Project Engineer at Hearthside Food Solutions LLC in Itasca, Illinois

Job Description:

Who We Are:

With over 13,000 employees at over 43 facilities across US & Europe, Hearthside Food Solutions is one of the fastest growing food companies and the industry's largest contract manufacturer. Our secret to success? Our people. We know an investment in our people is an investment in our company. We strive to understand our team members and support them however we can. By empowering employees through skill development and career advancement opportunities, we emphasize a culture of continuous improvement - both for the business and our people. We want team members that will support us in owning safety together - speaking up when they see a problem. When we focus on our people and safety, it ensures we all are driving better performance as well as on time delivery to our customers!

What We Want to Give You:

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including: • health/dental/vision insurance • flex spending accounts • short & long-term disability • paid holidays and vacation • bonus opportunities.

Scope :
Responsible for scenario analysis, scope development, project planning to include budgeting and timelines, project implementation and commercialization. This would include all aspects of project/construction management such as electrical, mechanical, processing and packaging equipment installation, etc. Ability to train personnel on equipment is a critical component of the commercialization component of the project; both operationally and technically. Accountable for all aspect of project financials, including quotes, orders, invoicing and approval and overall project budgets estimates and deliverables to budgets. Supports plant's capital planning and execution processes.

Job Duties :
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Project Engineering: Scenario Analysis, Scope Development; to include budget, timeline, resources, drawings, etc., Implementation, Commercialization, and Project Close-Out.


• Project Financials: Cost estimation, Quote generation and ordering, Invoicing and overall project financial tracking


• Project Management: Lead teams related to projects from inception to completion.


• Capital Planning and Budgeting: Able to evaluate assets to determine required capital to enhance operations, extend useful life and increase efficiencies.


• AutoCAD Drawing Development

• Industrial Electrical and Mechanical Systems that support plant operations


• Industry specific equipment and processes


• Automation capabilities that support operations


• Business and Financial Models related to ROI and process costs

• Auto CAD mechanical drawing development


• Project Management


• Project Leadership


• Training


• Troubleshooting


• Gantt Chart Development


• Presentation skills


• Great communication skills


• Intermediate to advanced excel


• Financial analysis and budgeting

• Communicate cross-functionally to gain alignment of goals and objectives related to project.


• Coach/Mentor project team members as necessary.


• Perform financial analysis as it relates to ROI, Payback, IRR, as well as budget development, budget tracking and financial closeout.


• Develop drawings in AutoCAD

• MS Office Suite, specifically Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook,


• AutoCAD, Visio

• Primary work environment is an office setting in vario0us plant locations.


• Frequent production environment exposure that includes noise, dust, moving machinery, forklifts, and fluctuations in temperature.


• Hybrid and work from home discouraged and infrequent.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering


• Minimum of 3 years in project engineering


• 3-5 years project management


• 3-5 years AutoCAD


• 3-5 years food production experience

• Job Family Individual Contributor
• Pay Type Salary