Position: Project Engineer
Duration: 6+ Months Contract (Possibility of extension)
Location: Minster, OH 45865

In this role you will be accountable for:

• Investigation, recommendation, and application of equipment, automation systems, and manufacturing technologies in the Processing, Filling and Packaging environments with requirements of personnel safety, food safety, energy and water conservation.
• Combine requirements/concepts, layout, hold internal reviews and develop action plan to address outcomes, organize input from technical/maintenance teams.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Ensure that the business needs are well validated by a cross-section of the business and translated into equipment requirements for improving or expanding the plant operations (including new product launches and innovations) and making major repairs to systems and buildings.
• This could include new construction and modification of existing.
• Project involvement from concept to budget, justification, and design phase through planning, risk analysis, resource identification, implementation, commissioning and closing.
• Coordinate and direct the activities of the necessary resources to ensure the safe, timely and successful completion of projects.
• Establish strong, professional relationships with sources of technology including vendors and suppliers, client sister companies, and other sources of applicable technologies.
• Writing specifications and referencing Global client Standards
• Preparing technical proposals for feasibility study of new concepts, launch of new products, and improvement of current products.
• Assist in development of a master and strategic plan for both packaging and processing departments such as layout, material handling, and utilities needed for project growth.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Chemical or related engineering science.
• Five to seven years of experience in engineering systems design for the manufacturing environment.
• Two to three years in a plant or manufacturing engineering environment is preferred.
• Software skills and availability required: Microsoft Office, AutoCAD and MS project.
• Experience with TQM, Six Sigma, and Team Building skills preferred.
• Knowledge of Project Management process, tools and tasks associated with preparation and execution of capital projects, financial and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of high-speed packaging systems design and integrated automation and controls technology.
• Knowledge of dairy process engineering.
• Experience developing plans within regulatory compliance (e.g., OSHA, FDA).