Manufacturing Project Engineer - CAPEX & OEE

Cohere Beauty; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohere Beauty is seeking a Project Engineer to drive capital projects and facility improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, R&D, and site leadership to enhance infrastructure and support growth initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading CAPEX projects from concept through implementation, improving OEE, reducing downtime, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across the site. A strong engineering background is essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of engineering experience within manufacturing, pharmaceutical, personal care, consumer products, food manufacturing, or related environments
• Experience leading CAPEX projects and budget management.
• Experience managing facility and infrastructure projects.
• Experience in driving equipment reliability and operational performance improvements.
• Experience working within regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.
• CDMO, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, personal care, or FDA-regulated manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects and strategic initiatives from concept through first production.
• Identify and execute opportunities to improve operational reliability, energy efficiency, productivity, and cost performance.
• Lead engineering studies, support risk assessments, and process improvement initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement efforts utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other operational excellence methodologies.
• Develop engineering solutions that improve operations and support future business growth.
• Drive initiatives to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across manufacturing and facility systems.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to reduce downtime, improve asset utilization, and increase production throughput.
• Utilize root cause analysis methodologies to address recurring equipment and facility issues.
• Ensure facility projects comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Partner with Site Leader, Operations Leadership, Maintenance, Quality, and other teams to align engineering initiatives with business priorities.
• Provide technical leadership and project management support across the facility.
• Communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Participate in safety initiatives and promote a culture of safe work practices.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation, drawings, specifications, and project records.

Skills

Reliability engineering

OEE improvement

Root cause analysis

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Independent work

On-site work

Education

B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Engineering documentation systems

Job description

Cohere Beauty is seeking a Project Engineer to drive capital projects and facility improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, R&D, and site leadership to enhance infrastructure and support growth initiatives.

Responsibilities include leading CAPEX projects from concept through implementation, improving OEE, reducing downtime, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across the site. A strong engineering background is essential.