Nelson & Associates Recruiting & Outplacement

http://www.foodrecruiter.com/    email:  nelson@foodrecruiter.com

P.O. Box 2686 Kirkland, WA. 98083    (425) 823-0956

SERVING THE RECRUITING NEEDS OF THE FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

 

 

Project Engineer-Plant                                                

 

 

JOB FUNCTION

 

The purpose of this job is to provide project management and engineering services to the manufacturing facility. 

 

 

JOB ACTIVITIES/DUTIES

 

1.    Provide engineering and technical services to all departments.

2.    Select, hire and manage engineering consultants and contractors.

3.    Manage multiple assigned engineering/technical service projects establishing manpower, budgets, scheduling, equipment, materials, and installations within company GMP guidelines.

4.    Control project schedule, costs and quality via project management skills.

5.    Stay abreast of, evaluate and select appropriate equipment and technology.

6.    Select and manage equipment suppliers and vendors.

7.    Prepare reports:  expenditure requests, monthly reports, etc.

8.    Prepare process analysis of new and existing cereal technologies and systems.

9.    Specify and design cereal processing, packaging, and utility systems.

10.  Maintain an up-to-date awareness of Federal, State, and Local engineering codes and regulations.

11.  Conduct feasibility studies and cost - benefit analysis.

12.  Provide construction and start-up management.

13.  Review ergonomics, safety requirements and sanitation/GMP/food safety aspects of assigned projects.

14.  Provide training and educational services to all departments when applicable.

15.  Conduct discussions with internal customers to obtain input and communicate  

       project plans.    

16.  Identify and implement projects to save costs, improve and grow our business.  

     

 

    JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

Education:  Bachelor degree in accredited engineering curriculum required; Graduate studies in business, management, or engineering desired. PE license is desirable. Extensive working knowledge of project management and food processing required.

Experience:  15 or more years experience including project management, process design and contractor supervision in a process environment. Proven management experience of large, complex projects is required. Must be well rounded with grasp of many engineering disciplines as well as plant operations and construction.

Technical Skills:  Ability to formulate and execute a very complex plan that, when complete, will meet project or company goals; Engineering analysis and design. Project scheduling; Sound analytical thinking; Ability to design, construct, and start-up processing and utility systems of significant magnitude.

Management Skills: Ability to manage very major, complex projects from concept to completion; ability to develop and organize an effective design team to meet project goals, either from in-house or outside company; ability to work with people; ability to lead project team to successful development of project scope and implementation of project. Strong organizational skills. Must be able to leverage external engineering resources.

Travel:  As required by project assignments

 

JOB COMPLEXITY

 

Relationships:

Internal – Interact with and present information to executives. Participate in strategic planning and influence major planning decisions. Involves negotiation and communication skills for presenting and influencing decisions on multi-million dollar projects. Extensive interaction with other functional departments, both management and staff and all levels of employees to exchange information and resolve problems.

External - Develops critical working relationships with design professionals, city officials, regulators, suppliers, contractors to develop projects, resolve problems, and execute complex projects.  Exchange information with professional peers, consultants and educators. Strong negotiation and influence skills are required. Must manage significant number of external engineers and contractors.

Problem Solving:

1.   Must plan, establish budgets, develop complex schedules and coordinate resources to meet goals.

2.   Must develop technical and business solutions to very complex problems or tasks and implement and manage to completion.

3.   Solutions must consider budget, time frame, business requirements, and regulatory.

4.   Must develop consensus and lead project team in developing project scope and implementation.

5.   Extensive independent decision-making is required.

 

JOB ACCOUNTABILITY

 

Work Structure:  Works under the general guidance of the Plant Engineering Manager.  Direct supervision of maintenance design coordinator.  Projects assigned by company priorities (often conflicting); incumbent organizes own work to complete assignments. Requires extensive self-directed actions and independent decision-making on major issues.

 

Responsibilities:  Responsible for individual projects with budgets up to $1MM and occasionally higher. Supervises, coordinates and schedules work of outside engineers, architects and contractors, with very significant contract values and consequences. 

 

Effect of errors - potential for critical costly error exists; design errors can delay installation and production, effect future facility growth, business plans, and create the potential for physical damage and personal injury.