Project Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Renaissance Personnelalong with our client in Chatham, is looking for aProject Engineerfor a six (6) month term.The successful candidate will provide coordination and management for supporting process and packaging engineering design, implementation/commissioning services and maintenance support of manufacturing processes and equipment.

Engineering services may include equipment specification, process design, and process development/improvement.Analyzes process requirements and evaluates equipment and systems to ensure deliverables meet or exceed process and packaging specifications and manufacturing requirements.Participates in the evaluation of new technologies that optimize performance, are cost effective, and will improve product quality and manufacturing techniques.Expected to successfully execute projects or areas of larger programs.Provides significant contributions on project teams, leads multi-functional teams of internal employees, directs and manages contractors and other outside engineering and 3rd party service providers. Develop equipment and service specifications, generate Request for Proposal, evaluate and select both equipment and service vendors. The Project Engineer ensures food safety requirements including GMP’s, HACCP and employee safety in their daily routine.

General Engineering:

• Preparing reports, flow diagrams and charts.
• Working closely with other specialists, including: personnel responsible for the quality control of raw materials, intermediates and finished products; engineers responsible for plant maintenance; commercial colleagues on product specifications and production schedules; and the operating crew.
• Liaising with other processengineers, corporate engineers, and plant engineers working on associated plants and projects.

Engineering Design:

• Improving the efficiency, output and safety of a plant, identify cost savings opportunities.
• Designing, installing and commissioning new production units, monitoring development and troubleshooting existing processes.
• Managing the cost and time constraints of projects.
• Providing engineering tasks, including training and documentation as required to ensure a project is executed and deliverables are achieved.
• Using AutoCAD and other software tools to review and design line layouts, line modifications and concept drawings.
• Works within all regulatory requirements.
• Applying the principles of mass, momentum and heat transfer to process and equipment design.
• Support process and packaging factory line trials and R&D activities and commercialization efforts.
• Related to assigned projects, ensuring the process works at the optimum level, to the right rate and quality of output, in order to meet supply needs.
• Ensuring that all aspects of an operation or process meet specified requirements.

Project Management:

• Contractor management.
• Accountable to secure project funding.
• Accountable to project safety, quality and environmental compliance.
• Lead Project Core Team meetings.
• Gather and document project requirements.
• Lead the procurement process.
• Manage project scope, cost and schedule.
• Stakeholder Communications, including regular project status reports.
• Identify Project Stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical) with at least 5-10 years relevant design and project management experience.
• Self-motivated and passionate individual, who has a high sense of urgency, thrives with a variety of projects, delivering consistent results.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and experience collaborating with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, and oversee the work of contractors and 3rd party engineering providers.
• Knowledge of food manufacturing would be an asset.
• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office and Project software and Windows Operating System, AutoCAD and similar design software.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please notify Renaissance Personnel via email and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.