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Ornua · 4 hours ago

Senior Project Engineer

Whitehall, WI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Ornua is a dairy co-operative that exports Irish dairy products worldwide. The Senior Project Engineer will be responsible for engineering operations processes in fast-paced food manufacturing environments, overseeing data collection and implementing automation opportunities to support technology introduction in facilities.

AgricultureDairyFarmingFood DeliveryLogisticsSupply Chain Management

Responsibilities

Demonstrates complete understanding of a wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts in a manufacturing process technology – has general knowledge of other processes technologies and provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems

Work with supporting departments to create accurate project specifications

Performs research on technology and equipment to improve process quality, yield and cost

Develop Capital expenditure proposals for budget submission and justify the requested spend

Develop and control all facility and equipment drawings

Utilize project management skills to drive project completion on time and within budget

Specify maintenance and calibration requirements for new technologies and assist in writing standard operating procedures

Provides technical support for continuous improvement efforts participating in root cause analysis

Work with New Product Development Team – assess and provide input to projects being considered for manufacturing, ensuring the introduction of a capable and efficient operation

Support company goals and objectives, policies and procedures, GMP and FDA regulations by working within and including pre-production and post-production compliance in coordination with document control, regulatory, quality and food safety compliance requirements

May be required to participate in Lean Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement Initiatives

Control and report on data in support of corporate sustainability program

Qualification

Process engineeringAutomation experienceProject managementLean Six SigmaData analysis toolsMechanical aptitudeCommunicationProblem solvingTeam playerAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related Technical/Science field

5+ years of experience in design engineering, process engineering and/or packaging engineering, preferably in food manufacturing or equivalent combination of education and experience in a regulated industry

Valid driver's license

Change agent with a forward-looking mindset

Experience with line layout, line balancing, and capacity analysis

Mechanical aptitude and strong problem solving and troubleshooting ability

Automation related experience involving robotics

Skilled in Computerized Modeling Software Eg. AutoCAD, Solidworks, ProE

Structure and manage technology development projects

Excellent verbal, analytical, communication skills with strong attention to detail

Excellent people skills with ability to represent company in an upbeat and professional manner

Ability to multi-task effectively, be self-motivated, dependable, and a team player

Demonstrated working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement Concepts

Understanding of Tableau, Minitab, or other data analysis tools