Project Engineer: Capital Projects & Process Improvement

The Kraft Group & Affiliates

Montville (CT)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Kraft Group & Affiliates is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital and major maintenance initiatives in a manufacturing setting. You will develop scopes, manage budgets, and track progress using Maximo while collaborating with production, technical, and facility teams.

The role requires hands-on CAD work, strong analytical skills, and the ability to negotiate contracts and oversee safety compliance. Some travel and after-hours work may be required in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

BS in Mechanical Engineering preferred; Chemical or Electrical engineering degrees will be considered.
Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment; paper industry experience strongly preferred.
Knowledgeable in operation of pumps, piping, valves and other system components, preferably in paper mills.
Computer savvy with CAD, MS Project, Outlook, Word and Excel; experience with Maximo a plus.
Good writing and communication skills.
Ability to negotiate price and terms on project purchases.
Knowledge and application of safe work practices and OSHA equipment requirements.
Excellent analytical, organizational, planning and problem solving/troubleshooting skills.
Comfortable in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to work independently and effectively on teams.
Demonstrate respect, ownership, cooperation and responsibility.
Willing to work nights, weekends, weekend call duty and shutdowns as required.
Limited travel required.

Responsibilities

Develop scopes of work and detailed cost estimates for capital and major maintenance projects.
Work within the Maximo system to set up projects, obtain authorization, and track projects to completion.
Administer project details and ensure spending is within the amount authorized.
Track actual spending on all capital and major maintenance projects versus the annual budget and publish routines.
Utilize Computer Aided Design software to design equipment modifications and modify existing drawings.
Implement process and equipment improvement projects to reduce cost, improve reliability and production.
Effectively interface with production team, technical manager, facility manager and others as needed.
Interface with the legal department to form purchasing contracts on larger purchases.
Negotiate with contractors to ensure that project spending and terms are optimized and risks are mitigated.
Interface with contractors to ensure the project scope covers all details and projects are installed as intended, ensuring the timeline is understood and agreed to, avoiding change orders that would impact project cost overruns.
Manage the inventory of engineering drawings.
Maintain an organized work area and equipment staging areas.
Utilize training to assist team in resolving production, safety, quality and reliability problems.
Handle special projects and assignments as business dictates.
Responsible for the maintenance, creation and control of all personally identifiable information or any other information protected by any Confidentiality or Privacy Standards or Company Policies with which you have access or knowledge, including any state or federal regulations such as HIPAA.