Staff Engineer: Manufacturing Capital Projects Lead

Nestlé Purina North America; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 84,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina North America is seeking a Staff Engineer to oversee capital projects from concept to execution at the Allentown facility, coordinating with engineers and contractors to improve equipment and facilities and drive factory performance.

You will prepare budgets, bids, and drawings, develop project plans, monitor milestones, and ensure safety, sanitation and quality standards while championing Nestlé safety and environmental objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in an engineering role within a manufacturing, industrial, military or related environment.
• 1+ year of technical project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development, implementation and coordination of the capital budget to improve and maintain equipment and facilities.
• Prepare estimates, evaluate bids, award contracts and issue all documents and drawings for construction on assigned projects.
• Create concepts and designs in accordance with engineering safety, production, sanitary and budgetary procedures and specifications.
• Develop project plans, schedules and budgets; monitor progress against milestones and deliverables, and identify potential project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement solutions.
• Direct the installation and integration of new equipment as well as modifications and overhauls of existing equipment for assigned projects.
• Monitor outside contractors to ensure compliance with all company standards including sanitation, safety, quality, productivity and budgeting.
• Champion Nestlé safety, health, quality and environmental objectives and foster a work environment that enables our operations to perform among the safest companies in the marketplace

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Technical project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Nestlé Purina North America is seeking a Staff Engineer to oversee capital projects from concept to execution at the Allentown facility, coordinating with engineers and contractors to improve equipment and facilities and drive factory performance.

You will prepare budgets, bids, and drawings, develop project plans, monitor milestones, and ensure safety, sanitation and quality standards while championing Nestlé safety and environmental objectives.