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Senior Project Engineer (Dodge City, KS, US, 67801)

Salary

$119k - $179k

Min Experience

5 years

Location

Dodge City, Kansas, United States

JobType

full-time

About the job

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About the role

At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality.

 

Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do.

A Typical Day

he Senior Project Engineer is a technical project manager responsible for managing capital projects that execute the strategic plan of Hilmar Cheese Company and accomplish goals of the steering team.  At the direction of the Asset and Project Management Director, the Senior Project Engineer is the engineer on short and long-term engineering projects.
 

Job Responsibilities

  • Ability to successfully manage large scale projects end to end leveraging internal and external resources.
  • Mentor and develop less senior project engineers.
  • Manage the implementation of capital projects to include concept development, establishment of project teams, process and design optimization, technical and economic evaluation of alternatives, scope definition and control, estimating, scheduling, development of funding requests, detailed engineering and design, regulatory compliance (environmental, safety, USDA, TXDHS, CDFA, and FDA) and project validation.
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with project team, collaborate with project team in project execution to include: R&D, manufacturing, sales, maintenance, engineering, safety, quality, environmental, and accounting as applicable.
  • Project scheduling, communication, costing, procurement, and budget management for projects up to $25 mill dollars annually.
  • Generates project POs, project initiation documentation, and review and approve consultant and contractor invoices utilizing SAP.
  • Review and track field changes, lead the execution of design and construction implementation as well as any changes.
  • Understand and apply to designs: Engineering principles (thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and process controls), theories, concepts, practices, and techniques, applying statistical analysis as necessary.
  • Engage in and develop mathematical models for engineering designs utilizing excel or similar program.
     

What You Will Need

  • Bachelor's in Engineering or related field plus 5 years’ related experience OR Master’s degree plus 1 year related experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Proven leadership and teambuilding skills.

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Bachelor's in Engineering or related field plus 7 years’ related experience OR Master's degree plus 2 years’ related experience

    

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The role has periods of time when the work environment is sedentary and conducted in an office environment balanced with frequent occasions that require prolonged walking or standing, lifting/ carrying/handling moderate weight objects on a regular basis.   Is required to wear PPE and have a regular presence in manufacturing and warehouse environments in both temperature controlled and uncontrolled locations. Must frequently interact with people verbally.  Specific details of the essential functions of the position is available in the Job Safety Analysis, made available on request.

Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.

 

This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/EEO. We participate in E-Verify.

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4B:Salary Range: USD (119409.0 - 179114.0) ANN 

About the company

Hilmar Cheese Company specializes in the production of natural cheeses utilized by private label and national brand.

Skills

SAP
Excel
Project management software