Job Info

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Corporate Project Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

REPORTS TO: Director of Commercialization

DIRECT REPORTS: None

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

ROLE: This position has overall management responsibility for major capital equipment and facilities projects in the range of $0.1MM to $10MM. Responsibilities include: Technical investigation, equipment selection / specification, project justifications, installation and start up. In executing these projects, this person leads the corporate and plant teams and coordinates with vendors. Key deliverables are projects that meet budget and timing objectives. Additional areas of focus include cost savings primarily through automation and problem solving.

Major Job Accountabilities:

1. Capital project development and implementation - Responsibility for facilities and equipment capital project development and execution ensuring effective selection and implementation of the right technologies. Integrate safety requirements and considerations into project design and execution. Assume high level technical understanding of equipment. Work with manufacturing to develop standard work for setup, operation and processing. Lead monthly project reviews with plant teams and report out to Executive Team as requested.

1. Leads Energy Productivity Program - Serve as corporate champion of year-over-year energy productivity program. Run network meetings to establish energy best practices and conduct period plant audits to insure compliance. Audit plant utility and manufacturing systems and maintenance practices to achieve a year-over-year 3% improvement in KWH / finished good lbs.

1. Lead Corporate Capital Program - Summarize 3 year capital plan and update spending summary on a monthly basis. Update plan on a quarterly basis and develop new 3 year capital plan in conjunction with BP1 preparation. Train corporate and plant personnel on AFE preparation and submittal and insure timely project closeouts on a quarterly basis.

1. Maintain Equipment and Vendor Data Base and Genpak Equipment Specifications - Monitor equipment trends in thermoforming and extrusion equipment as well as plant support equipment systems, air and water. Maintain data base on equipment / capabilities, age and limitations. Supply manufacturing with equipment emergency contact list. Develop and maintain list of critical specifications for equipment purchase, including safety requirements, electrical certifications and component specification.

Additional Job Accountabilities

1. Serve as primary technical contact to equipment suppliers
2. Develop specifications and lead start up son new equipment
3. Other duties as necessary

Technical Competencies:

Major Capital project development and implementation:

• Understanding of extrusion and thermoforming technology
• Understanding of plant systems
• Excellent project management skills
• Thorough understanding of engineering principles
• Basic CAD skills
• Ability to manage vendors
• Basic financial analysis

Maintain Equipment and Vendor Data Base and Equipment Selection Specifications:

• Understanding of basic equipment and safety requirements / regulations
• Ability to create / write documentation that can be easily read on the production floor

Continuous Improvement and Engineering Cost Reductions

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Education and Experience

• BS in Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 10 Years project management experience in manufacturing
• Experience with plastics processing machinery
• Experience with cooling towers, chillers, air compressors, and resin distribution systems.
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing and solving problems
• Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Project.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Visually read various postings. Bulletin boards and computer monitors / screens
• Head safety warnings, devices and alarms
• Possess adequate ability to do problem solving and establish cause and effect relationships in office and or manufacturing environments.

ADA - ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Must be able to:

• Work an 8-hour shift with overtime as required.
• stand and/or walk constantly
• Sit occasionally
• Speak and hear constantly
• Use of fingers, hands, and arms constantly

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of Genpak LLC. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

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