Senior Project Engineer

Your Passion. Our Culture.
At Sargento, you work for a company you believe in, with a family of people who believe in you. Our culture stems from a simple premise: Hire good people and treat them like family. At Sargento, you can make decisions based on how they affect people as well as the long-term health of our company. You will be encouraged to make a meaningful difference in the community, in the company and in your career. With diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop, you can transform your aspirations into reality. If you’re ready for the right place to belong and grow your career, you can find it here.

Benefits that set us apart.

• Comprehensive medical including Fertility, Adoption benefits, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Work Week
• Hybrid work schedule – Onsite Tuesday – Thursday with the option to work remotely Monday and Friday
• Compressed work week – Option of ½ day Friday
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center: includes a nurse practitioner, dietitian, personal trainer, and health coach, care coordinator and work-life mentor
• Employer 401K contribution in the top 1% of the nation
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Assistance
• Access to Employee Store

What You Do.

• Conducts project identification, concept development, estimates, designs, prototypes, project control & tracking (scope, schedule, cost), system start-up, system training, and project closeout services.
• Acts as Project Manager in accordance with Engineering Department definition and “Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) Manager” for assigned projects.
• Integrates varied engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, packaging, facilities, etc.) as required for successful project completion.
• Conducts requests for bids or proposals (RFPs) and procurement activities.
• Identifies, mitigates, prioritizes, manages, and helps drive resolution of project and team issues, conflicts, constraints, dependencies, and risks in a time sensitive manner.
• Provides transparency to stakeholders with effective communication.
• Conducts post project evaluations. Works with cross functional project teams to optimize and create new processes to deliver project results.
• Provides oversight, direction, and control of external contractors while on site.
• Researches new technologies to prove out project concepts or to find solutions to manufacturing challenges.

• Works cross-functionally with various internal stakeholders.
• Assures proper engineering drawing and documentation methods, approvals, control, and archival.
• Provides expertise for cheese cutting, conversion, processing, freezing, cooling, packaging, case packing, palletizing, material handling, and other processes or technologies.
• Provides subject matter expert support for Continuous Improvement (CI) activities.  May participate in lean activities such as Kaizen or Root Cause Analysis investigation events.

TRAVEL: Daily travel between facilities and local suppliers is to be expected with the use of the person’s own vehicle required. Overnight travel may be required as needed to support projects or for training purposes.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: May oversee assigned technicians and/or engineers in the Engineering Department as well as outside engineering personnel and contractors.

Your Education and Experience.

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant technical area required. Preferred technical areas are mechanical engineering or electrical engineering.
• At least 5 years combined progressive engineering experience within a manufacturing industry with demonstrated experience working in the areas listed under Essential Duties and Responsibilities.

Our Story.
With over 2,400 employees and net sales of $1.8 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. We created the world’s first, successful pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses. Sargento is based in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where we manufacture and market shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients and sauces. Sargento is known for the exceptional quality of our products and for product design, packaging and merchandising innovations that have transformed our industry.

To learn more about our culture and values, please visit our website at https://careers.sargento.com/us/en.