Senior Engineer - Onsite Process Equipment & Slurry Systems Lead

Kohler Co.; Kohler (WI); On-site; USD 119,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohler Co. in Kohler, WI seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to lead complex process equipment, materials handling, and slurry systems.

You will drive capital projects from concept through commissioning, balancing safety, quality, cost, and schedule while mentoring engineers and coordinating with external partners. The role requires onsite work four days per week with up to 30% travel, including international sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, manufacturing, industrial, ceramic, or related engineering.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience leading complex process or capital projects with broad business impact.
• Recognized expertise in process equipment or industrial systems, including design, integration, installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Ability to develop and review calculations, layouts, process flow diagrams, specifications, utility requirements, and commissioning documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority and project leader for complex process equipment, bulk material transfer, storage, batching, pumping, conveying, piping, tanks, silos, mixers, slurry distribution, utilities, and controls.
• Lead engineering and capital projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, validation, and operational handoff.
• Define and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, milestones, technical requirements, specifications, acceptance criteria, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop engineering solutions balancing safety, quality, throughput, reliability, maintainability, and long-term flexibility.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage engineering firms, suppliers, consultants, contractors, and system integrators.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, supplier evaluations, factory acceptance testing, installation readiness, and project closeout.
• Monitor technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance; address variances through trade-off decisions and escalation.
• Resolve complex technical and execution issues using structured analysis, root-cause investigation, contingency planning, and sound engineering judgment.
• Influence capital and technology decisions through lifecycle-cost evaluation and risk-based recommendations.
• Establish engineering and project execution standards, mentor engineers, and communicate recommendations to technical teams and senior leaders.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Root-cause analysis

Systems thinking

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/chemical/manufacturing/industrial/ceramic engineering

Tools

Automation systems

Instrumentation

Process monitoring

Safety compliance

Job description

Kohler Co. in Kohler, WI seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to lead complex process equipment, materials handling, and slurry systems.

You will drive capital projects from concept through commissioning, balancing safety, quality, cost, and schedule while mentoring engineers and coordinating with external partners. The role requires onsite work four days per week with up to 30% travel, including international sites.