Project Engineer

About the company

Samuel, Son & Co.

Consumer goods · 5,001 to 10,000 employees

What you'll do

• Lead capital, infrastructure, equipment, and process improvement projects from concept through completion.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans and monitor performance against key milestones, budget targets, and project objectives.
• Manage project risks, identify mitigation strategies, and proactively resolve project issues.
• Coordinate project resources, contractors, and vendors to ensure successful execution.
• Lead project status meetings and communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to management.
• Manage project documentation, change control processes, and project closeout activities.
• Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned to improve future project execution.
• Develop engineering specifications, technical requirements, scopes of work, and equipment standards.
• Evaluate and review engineering designs, calculations, drawings, and vendor proposals for technical accuracy and compliance.
• Support facility layouts, equipment upgrades, process modifications, and automation initiatives.
• Lead factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, startup, and performance validation activities.
• Analyze operational challenges and implement effective engineering solutions to improve safety, reliability, quality, and productivity.
• Ensure designs and installations support maintainability, operational efficiency, and long-term reliability.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, throughput, yield, and equipment reliability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, and other structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to reduce downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Develop business cases that support operational improvement and capital investment opportunities.
• Prepare requests for quotation (RFQs), evaluate proposals, and support vendor selection processes.
• Manage relationships with engineering firms, equipment suppliers, contractors, and service providers.
• Oversee contractor performance to ensure compliance with safety, quality, schedule, and project requirements.
• Review contractor invoices, change orders, and project costs.
• Ensure all projects are executed in accordance with company safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in risk assessments, Management of Change (MOC), hazard reviews, and safety audits.
• Support permitting, environmental compliance, and regulatory inspections as required.
• Promote a culture of safety through active leadership and engagement throughout project execution.
• Develop project cost estimates, capital requests, and budget forecasts.
• Track expenditures and maintain project spending within approved budgets.
• Evaluate project returns, cost savings, and financial performance metrics.
• Support annual capital planning and project prioritization activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 1-3 years of project engineering experience in a manufacturing, industrial, processing, or heavy industrial environment.
• Demonstrated success managing engineering projects from concept through implementation.
• Experience with equipment installation, facility modifications, process improvements, and capital project execution.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, P&IDs, electrical schematics, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency with project scheduling and project management tools.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD or similar CAD software.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
• Experience in aluminum extrusion, metals manufacturing, or industrial processing environments.
• Experience with automation, controls systems, robotics, or Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Experience managing capital projects exceeding $100K

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