Senior Project Engineer

TH Foods, Inc.•Henderson, NV

37d•$0 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer ensures adherence to organizational policies and objectives across all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes. This role collaborates with the Engineering Manager and/or Plant Engineer to oversee complex projects from inception to completion and supports the daily execution of capital projects, driving successful outcomes and alignment with company goals.

Requirements

Ability to understand the motives and objectives of the Plant.
Excellent communication/interpersonal skills required to effectively carry out responsibilities and to develop and motivate others.
Must use communication skills extensively coordinating activities with higher levels of management; other departments (production, maintenance, financial, sales, marketing); along with contractors and equipment and materials suppliers.
Position requires regular exercise of decision-making, problem solving, and policy or procedure interpretation skills.
Ability to handle multiple responsibilities with effective interpersonal skills and to effectively interface with others inside and outside the Company is required.
Position requires ability to work in a normal office and production plant with welding, machining, and fabrication operations environment.
Must have experience to handle considerable pressure meeting technical or production goals on a short deadline or within a tight budget.
Strong technical background with production/packaging machinery.
Excellent interpersonal and team skills.
Experience with Project planning and scheduling.
Experience in the Repair and Maintenance of production/packaging machinery.
Experience with work planning and scheduling using CMMS systems.
Experience with identifying, purchasing and receiving spare parts.
Experience with Training personnel.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering Field.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in packaging/processing technologies and Project Management in a food manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, coordinates, and directs a variety of complex engineering projects.
Identifies, plans, executes and facilitates projects from concept through installation under moderate supervision. Coordinates teams of technicians as necessary for completion of projects.
Qualifies and installs new equipment and performs vendor and site acceptance testing to meet government standards.
Performs concept analysis of capital projects for future projects development.
Prepares equipment, process, safety and materials specifications and conducts technical analysis of vendor proposals.
Provides engineering assistance to personnel within the Company as necessary.
Represents the Company in communication with other organizations to resolve questions, plan, and coordinate work.
Plans, conducts, and directs product engineering projects to support manufacturing processes which are difficult and complex in nature, necessitating the application of engineering knowledge, or associated design and drafting effort.
May originate and apply new and unique engineering methods and procedures.
Evaluates or assists in the evaluation of new manufacturing equipment or processes.
Conducts feasibility studies, site visits, and risk assessments, troubleshoot complex engineering issues, and developing creative solutions.
Serves as a member of the Plant's Operations Team and other cross-function teams as necessary; contribute through exercise of strong technical knowledge, counsel, experience, etc., toward the plant meeting its current and long-range business strategies and plans.
Responsible for recognizing and reporting food safety and employee safety issues.
Stays up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies.
Guides and mentors junior engineers, promoting professional growth.