Project Engineer
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Job Location:
Fenton, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Project Engineer
Beckwood headquartered in Fenton Missouri is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of custom hydraulic presses and automation equipment and is seeking aresults-driven Project Engineer to lead cross-functional teams and deliver projects on time within scope and within budget. The Project Engineer will be responsible for planning executing and finalizing projects according to strict deadlines and resource constraints. This role requires strong leadership communication and organizational skills to effectively coordinate team members stakeholders and external partners.
The ideal candidate will develop detailed project plans manage risks monitor progress and ensure alignment internally and externally with our customers. They will proactively identify issues implement solutions and maintain clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.
This position plays a critical role in driving operational efficiency improving processes and ensuring successful project outcomes that support strategic initiatives.
Benefits & Perks of Beckwood:
Beckwood offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including:
- Competitive salary
- Bi-annual bonus potential
- A team-focused culture with catered lunches team-building activities and employee engagement events
- Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees:
- Health insurance
- Dental and Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- AD&D coverage
- Parental leave
- Flexible PTO and sick time
- 401(k) with employer contribution
What Youll Be Doing:
Departmental Performance -
- Drive processes to support departmental metrics that measure the following key areas:
- Ensures designs are on or under budget
- Ensures project work and materials are on time
- Ensures project output contains minimal errors
- Utilize standard operating procedures (SOP) tracking tools work instructions etc for consistent communications and processes
Departmental Competencies -
- Support customer centric culture with a high sense of urgency
- Drive accountability to team members for their work and performance
- Deliver complete clear and concise communication containing pertinent information and a call-to-action when necessary
Additional Responsibilities -
- Leads team projects to efficient timely and successful completion.
- Partners closely with other teams and departments to execute projects including customer service production and sales and marketing.
- Assist Sr. Project Engineer with identifying resource needs to plan and assess upcoming projects
- Consults with vendors to prepare project specifications and deliverables
- Provides feedback to discipline supervisor as necessary for assigned team members
- Generates Gantt charts and communicates them to Sales and the Customer
- Generates reports from ERP system to track components and estimate to actual labor hours to refine Gantt charts
- Facilitates project handoff to Production and Service teams
- Is the front-line leader of each project
- Address internal and external client questions and/or concerns throughout the project
- Communicate and act as a liaison between internal clients external clients vendor and other project stakeholders as applicable
- Conduct risk assessments; report identified risks to management; provide recommendations for mitigation of risk
- Communicate and collaborate with project design teams to complete multiple concurrent projects on time to specifications and with accuracy and efficiency
- Develop and actively maintain electronic project file records in accordance with established protocols
- Assist with shipping coordination to customer site
Qualifications
What Were Looking For:
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years manufacturing experience
- Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent experience
- Possess technical skills in engineering processes and methods
- Ability to handle multiple projects on tight deadlines
- PMP Certification preferred
Key Skills & Attributes:
Successful candidates typically demonstrate:
- Leadership ability
- Technical capacity
- Strong problem solver
- Big picture thinking
- Excellent communicator
- Team player
- Customer focused
- Quality driven
Work Environment
This position is primarily based in a professional office environment but includes occasional time in the manufacturing facility to support projects and collaborate with production teams. While in the plant employees may be exposed to typical manufacturing conditions such as machinery operation and moderate noise levels.
Physical Demands
This role primarily operates in a professional office environment requiring the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while occasionally moving about to access office equipment and files. Additionally the position occasionally requires moving throughout the manufacturing floor to position oneself for equipment inspection or maintenance. This includes ascending/descending and working atop ladders or elevated platforms as well as accessing machinery at varying heights including ground level.
About Beckwood
Established in 1976 Beckwood is a world leader in hydraulic and servo-electric presses automation equipment and advanced manufacturing solutions.
Our machinery helps companies across the globe produce the products we rely on every dayfrom airplanes to pacemakers and everything in between. Our work supports industries that make the world smarter faster healthier and safer.
Our people are the heartbeat of our organization. We bring a can-do attitude creative thinking and a passion for solving complex challenges. Were competitive collaborative and fun-lovingwith a relentless focus on customer success.
Learn more about our culture at are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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