Project Engineer - San Diego, United States - Ajinomoto Foods North America

Description

Overview This position will provide engineering support for the production facility. The primary responsibilities will be to provide project engineering and management of plant capital projects from conception to completion. Scope of projects and activities will include processing, packaging and or facilities/utilities work.
Responsibilities
Provide engineering support and project development for Operations, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement
Provide and or manage CAD and design services.
Support detailed capital planning and management for the facility.
Project engineering, management and planning including but not limited to:
Economic and feasibility analysis
Conceptual and schematic design
Plant and equipment layout
Vendor/OEM and or Contractor sourcing, development and management
Project financial management including cost estimation, budgeting, cost tracking and processing
Scope development from concept to detail design
Cost and schedule development
Support and implement energy and sustainability initiatives.
Tracking of overall cash flow for operations capital budget and the planning of capital budgets
Project management, execution, including control, commissioning & startup.
Actively support maintenance, environmental and safety activities and programs
Actively participate in continuous improvement activities and teams.
Actively work with other departments in problem solving and developing best practices.
Perform work within company standards.
Performs all other work as required by the company.
Qualifications
Must have a Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
3-7 years of experience as a project engineer or project manager.
Must have solid working knowledge in food production processing, packaging equipment, utilities.
Must have skills in capital project development and implementation.
Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
Must have project management skills, be detailed oriented, and be able to prioritize and manage multiple simultaneous projects.
Must have sound planning and organization skills.
Knowledge of standard MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project)
Working AutoCAD knowledge is preferred.
Ability to travel 10-15% as may be required to support project activities.
Experience with TPM - EAM, PM & AM is preferred.
Experience with Ammonia Refrigeration Systems is preferred.
Range $150,000 to $155,000
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