What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer position at Port City Bakery, Inc?
Port City Bakery, Inc. is a national leader in the food industry, built on a foundation of innovation, quality, and commitment to excellence. Since our start in 1989 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, we’ve evolved from a small retail bakery into a multi-facility operation specializing in frozen doughs, self-rising and par-baked pizza crusts, and now topped pizzas through our Pep’s Pizza Co., Bellarico, and Luige’s brands. With state-of-the-art production facilities in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and support from our in-house equipment engineers, we continue to grow and diversify. Today, with over 600 employees, we remain proud of our roots and excited for the future—one we build every day through the dedication and talent of our team.
Why Join Port City Bakery:
- Opportunity to lead projects across six manufacturing facilities
- Design equipment that is built and implemented in-house
- Drive automation and operational improvements
- Work directly with company leadership
- Significant capital project exposure
- Growing organization with multiple brands and facilities
Position Summary:
Port City Bakery Inc is seeking an experienced and strategic Engineer to assist with all aspects of engineering, maintenance, and technical services across our multi-facility food manufacturing operations across multiple states. This role works with a diverse team including engineers, technicians and programmers, along with production, safety, quality and continuous improvement staff supporting 12 production lines across six facilities. The ideal candidate will drive operational excellence, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure high levels of reliability, safety, and compliance within a fast-paced, SQF and USDA-certified environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with a team of 60 across engineering, maintenance, and technical functions, including Engineers, Programmers, Technicians, and Maintenance Supervisors to design, procure and implement technologies to improve our production processes.
- Assist with maintenance and reliability for 12 production lines across six facilities, including a dedicated machine shop for equipment design, build, and modification.
- Collaborate closely with production and support departments to achieve targets related to equipment uptime, waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement best practices across all sites to enhance reliability and performance.
- Help to effectively manage, and control annual maintenance and capital budgets exceeding $7 million, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety and regulatory requirements, including SQF, USDA and BISSC (Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee) standards.
- Design Conveyors, Material Handling Equipment, Presses, and other production equipment per sanitary and bakery standards of design
- Manage facilities projects ranging from Roof Work, HVAC, Building Expansions and Construction, Refrigeration, Facility Electrical, Sanitation/Waste disposal and Safety
- Implement Automation Projects for production processes. Projects may be designed in house or procured from suppliers. Manage project complete from design, procurement into implementation and long term production support.
- Work with controls engineering to integrate both mechanical and controls portions for automation and process control projects including Servo Drives, VFD, Sensors, Linear Motors, Vision Systems, Weigh checkers, Metal detectors, HMI, etc.
- Research and Mange suppliers providing equipment and automation services.
- Manage project budgets, purchase agreements, purchase orders and invoices working with accounting and operations management
- Responsible for Plant layout, Process Flow, Machinery Rigging, Material Handling
- Repair and rebuilding of used equipment and controls systems
- Travel required up to 20% of your time. Infrequent major projects can require full week travel. Vendor Visits, Support all facilities, Customer Visits, Trade shows, Education, Construction Projects