Plant Engineering Lead - Complex Projects & Operations

The Davis Companies; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Davis Companies in New Jersey is seeking a Senior Plant Engineer/Senior Project Engineering Manager to lead complex manufacturing projects from concept to implementation. This hands-on role manages a small team of three, focusing first on tooling operations and equipment for production, with growth toward broader operations leadership.

You will drive process improvements across two facilities, oversee scheduling, budgeting, risk, and safety, and bridge engineering, operations, quality, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years leading complex technical PM initiatives.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving engineering and operations teams.
• Strong understanding of enterprise systems and data workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead full lifecycle of complex projects from planning through deployment and stabilization.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, resource plans, milestones, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, operations, quality, and business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into technical implementation plans.
• Support system integrations, data workflows, and technical solution deployment.
• Facilitate design reviews, technical workshops, and project status meetings.
• Develop and improve operational processes, workflows, governance structures, and performance metrics.
• Establish service readiness plans, SLAs, and transition-to-operations strategies.
• Coordinate training, documentation, and change management activities.
• Lead quality assurance efforts including testing, validation, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Monitor project performance and provide regular updates to leadership.
• Identify and mitigate project, operational, and compliance risks.
• Drive successful transition of projects into ongoing business operations.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Process improvement

Risk management

Budget management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

ERP systems

Data workflow tooling

Job description

The Davis Companies in New Jersey is seeking a Senior Plant Engineer/Senior Project Engineering Manager to lead complex manufacturing projects from concept to implementation. This hands-on role manages a small team of three, focusing first on tooling operations and equipment for production, with growth toward broader operations leadership.

You will drive process improvements across two facilities, oversee scheduling, budgeting, risk, and safety, and bridge engineering, operations, quality, and