Project Engineer Sr

Wells Enterprises, Inc.; Le Mars (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Annual incentive bonus

Job summary

Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to manage medium to large engineering projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, develop detailed charters, and ensure technical success for complex initiatives on schedule and within budget.

Responsibilities include startup activities, risk management, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while collaborating with vendors and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• B.S. Engineering preferred and 7 years manufacturing or engineering experience.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, project management processes, customer processes, discipline engineering, and process improvement capabilities.
• Skills in decision making, advanced computer, crucial conversations, statistical analysis, root cause analysis, team building and coaching/mentoring.
• Abilities to work individually or in teams, engineering calculations and analysis, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of detailed project charters and plans; coordinate internal teams and external vendors.
• Manage projects to budget and schedule using MS Project; monitor risk and scope changes.
• Own startup activities; develop startup plans and ensure proper training and documentation.
• Provide strong project leadership, assign roles, and ensure engineering standards are met.

Skills

Decision Making

Advanced Computer

Crucial Conversations

Statistical Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Team Building

Coaching

Mentoring

Education

B.S. Engineering Preferred

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Job Description

Company: Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company)
Functional Area: Engineering

The Role

Manages medium to large budget/complexity projects directly and is a resource to the customer for complex technical issues. On large/complex projects, supports project manager on the project team, having overall responsibility for the project technical success.

What You’ll Do

• Project Development / Planning - Leads development of detailed and accurate charters and project plans with project team. Leads internal teams to develop and validate the business case for assigned projects. Coordinates effective RFP's and contracts. Executes objective and complete feasibility studies. Challenges team members to optimize scope. Effectively assesses risk and develops risk management plans as needed. Effectively leverages MS Project to manage assigned projects. Avoids issues by ensuring that lessons learned from past projects are integrated into the project plan. Understands potential impacts on other areas of the business and adjusts the project scope as needed to provide most value to the company.
• Project Execution - Manages projects to budget and schedule using MS Project. Manages risk and potential scope changes, ensuring that they do not impact project success. Effectively leads internal resources as well as external contractors and vendors. Regularly and promptly communicates status of projects. Continually assesses project status and makes adjustments to address project gaps. Ensures all activities on the project are coordinated. Ensures all safety/regulatory commitments are met by project team members.
• Project Start-ups - Takes ownership of all start-up activities, working to ensure start-ups are executed to plan. Develops detailed start-up plans. Ensures Start-up curves and targets are developed with the project teams input and agreed upon by project owner. Ensures internal customers are engaged in the start-up phase and personnel impacted by the engineers projects are properly trained and have proper documentation in place prior to start-up.
• Project Team Leadership - Clearly assigns roles and responsibilities to the project team. Works to drive accountability to assure follow through on project commitments. Has the responsibility to develop a qualified and committed project team. Regularly leverages SME's. Builds team functionality and ensures that team members are executing against engineering standards and specifications.
• Technical Liaison / Problem Solving - Manages broad and complex organizational issues to ensure standardization and consistency. Uses disciplined problem solving techniques to correct issues. Troubleshoots & provides solutions on technical/performance issues. Collaborates with other areas of the company and/or equipment vendors, sub-contractors, or consultants to accomplish this. Is routinely sought out as a technical problem solver for the company.
• Standards and Specifications - Consistently uses and works to ensure company engineering standards and specifications are followed. For project specific documentation, develops detailed and accurate engineering documentation consistent with all internal guidelines. Works to improve and standardize internal processes and procedures, and routinely recommends changes to internal documentation based on project lessons learned.
• Innovation & Improvement - Using a strong knowledge base of facility technology, develops and drives concepts for continuous improvement of system safety, maintainability, reliability, and efficiency. Works directly with internal groups, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers to research and develop new technology.

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Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• B.S. Engineering Preferred
• 7 years of manufacturing or discipline engineering related experience.
• Knowledge - Continuous improvement methodologies Project management processes Customer processes Discipline Engineering particulars, and process improvement capabilities.
• Skills - Decision Making Advanced Computer Crucial Conversations Statistical Analysis Root Cause Analysis Team Building and Coaching and Mentoring.
• Abilities - Work in both individual and team setting Engineering calculations and analysis Attention to detail.
• Reports to Senior Manager, Engineering
• Reports To - Sr. Power and Automation Engineer
• Direct Reports - N/A
• Indirect Reports - N/A

Wells Enterprises is an EEO/AA employer M/F/Vet/Dis

About Us

Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in the United States and the maker of well-loved brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, and Blue Ribbon Classics and today Trolli, Butterfinger 100grand, Baby Ruth, Nutella and Kinder Bueno.

Wells Enterprises is a $2 billion company employing 4,000 employees, across four production plants and two main hub locations, Chicago and Le Mars. Guided by innovation, quality, and a people-first mindset, Wells is committed to delighting consumers and developing exceptional teams.

As part of the Ferrero Group, Wells combines its strong U.S. heritage with Ferrero’s global standards of excellence, offering a unique opportunity to grow within a dynamic, values-driven, and international environment.

At Wells, our people- and their experience- sit at the heart of our ambition. Learn more at www.wellsenterprisesinc.com.

What We Offer

At Wells, we’re proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance. Learn more about our benefits here.