Project Engineer
Alive & Kickin' Pizza Crust Co.
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Alive & Kickin' Pizza Crust Co. in Green Bay, WI is seeking a Project Engineer to lead engineering, maintenance, and technical services across six facilities.
You will work with engineers, technicians, and production teams to drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced, SQF/USDA-regulated environment. The role involves collaborating with production, safety, quality, and leadership to achieve uptime, waste reduction, and efficiency targets, while managing
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
- Prefer 5 years of experience in food manufacturing within SQF and USDA-regulated facilities.
- Strong understanding of mechanical design and process engineering in food production environments.
- Ability to design and implement automation systems.
- Ability to research and present solutions.
- Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills.
- Proficiency with 2D AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor 3D design software.
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering methodologies.
- Working knowledge of PLC programming and troubleshooting.
- Strong project management skills.
- Interest in learning new technologies and ability to learn quickly.
- Strong people skills across the organization to manage projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team across engineering, maintenance, and technical functions to design, procure and implement production technologies.
- Maintain 12 production lines across six facilities with a dedicated machine shop for design and modification.
- Collaborate with production and support departments to hit uptime, waste reduction, and efficiency targets.
- Drive continuous improvement and best practices across all sites.
- Manage annual maintenance and capital budgets exceeding $7 million.
- Ensure SQF, USDA and BISSC compliance.
- Design conveyors, material handling equipment, presses and other equipment to sanitary bakery standards.
- Oversee facilities projects like roofs, HVAC, expansions, refrigeration and electrical works.
- Implement automation projects from design to production support.
- Coordinate with controls engineering on servo drives, sensors, HMI, etc.
- Source and manage equipment suppliers.
- Handle budgets, purchase orders and invoices with accounting.
- Plan plant layout and process flow; manage machinery rigging and material handling.
- Repair and rebuild used equipment and controls systems.
- Travel up to 20%, including occasional full-weeks on projects.
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Port City Bakery, Inc. is a national leader in the food industry, built on a foundation of innovation, quality, and commitment to excellence. Since our start in 1989 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, we’ve evolved from a small retail bakery into a multi-facility operation specializing in frozen doughs, self-rising and par-baked pizza crusts, and now topped pizzas through our Pep’s Pizza Co., Bellarico, and Luige’s brands. With state-of-the-art production facilities in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and support from our in-house equipment engineers, we continue to grow and diversify. Today, with over 600 employees, we remain proud of our roots and excited for the future—one we build every day through the dedication and talent of our team.
Why Join Port City Bakery:
- Opportunity to lead projects across six manufacturing facilities
- Design equipment that is built and implemented in-house
- Drive automation and operational improvements
- Work directly with company leadership
- Significant capital project exposure
- Growing organization with multiple brands and facilities .
Port City Bakery Inc is seeking an experienced and strategic Project Engineer to assist with all aspects of engineering, maintenance, and technical services across our multi-facility food manufacturing operations across multiple states. This role works with a diverse team including engineers, technicians and programmers, along with production, safety, quality and continuous improvement staff supporting 12 production lines across six facilities. The ideal candidate will drive operational excellence, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure high levels of reliability, safety, and compliance within a fast-paced, SQF and USDA-certified environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with a team of 60+ across engineering, maintenance, and technical functions, including Engineers, Programmers, Technicians, and Maintenance Supervisors to design, procure and implement technologies to improve our production processes.
- Assist with maintenance and reliability for 12 production lines across six facilities, including a dedicated machine shop for equipment design, build, and modification.
- Collaborate closely with production and support departments to achieve targets related to equipment uptime, waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement best practices across all sites to enhance reliability and performance.
- Help to effectively manage, and control annual maintenance and capital budgets exceeding $7 million, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety and regulatory requirements, including SQF, USDA and BISSC (Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee) standards.
- Design Conveyors, Material Handling Equipment, Presses, and other production equipment per sanitary and bakery standards of design
- Manage facilities projects ranging from Roof Work, HVAC, Building Expansions and Construction, Refrigeration, Facility Electrical, Sanitation/Waste disposal and Safety
- Implement Automation Projects for production processes. Projects may be designed in house or procured from suppliers. Manage project complete from design, procurement into implementation and long term production support.
- Work with controls engineering to integrate both mechanical and controls portions for automation and process control projects including Servo Drives, VFD, Sensors, Linear Motors, Vision Systems, Weigh checkers, Metal detectors, HMI, etc.
- Research and Mange suppliers providing equipment and automation services.
- Manage project budgets, purchase agreements, purchase orders and invoices working with accounting and operations management
- Responsible for Plant layout, Process Flow, Machinery Rigging, Material Handling
- Repair and rebuilding of used equipment and controls systems
- Travel required up to 20% of your time. Infrequent major projects can require full week travel. Vendor Visits, Support all facilities, Customer Visits, Trade shows, Education, Construction Projects
Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
- Prefer 5 years demonstrated experience in food manufacturing within SQF and USDA-regulated facilities. Will consider candidates with strong engineering and project management skills to train in our industry requirements.
- Strong understanding of mechanical design and process engineering used in food production environments.
- Ability to design and implement automation systems
- Ability to research and present all relative solutions.
- Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills. The ability to bring together vendors and suppliers to team with in-house resources to complete a project from start to finish.
- Proficiency with 2D AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor 3D design software.
- Knowledgeable in Design for Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering methodologies.
- Working knowledge of PLC programming and troubleshooting.
- Must have strong project management skills
- Interest in learning new technologies and skills and the ability to learn and adapt quickly.
- Strong people skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organization to research, plan and implement projects.
Working Conditions:
- Standard workweek: Monday–Friday, approximately 8–9 hours per day.
- Occasional extended hours or weekends may be required to meet deadlines.
This job description is intended to outline the general nature and key responsibilities of this position. It is not an exhaustive or complete list of all duties. A&K Crust/Pep’s Pizza Co. reserves the right to modify, add, or remove responsibilities at management’s discretion as business needs evolve.
Based on experience!
Employees of AK Crust enjoy a truly amazing array of workplace benefits and perks. Generous benefits include:
- Free uniforms
- FREE Dental (employee coverage)
- Health Insurance
- FREE Vision (employee coverage)
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid vacation, up to 20 days per year!
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick days
- PTO days
- Length of Service Awards
- Picnics, Parties, Family Events
- DOUBLE TIME BONUS
- ON-SITE PHYSICAL THERAPIST
- MASSAGES
- SATELLITE RADIO IN WORK AREAS
*Perks may vary by position and location
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