Senior Project Engineer – Manufacturing Growth

Dawn Farms; Naas; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 22 days

Pension plan

Health insurance scheme

Canteen subsidy

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Dawn Farms in Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead the Engineering Department. Based in Naas, you will drive the strategic engineering plan to support site operations, upgrade manufacturing processes, and source new equipment and services as required.

This is a full-time, permanent role with standard hours and a DOE salary. You will manage a production engineering team, develop KPI reporting, and ensure compliance with safety and QA standards while coordinating

Qualifications

• 5+ years managerial experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Degree in mechanical/manufacturing engineering.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint).
• Intermediate/Advanced AutoCAD experience.
• Strong engineering/problem-solving background.
• Experience in food manufacturing projects.
• Extensive project management experience.
• Experience managing budgets to strict guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the value stream engineering function with capacity improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement of equipment and processes for new product introductions.
• Develop strategic plans with Operations and Planning for production capacity increases.
• Interface between S&I and Operations to improve assembly processes.
• Guide development of new methodologies, materials, machines, or processes.
• Integrate new designs into production and validate with commissioning programs.
• Develop and report department KPIs on a monthly basis.
• Manage production engineering team including performance management.
• Create detailed work instructions for assembly to meet technical standards.
• Develop and track project budgets and ensure spend within limits.
• Coordinate troubleshooting and technical support for processes, materials and equipment.
• Lead audit activities within engineering.
• Plan and coordinate manufacturing engineering projects and deliverables.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams to align on goals.
• Mentor/coach to build technical capability within the group.
• Ensure compliance standards and defined norms are followed.

Skills

Management experience

Mechanical engineering

AutoCAD

MS Office

Software engineering

Project management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/manufacturing engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Dawn Farms in Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead the Engineering Department. Based in Naas, you will drive the strategic engineering plan to support site operations, upgrade manufacturing processes, and source new equipment and services as required.

This is a full-time, permanent role with standard hours and a DOE salary. You will manage a production engineering team, develop KPI reporting, and ensure compliance with safety and QA standards while coordinating