Plant Project Engineer: Lead Capital & Improvement Projects

W3Global; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

W3Global in Sheboygan, WI is seeking a Manufacturing Plant Project Engineer to lead capital, facility, and process-improvement projects from concept through closeout.

You will manage scopes, budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with codes and safety requirements while delivering practical solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing engineering, capital improvement, or manufacturing projects.
• 3+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Experience working with or supporting custom manufacturing equipment.
• Experience in a manufacturing plant or industrial environment strongly preferred.
• AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Ability to travel as needed for project milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant-level capital, facility, maintenance, and manufacturing improvement projects from concept development through final implementation and project closeout.
• Develop project scopes, objectives, timelines, budgets, resource requirements, and execution plans.
• Manage capital expenditures and maintain project costs within approved budgets.
• Coordinate contractors, vendors, suppliers, engineering resources, and internal plant teams.
• Ensure project engineering designs comply with applicable local, state, and federal codes, standards, regulations, and safety requirements.
• Provide technical engineering evaluation and verification for steam, natural gas, potable water, liquid propane, chilled water, and compressed air systems.
• Develop engineered solutions and perform root-cause analysis for complex manufacturing and support equipment issues.
• Identify and implement new technologies, equipment, and manufacturing methods to improve productivity, quality, safety, reliability, and cost performance.
• Prioritize multiple project schedules, deliverables, and competing priorities through effective communication and collaboration.
• Work closely with corporate engineering and plant maintenance teams when required.
• Analyze project and maintenance costs and develop cost-reduction opportunities for capital improvements and maintenance initiatives.
• Identify required project resources and prepare business justifications for senior management approval.
• Manage project milestones and monitor performance to ensure contractual, cost, quality, and schedule objectives are achieved.
• Provide project status updates, capital spending reports, and milestone reviews to plant leadership and key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain complete project documentation, including: Equipment manuals, SOPs, Training materials, Electrical and mechanical drawings, Spare parts lists, Validation records, Project closeout documentation.
• Provide technical support to plant and facility teams as needed.
• Perform other engineering and project-related duties as required.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Multi-project management

Engineering judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

W3Global in Sheboygan, WI is seeking a Manufacturing Plant Project Engineer to lead capital, facility, and process-improvement projects from concept through closeout.

You will manage scopes, budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with codes and safety requirements while delivering practical solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency.