Job Type

Full-time
Description

Scope/Purpose of the Position
The Project Engineer is responsible for leading the technical parts of an engineering project. The Project Engineer designs, specifies and commissions new and renovated process equipment, provides engineering support and leads deviation investigations for equipment and manufacturing processes. The Project Engineer will be responsible to provide the Engineering Manager with assistance required to attain or exceed the project operating income, project execution plan and company satisfaction goals. The Project Engineer refers to the Engineering Manager .

Requirements

Major Responsibilities and Essential Functions

•Understand the needs and the technical specifications wrote by the Engineering Manager .
•Send out the bids to the potential and/or identified suppliers, collect all the quotes, discuss the technical and financial aspects of those quotes with the suppliers and propose a recommendation to the Engineering Manager .
•Organize and follow up the implementation of equipment and processes installation with the external contractors (European and /or American) and/ or internal crew.
•Schedule and follow up the launch of new equipment and/or new production lines in collaboration with maintenance and production departments.
•Participate to the training of the operators and technicians and help with comprehension and utilization of equipment, definition of the operating procedures and equipment settings.
•Propose process and equipment optimizations in order to improve quality of products, safety generate cost savings, increase global productivity and efficiency of the lines.
•Develop and maintain quality and safety standards.
•Provide technical advice to all company personnel and customer or potential customers as required.
•Conduct root cause analysis and put corrective actions in place to ensure that the future work is completed to industry standards.
•Provide the Engineering Manager all the technical information in order to achieve the company goals.
Job Qualification Requirements

•Ability to work a flexible schedule.
•Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Engineering preferred, or equivalent work experience.
•Minimum of 1 year in Engineering & Plant Manufacturing department.
•Knowledge of processing, packing, and utility equipment designs to effectively lead technical resources to successfully maintain equipment to achieve high levels of productivity.
•Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point) as well as technical software (AutoCAD).
•Able to work closely with foreign suppliers.
•Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
•Ability to accurate judgment, ability to explain reasoning for decisions and make decisions in a timely manner.
•Good problem-solving abilities and result-oriented and works well with short timelines and multiple tasks.
•Always lead by examples (no safety violations, use proper Personal Property Equipment, show up to work on time.).
•Ability to work in extreme temperatures, and around machinery and chemicals.
Physical Requirements

•Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or climb (including stairs/ladders).
•Ability to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
•Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
•Physical dexterity necessary to handle supplies, machine parts and tools.
•Vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Backup
The Engineering Manager is the Backup when the Project Engineer is absent.