Capital Project Manager

DISHER; Zeeland (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DISHER is seeking a Capital Project Manager for their Zeeland, Michigan office. In this role, you will manage project engineering tasks across various industries, ensuring efficiency in plant relocations and expansions. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and has significant experience managing capital projects and working with cross-functional teams.

You'll be expected to utilize your analytical skills and engineering knowledge to drive successful project outcomes while fostering collaboration within your team. A background in pharmaceutical and food manufacturing is also preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as a project engineer successfully leading teams.
• Previous experience managing capital projects with construction teams.
• Pharmaceutical/food manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead project engineering and capital equipment projects.
• Establish and manage project schedules and plant shutdowns.
• Identify and solve gaps and delays in projects.

Skills

Project engineering

Mathematical skills

Analytical skills

3D CAD competence

GMP knowledge

Microsoft Project experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering

Tools

Excel

FEA software

Minitab/Matlab

Job description

Capital Project Manager – Zeeland, Michigan

DISHER is currently looking to add Capital Project Manager to our team in Zeeland, Michigan. In this role, you will get to work with a variety of customers to lead project engineering, capital equipment, facilities, shutdown, and continuous improvement projects.

What you will get to do:

• Lead a variety of project engineering, capital equipment, facilities, shutdown, and continuous improvement projects for multiple customers in various industries.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate plant relocations and expansions.
• Establish, coordinate, and manage project schedules and plant shutdowns.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Facilities, Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Maintenance, and Management personnel.
• Consistently track and communicate project status, critical path, changes, milestones, and stage gates through the utilization of project tools.
• Manage requirements, approvals, and plans at all phases that coordinate and account for operations, hand-offs, inspections, safety, layouts, bid solicitations, constraints, etc.
• Identify and problem-solve gaps and delays at every phase and across multiple projects.
• Provide input on the selection of outside vendors to optimally meet cost, timing, and quality objectives.
• Utilize problem solving techniques to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
• Work with your coach to customize your growth and development path.
• Make a positive difference everyday through exceptional service to customers, caring for coworkers and giving back to the community.

What will make you successful:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Experience as a project engineer successfully leading teams of engineers and contractors.
• Previous experience managing capital projects, working alongside construction and facilities teams.
• Experience purchasing and justifying capital equipment.
• Experience performing manufacturing cost calculations and managing cost reduction projects.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Competence in engineering design and 3D CAD.
• Experience with quality management tools/statistical techniques such as DFMEA and DOE.
• Ability to use statistical and analysis tools such as Excel, FEA software, and Minitab/Matlab.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Pharmaceutical/food manufacturing experience.
• Experience with GMP’s, HACCP’s, OSHA, FDA, USDA general requirements.
• Experience with clean rooms and food/pharmaceutical processing.
• Experience working with new designs, equipment fabrication, line layouts, and line balancing.
• Microsoft Project experience.