Sr. Production Project Engineer

Swire Coca-Cola; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Swire Coca-Cola is seeking a Project Engineer to lead CAPEX initiatives across multiple sites, directing scope, bids, schedules, and budgets.

You will coordinate permits, drawings, and OEM commissioning while working with Maintenance and Production teams to improve equipment performance and reliability. The role requires strong vendor management, project leadership, and adherence to safety and ISO standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or 8+ years without a degree; HS diploma or GED required.
• Strong understanding of engineering specs: electrical, plumbing, water handling, mechanical, automation.
• Knowledge of ISO quality standards in a beverage environment.
• Knowledge of SAP for purchase orders.
• Ability to manage multiple vendors and projects.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage CAPEX projects across sites.
• Oversee safety and project execution with vendors/contractors.
• Maintain scope, bids, schedule, and budgets.
• Coordinate permits and as-built drawings/records.
• Improve equipment capability and plant performance.
• Work with Maintenance and Production to enhance equipment reliability.
• Lead OEM commissioning and vendor relationships.
• Ensure safety standards and OSHA compliance.
• Budget ownership for each project and asset registry.

Skills

Vendor management

Project management

Budgeting

Root cause analysis

Safety compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Contractor supervision

CAPEX oversight

Equipment optimization

OSHA standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

What does a Project Engineer do at Swire Coca-Cola?

As a Project Engineer you will direct and manage CAPEX projects and vendors/contractors, including safety and project execution, across multiple sites. You will manage projects from scope, bids/quotes, schedule adherence, project execution through completion, and total project budget. You will keep accurate records of as-built drawings, plant blueprints / PID’s, and required permitting. You will also work with plant maintenance and production teams on improving plant equipment capability and overall operational efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Assumes responsibility for the effective and efficient performance of all engineering related functions


• Supervises contractors on project execution throughout project


• Responsible for project costs and managing project timelines, assumes responsibility for safe and clean project execution


• Implement project schedule that considers the production needs


• Resolves issues promptly and effectively


• Plans and coordinates equipment installs


• Manages CAPEX budget and each project budget as allocated


• Improvement of plant equipment capabilities


• Works closely with Maintenance and Production teams to improve equipment performance


• Utilize relationships with vendors / OEMs to improve equipment reliability


• Use of Root Cause Analysis to eliminate downtime and waste in plant operations


• Ensures that company safety standards are maintained and met


• Ensures that work area is clean, safe, and in accordance with OSHA regulations


• Proper use of contractor sign in, hot work permits, working at heights, etc.


• Responsible for supporting plant and company key performance indicators, ensuring budgets and operational objectives are met


• Orders all capital equipment and ownership of the assets and registry


• Research and design of future equipment needs


• Ownership of OEM commissioning and punch list activity


• Build relationships and working with external vendors, city officials (permitting), design groups

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience or a minimum of 8 years relevant experience without a Bachelor’s degree. Must have High School Diploma / GED


• Strong understanding of engineering specifications, including electrical, plumbing, water handling, mechanical, automation, and others


• Technical knowledge of all city / state requirements


• Knowledge of ISO quality standards in a beverage environment


• Knowledge in SAP module for purchase orders


• Knowledge of good manufacturing practices and food safety requirements


• Ability tomanagemultiple vendors / projects


• Travel up to 50%, shift/holiday/weekends depending on project needs