Lead Manufacturing Capital Projects Engineer

ProTech; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ProTech in Illinois seeks a Manufacturing Capital Projects Engineer to lead capital investment projects from concept through implementation, focusing on expanding capacity, automation, and efficiency. You will coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Purchasing, and Finance to deliver on budget and schedule while achieving target financial results.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement, process optimization, and smart manufacturing initiatives using data analytics and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Exposure to flexographic printing or process engineering.
• Exposure with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., Radius, Oracle), automation technologies, and lean manufacturing.
• Preferred: Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with data analytics tools (Power BI, Python, Minitab) and CAD is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities across all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency in databases, spreadsheets, and technical documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital investment projects from concept through implementation, including project scoping, business case development, budgeting, scheduling, vendor selection, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, and project closeout.
• Develop and manage project scopes, CapEx justifications, ROI analyses, budgets, schedules, resource plans, risks, and change controls.
• Manage multiple concurrent capital projects while ensuring adherence to safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives
• Evaluate and specify equipment and automation; manage suppliers, contractors, integrators, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Plan site preparation, utilities, FAT/SAT, and, where applicable, IQ/OQ/PQ; coordinate installation, commissioning, startup, contractor safety, and punch-list closure.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and communicate status, risks, budget variances, and schedule impacts to leadership.
• Define acceptance criteria and verify sustained safety, quality, throughput, waste, labor, reliability, and financial results before final closeout.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, and other functions to optimize processes, equipment layout, facility utilization, and safe equipment integration.
• Develop technical documentation, standard work, and training; coordinate preventive maintenance, critical spare parts, and reliability requirements with Maintenance.
• Present project updates, technical recommendations, and performance metrics to senior leadership.
• Use operational data to implement targeted improvements in safety, quality, throughput, waste, and cost.
• Lead new process development and continuous improvement initiatives for existing and new products.
• Support ISO, FSC, environmental, and other quality or regulatory requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

ProTech in Illinois seeks a Manufacturing Capital Projects Engineer to lead capital investment projects from concept through implementation, focusing on expanding capacity, automation, and efficiency. You will coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Purchasing, and Finance to deliver on budget and schedule while achieving target financial results.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement, process optimization, and smart manufacturing initiatives using data analytics and