Capital Projects Lead Engineer, High-Speed Manufacturing

First Quality; Lock Haven (Clinton County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus opportunities

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Job summary

First Quality is seeking a Project Engineer for Nutek Disposables in McElhattan, PA. The role focuses on specification, selection, purchase, installation, and startup support of major capital projects to improve efficiencies, quality, and manufacturing expansion.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in Mechanical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering, 5+ years in process manufacturing, and proven success leading large capital initiatives. AutoCAD knowledge is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a process manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years experience leading and implementing large capital projects.
• High speed, high volume production machinery experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to identify machine, material, and/or process improvements and implement solutions.
• Ability to teach/train operating personnel and write procedures/manuals.

Responsibilities

• Develops project/equipment recommendations including: technical, commercial, and financial.
• Coordinates and manages installation activities across multiple disciplines to meet project objectives (startup and validations).
• Leads machine design changes to lower costs and/or improve quality while ensuring customer requirements are met.
• Utilizes project management skills to prepare and communicate project status, budget updates, schedules, and coordinates multiple internal and external disciplines to meet required schedules.
• Forms and leads cohesive project teams with representatives from various functional groups (Process, Controls, Packaging, Safety, Purchasing, Customer Service, Maintenance, Planning/Purchasing, Quality Assurance).
• Writes procedures and manuals and trains operation personnel.
• Observes all safety rules and uses proper safety equipment at all times.
• Follows GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations.

Skills

Project management

Process improvement

Leadership

Communication skills

Training others

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

First Quality is seeking a Project Engineer for Nutek Disposables in McElhattan, PA. The role focuses on specification, selection, purchase, installation, and startup support of major capital projects to improve efficiencies, quality, and manufacturing expansion.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in Mechanical, Chemical or Manufacturing Engineering, 5+ years in process manufacturing, and proven success leading large capital initiatives. AutoCAD knowledge is required.