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GREAT LAKES CHEESE CO INC Project Engineering Manager in HIRAM, Ohio

Job Overview The Engineering Project Manager is responsible for supporting capital projects across the enterprise and providing technical leadership to drive continuous improvement initiatives within the technical community. This role will guide projects from ideation and concept development through to the exploration of options, application of critical thinking, and successful execution of capital installations and ramp-ups. The Project Manager will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success and contribute to the overall operational excellence of the company. Job Responsibilities

Manage capital projects and oversee contractors with assigned project responsibilities.

Develop short range and long range capital plans for multiple facilities.

Address emerging issues from suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors, managing changes with minimal disruption to project objectives.

Provide technical expertise for investigation and resolution of process/packaging deviations, development and interpretation of data trending.

Understand line layouts and support plant requests for design and line layouts changes.

Working collaboratively with shop floor system team, plant employees, lead the team through root-cause investigations, identify cost savings opportunities, and drive process efficiencies.

Serve as a process subject matter expert during regulatory inspections and other interactions with regulatory agencies.

Support process technology transfer from OEMs to GLC teams, process validation and the preparation of documentation.

Lead cross-functional teams for new product start-ups or other process changes.

Direct department activities to modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.

Resolve problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.

Analyze technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.

Collaborate with management, production, and marketing teams to assess engineering feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.

Advise management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.

Provide direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.

Maintain a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develop recommendations accordingly.

Capital Project Management

Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop success criteria.

Project >$100k will need to be competitively bid, develop the bid list.

Preparation of the RFP:

Create a clear statement of work.

Outline the project success criteria for timeline, start up, throughput, quality, etc.

Provide process flow diagram or appropriate info to vendors with the RFP.

Confirm the RFP has current T&C doc and FAT expectations.

Review the submitted responses to the RFP and prepare a bid tab on the budgetary side and on the technical comparisons of each vendor.

Prepare purchase orders (contract) with line item detail to match the deliverables, performance, timeline etc.

Project execution including but not limited to; planning, design review, FAT, installation and ramp up until deliverables are achieved.

Project ownership for cost, schedule & performance.

Up to 50% travel.

All GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.

All GLC employees are expected to produce and promote our products and services in a manner that exceeds the quality and value expectation of our customers and consumers by adhe

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