Food Manufacturing Project Engineer: Automation & Upgrades

J&J Snack Foods; Vernon (CA); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

J&J Snack Foods Corp. is seeking a Project Engineer for a large-scale food manufacturing facility.

You will plan, coordinate, and execute engineering projects alongside Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Food Safety, EHS, and Supply Chain to deliver safely, on schedule, and within budget. Responsibilities include equipment installation, process improvements, packaging systems, capital planning, and ensuring compliance with GMP, sanitation, and regulatory standards.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and 3+ years of engineering or project experience.
• Experience managing multiple projects from concept through implementation.
• Strong reading of engineering drawings, specifications, and documents.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams, contractors, and leadership.
• Commitment to safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Develop scopes, schedules, budgets, and capital expenditure estimates.
• Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance to improve safety, reliability, quality, and efficiency.
• Review drawings, equipment specs, layouts, process diagrams, and technical docs.
• Manage contractors, consultants, suppliers, and external partners.
• Coordinate installation, startup, and acceptance with minimal production disruption.
• Ensure compliance with building codes, electrical/mechanical regs, environmental, and food safety standards.
• Incorporate hygienic design into equipment and facilities.
• Support equipment qualification, commissioning, startup, and validation activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and embed safety controls in designs.
• Track costs, schedules, risks, and change orders; report to plant/corporate leadership.
• Maintain project docs: scopes of work, RFQs, specs, drawings, commissioning records.
• Lead or support continuous-improvement on throughput, OEE, waste reduction, energy use, and reliability.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to improve spares, PM, and asset reliability.
• Support root-cause analysis for production and equipment issues.
• Participate in CAPEX planning and multi-year facility/equipment plans.
• Ensure contractor/personnel follow safety, GMP, sanitation, and LOTO rules.

Conocimientos

Project management

Engineering problem-solving

Contractor management

Manufacturing process improvement

Safety and risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget and schedule management

Technical communication

Root-cause analysis

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Herramientas

AutoCAD

PLC programming

Descripción del empleo

J&J Snack Foods Corp. is seeking a Project Engineer for a large-scale food manufacturing facility.

You will plan, coordinate, and execute engineering projects alongside Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Food Safety, EHS, and Supply Chain to deliver safely, on schedule, and within budget. Responsibilities include equipment installation, process improvements, packaging systems, capital planning, and ensuring compliance with GMP, sanitation, and regulatory standards.