Project Engineer-Food Manufacturing/Reliability TPM/Industrial Engineer
Leading manufacturer seeks a skilled and hands on Project Engineer for their manufacturing plant in Charlotte. Must have consumer packaging experience. The Project Engineer will recommend, scope, plan, design, develop and execute projects and evaluate and recommend improvements to improve all plant metrics. This is full-time direct hire position with an outstanding and growing company offering competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Relocation assistance is available. Apply now for immediate consideration.
Responsibilities:
-> Support plant efforts through technical assistance and troubleshooting of installed equipment and recommendation of new capital investments.
-> Select and manage Contractors as necessary to support project execution.
-> Comply with corporate, federal, state, and all local regulations and standards including EPA, OSHA, building and electrical codes.
-> Technical leadership and facilitation of Root Cause Analysis, Focused Improvement, FMEA (Modes Effects Analysis), VSM (Value Stream Mapping) and Kaizen and develop plan for FATs (Factory Acceptance Testing).
-> Support plant using all TPM based Early Management Tools including Black Hats, Life-cycle Costing, Design for Reliability and Operability, Autonomous and Specialized Maintenance and Vertical Start Up.
-> Ensure projects are completed with proper technical documentation, training, OPLs (One Point Lessons), spare parts lists. Develop and use standard project turnover and close out check lists.
-> Complete all projects on time, within budget and within scope and stated results, holding vendors and contractors accountable to fiduciary commitments, GMP and safety practices.
-> Leverage standardization and Reliability Centered Maintenance principles, develop project timelines and milestones around plant production commitments to ensure project completion and utilize Gantt charts or the like to communicate project timelines and progress.
Requirements:
-> Experience in consumer packaged goods environment preferable packaged foods, pharmaceutical or beverage manufacturing
-> Both process and packaging experience
-> Undergraduate degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Bachelor?s Degree.
-> At least 5 years of Project Engineering, Reliability Engineering or System Engineering experience
-> Experience in Total Productive Maintenance tools and their execution and process improvement and root cause
-> Knowledge and expertise in innovative approaches to reducing plant energy requirements.
-> Experience leading plant teams in participation in Capital Planning Process. The Project Engineer will lead the development of the 3-year strategic plan with a focus on cost savings, essential, and performance enhancement projects.
-> Prior experience supporting employee development through facility and systems training programs
-> Must be able to travel up to 40%
Benefits:
-> Competitive Salaries, Paid Vacation and Holidays, Profit-Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts
-> Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Company paid disability and Life Insurance
-> Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, etc.
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