or improve quality while ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Ensures system and equipment documents are updated and uploaded in the document control system.
• Interacts with representatives from a variety of functional groups, including Process Engineers, Maintenance, Operations, Planning, Procurement Safety, Environmental, Quality Assurance and contractors.
• Ability to identify machine, material and/or process improvements and implementation solutions.
• In conjunction with Operations, track root causes of problems, participates in risk analysis and evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Exhibit strong core leadership skills: accountability, credibility and trust.
• Promote an action-oriented safety culture embracing safety as a core value, instilling, and exemplifying a safety mindset for all team members resulting in an incident free workplace.
• Individual must be self-motivated, able to work to complete multiple assigned tasks in short time frames and work well with others under time pressures
• Must follow written procedures and guidelines; possess good verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

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