Project Engineer

at The Jel Sert Company in West Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. In 2022, Jel Sert was certified as a Great Place to Work! We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Project Engineer. If you are looking for a Great Place to Work, with a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!
We are actively seeking a Project Engineer. In this role, you will support the VP of Manufacturing and Engineering and the Director of Engineering while providing technical and administrative leadership in various business areas, including, but not limited to: Assets Management, Capital Management, Change & Improvement of Manufacturing Technology, Change & Improvement of Facilities/Utilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Support site start-up team and troubleshoot issues when they arise. If required, work with vender technicians to remediate issues.
Assist with the development of Engineering Check-out, Equipment Acceptance Testing, Start-up/Validation documents.
Develop and maintain project plans and coordinate project activities; track critical path milestones, accomplishments, and results.
Ensure that end-to-end project planning, risk identification, dependency tricking, issues identification / escalation, and change management are being managed appropriately utilizing best practice project management standards
Build relationships with senior leaders and other Program/Project owners; interact with, prepare materials for, and present to Senior Management as required
Gather and provide management with needed information and metrics. This will include: extracting/comparing/maintaining/analyzing data
Able to work flexible hours and multi-task in a fast paced, dynamic, high-pressured environment - managing changing priorities and tight deadlines.
Develop project scopes and detailed project plans.
Manages schedules, costs and other key deliverables per the approved project plan.
Identifies, assesses and communicates project risks.
Measures project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
Resolves and/or escalates issues to management in a timely fashion.
Coordinates internal resources and third parties/vendors for the execution of projects.
Coordinates project-initiated training.
Effectively facilitates project team meetings.
Ensures that forms and records to document project activities are maintained in a project management software database.
Establishes a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of each project.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Generalist knowledge, skill/aptitude in process/packaging engineering, facility maintenance and utilities management required.
BS in Engineering required, Mechanical or Electrical preferred.
CAD software experience preferred.
Minimum of 3+ years project engineering experience within food manufacturing required.
Effective leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills.
Detailed oriented and have proven time management skills while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
SQF knowledge/experience a plus.
Must have effective interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate throughout all levels of the organization.
Bilingual Spanish preferred.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES
Solid knowledge of manufacturing operations.
Proven project management skills (developing project charters, defining and managing scope, building timelines, communicating plans and managing cost and risks).
Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills with proven ability to develop relationships internally and externally.
Organized and detailed oriented with the ability to prioritize tasks and work against deadlines.
Experience working with and effectively leading cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
Solid organizational skills including... For full info follow application link.

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