Senior Project Engineer – Dairy Ops & Capital Projects

Land O'Lakes; Kentucky; On-site; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Land O’Lakes is seeking a Sr Project Engineer at the Carlisle, Kentucky plant to lead engineering and project-management for capital initiatives. The role encompasses scope definition, budgeting, design, procurement, contractor management, and on-time delivery within budget and standards.

You will coordinate with plant management, operations, and corporate teams, bringing best practices in facilities, process design, and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing setting with food or dairy experience highly preferred.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, AutoCAD and Project.
• Minimum of 3 years of capital project management experience involving coordination of cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Project manage planning/execution of appropriate portion of annual capital spend within the Carlisle manufacturing facility. May be asked to support outside of Carlisle.
• Manage and prepare specifications for design of building, utilities, process and equipment.
• Manage external Engineering resources and contractors on capital projects.
• Develop plant capital project budgets for process/facilities upgrades in conjunction with plant stakeholders.
• Coordinates execution of projects from conception through commissioning.
• Prepare layout plans for efficient/effective plant processes.
• Assist in the selection of plant equipment recommendations and standard operating procedures to optimize processes and meet product specifications.
• Conduct facilities/process assessments to identify asset deficiencies and execute corrective action as required.
• Work with plant operations and corporate functions on strategic projects involving business growth/innovation, quality improvements, safety, environmental, energy improvements.
• Remain current on existing and emerging technological advances regarding facilities and process equipment.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Process design

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Land O’Lakes is seeking a Sr Project Engineer at the Carlisle, Kentucky plant to lead engineering and project-management for capital initiatives. The role encompasses scope definition, budgeting, design, procurement, contractor management, and on-time delivery within budget and standards.

You will coordinate with plant management, operations, and corporate teams, bringing best practices in facilities, process design, and safety.