Project Engineer

EVCO Plastics; Calhoun (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k)

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Job summary

EVCO Plastics, a leading plastics manufacturer, is seeking a Project Engineer for an onsite role in Calhoun, GA. You will lead cross-functional teams from concept through launch, ensuring production readiness and disciplined communication.

The role requires 5+ years of plastics experience and 5+ years of project management. You will build schedules, coordinate tooling and validation, manage customer and internal communications, and drive continuous improvement during and after startup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years plastics experience.
• 5+ years project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and risk/issue logs.
• Coordinate tooling, process development, and validation activities with engineering, quality, and operations.
• Manage customer and internal communication, including status updates, documentation, and change control
• Use data and structured problem solving to support continuous improvement during and after launch

Skills

Plastics experience

Project management

Job description

Our Foundation

We are a leading plastics manufacturing company with an emphasis on strategic engineering and innovation. We use the latest processes and software to elevate the way we manufacture parts, all the while forming strong relationships with customers and each other.
Our people are our number-one priority, and we are committed to helping you reach your personal and career goals through continuous learning and development opportunities, competitive compensation and benefits, and an enhanced work-life balance.

Role Scope

As a Project Engineer (onsite) in Calhoun, GA, you will lead cross-functional efforts to deliver customer programs from concept through launch, ensuring stable, repeatable production. This role exists to keep projects on schedule, aligned to technical requirements, and executed with disciplined communication - especially for candidates who must have plastic injection molding exp.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, and risk/issue logs; drive actions to closure
• Coordinate tooling, process development, and validation activities with engineering, quality, and operations
• Manage customer and internal communication, including status updates, documentation, and change control
• Use data and structured problem solving to support continuous improvement during and after launch

Required qualifications:

• 5+ years plastics experience
• 5+ years project management experience

A Typical Day

Your day typically starts on the production floor and in brief check-ins to confirm priorities, open items, and upcoming milestones. You'll spend time moving between engineering workspaces, meetings, and manufacturing areas, translating technical details into clear updates for stakeholders. Throughout the day, you'll review schedules, track progress against gates, and align timing across tooling, trials, and documentation. You'll also stay close to build readiness - watching for small signals that could affect launch timing - while keeping communication structured and timely. For programs where you must have plastic injection molding exp., you'll frequently connect observations from trials and production runs back to the project plan so decisions are made quickly and recorded cleanly.

Benefits Package

EVCO Plastics offers a competitive salary and a benefits package designed to support your health, financial goals, and time away from work:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

These benefits complement a full-time onsite role for professionals with must have plastic injection molding exp. seeking stability and long-term support.