Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer

Title:

Project Engineer I |

Location:

American Falls,  | Job

Requisition
-260225 | Time Type:
Full time

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

The Project Engineer position provides project leadership and direction toward the successful execution of capital projects at a single or multiple facilities. Depending on size, location, and type of projects, this position will lead a single or multiple projects simultaneously. This position is designed to grow and develop engineering capital project management competencies so project assignments will be commensurate with the individuals skill set and experience.

This position leads project teams to deliver capital investment projects that align with business strategies, follow structured guidelines, company policies, and deliver the highest value asset allocation possible.

• This position involves significant communication and coordination with multiple stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Finance, EHS and RQI).
• Travel may be required to company and co-manufacturer manufacturing plants, vendors, suppliers, engineering service providers, and any other sites required to successfully execute projects.
• Functionally this position reports directly to the Project Engineering Mgr.
• External interaction will include, however, not limited to, equipment vendors, construction contractors, engineering services contractors, local / state / federal government agencies, and co-manufacturing organizations.
• This person will have a fundamental understanding of a food manufacturing environment, a technical knowledge of processes and equipment and basic Project Management skills that can be applied to developing and leading low complexity business initiatives.
• Project values will range from $100M to $2MM and could be bigger depending on the complexity
• Execute, integrate and align assigned projects by utilizing structured engineering work flow process. Execute project initiatives to ensure that all projects are completed to meet business needs.
• Responsible to ensure that all project planning, deliverables, reporting, and spending forecasts are managed accurately and that all projects are delivered within cost, schedule and performance success criteria. This individual is expected to independently manage projects from development to completion and interface with the right stakeholders to deliver business results and value.
• Other duties as required.

• 2 plus years of Project Management experience, leading projects from beginning to end
• Technical knowledge and understanding of manufacturing systems and equipment
• BS in an Engineering discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project Management from a manufacturing environment required. Food Processing and Pharmaceutical manufacturing environments will be considered.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational and effective communication skills.

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including company wide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time…