Project Engineer: Facility Upgrades & Automation

Little Leaf Farms; McAdoo (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Little Leaf Farms is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital projects across greenhouse, packhouse, and facility operations. You will coordinate with Maintenance, Facilities, Operations, and external vendors to deliver on time and within budget while ensuring safety and GMP compliance.

The role emphasizes driving reliability, efficiency, standardization, and long-term improvements site-wide. You will support planning, design reviews, vendor coordination, procurement, installation oversight,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Experience reading engineering drawings, schematics, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
• Experience with project planning, budgeting, and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital improvement projects from concept through implementation.
• Support equipment installations, facility expansions, utility upgrades, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Facilities, and contractors to ensure project execution.
• Develop project scopes, timelines, budgets, and resource plans.
• Assist in obtaining quotes, evaluating vendors, and supporting procurement.
• Track project progress and communicate status updates to leadership.
• Support commissioning and startup activities for new equipment and systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, safety, and operational performance.
• Maintain accurate project documentation including drawings, manuals, change records, and technical files.

Skills

Project planning

Budgeting

Scheduling

Reading engineering drawings

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Cross-department collaboration

Industrial systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Project tracking tools

Job description

Little Leaf Farms is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital projects across greenhouse, packhouse, and facility operations. You will coordinate with Maintenance, Facilities, Operations, and external vendors to deliver on time and within budget while ensuring safety and GMP compliance.

The role emphasizes driving reliability, efficiency, standardization, and long-term improvements site-wide. You will support planning, design reviews, vendor coordination, procurement, installation oversight,