What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at TechnoSmarts, Inc.?
12 month contract. Potential to extend/option to hire.
Potential to work hybrid later.
Client: A major global corporation and leader in their industry with annual revenue over $90 B and employing over 250,000.
Overview:
Oversee the capital investments relating to the company’s fixed assets with a cross-functional team of salaried and hourly stakeholders. This could involve the relocation and optimizing of the existing fixed asset base and/or the purchase of new fixed assets. It may extend from the initial conceptual studies through to project closeout.
Role:
- Manage manufacturing plant capital project.
- Ensure zero tolerance for unsafe situations in all activities and behavior throughout the project.
- Ensure ethical conduct on behalf of the community, consumer, company, and the engineering profession are adhered to and all dealings are handled in a fair and competitive manner.
- Support and encourage clear and open communication between the team members and related stakeholders.
- Encourage all team members to direct their efforts towards a "low cost, highly efficient" operation which meets business needs.
- Drive Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards.
- Ensure that the team is following the requirements of the Quality System (QS) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), OSHA, and other guidelines.
- Encourage continuous improvement, networking and sharing information - a key pillar of the engineering culture.
- Ensure that company technological and proprietary know-how are in place, are rigorously managed, and respected.
Qualifications:
- 7 – 10 years manufacturing plant capital project management experience.
- Experienced performing project management functions including project planning, project scope, scheduling, budgets, cost control, resources, change and risk management.
- Process engineering experience withing the food & dairy, cosmetic, pharmaceutical or consumer products industry is a plus.
- Supervisory experience in managing internal and external project team members or equivalent.
- Strong experience in facilitating change in a manufacturing environment is critical.
- Strong technical, managerial and leadership skills.
- Plant design and construction.
- Equipment and construction purchasing contracts.
- Experienced in permitting requirements.
- In-depth knowledge of dry powder processing, powder handling and packaging process technologies or similar industries.
- Hygienic and sanitary design and engineering experience.
- Familiar with 3A standards.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for food safety and equipment is a plus.
- TPM: AM and/or EM Pillar experience.
- Understanding of financial analysis and relevant business drivers.
- CAPEX budgeting and preparation .
- MS Office, MS Project, MS Excel, Basic AutoCAD, Visio
- Ability to travel occasionally to other locations for factory acceptance testing (FAT) and/or equipment selection up to 5%.
Salary : $70 - $77