Engineering Project Manager — Lead Plant Capital Projects

Koch Foods Inc.; Fairfield, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401k Savings Plan

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance policy

Weekly Pay

On-the-Job Training Provided

Promotional Career Opportunities

PPE provided

Job summary

Koch Foods Inc. is seeking a Project Manager for the Engineering Department to lead capital and process improvement projects, develop timelines, coordinate vendor deliveries, and ensure on-time, on-budget execution on a manufacturing site.

You will interface with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality and Safety, manage documentation, and drive projects through closeout while maintaining compliance and high organizational standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or equivalent.
• 3–7 years of project management experience in manufacturing, industrial, or plant engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects, timelines, and vendor relationships.
• Working knowledge of capital project lifecycles, including planning, procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date project status reports, schedules, budgets, and action logs for all active engineering projects.
• Build and maintain detailed project timelines and schedules from initial scope through completion, identifying critical path items and risks.
• Coordinate with equipment vendors, suppliers, and contractors to schedule and confirm deliveries, installations, and startup activities.
• Serve as primary point of contact between Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Safety for aligned project activities.
• Lead formal project closeout activities, including punch list resolution, vendor sign-off, and lessons learned documentation.
• Organize and quality-check project documentation and hand off completed project files to Operations and Maintenance.
• Identify project risks and roadblocks and develop mitigation plans with engineering and plant leadership.
• Plan and facilitate project kickoff, progress, and closeout meetings; prepare status updates for leadership.
• Ensure project execution aligns with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office / Excel

Job description

Koch Foods Inc. is seeking a Project Manager for the Engineering Department to lead capital and process improvement projects, develop timelines, coordinate vendor deliveries, and ensure on-time, on-budget execution on a manufacturing site.

You will interface with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Quality and Safety, manage documentation, and drive projects through closeout while maintaining compliance and high organizational standards.