Project Engineer

Job Description

Who we are!

Schwan’s Company, a . affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading . manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron, Tony’s, Big Daddy’s, Villa Prima and Freschetta pizza; Mrs. Smith’s and Edwards desserts; and Pagoda and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit

What we are looking for :

We are looking for a seasoned Project Engineer for our Asian foods plant in Deer Park, TX! This role leverages prior experience to support multiple, large-scale initiatives to execute highly complex capital projects within a specific platform or manufacturing site. The engineer leads the development of fully executable projects and acts as a resource from the conceptual phase though execution and commissioning. This role will align internal & external teams in supporting the annual capital plan(s) of our businesses.

Responsibilities

• Provides project management services for assigned engineering projects.
• Develops overall project design including line specification, project budgets, schedules, project justification and develops capital requests, including cash-flow forecast.
• Coordinates external engineering services and partners with internal team as needed for successful project completion.
• Provides specifications, bid preparation, and bid solicitation to secure best pricing.
• Identifies and manages capital and related expenses, optimum layout, equipment selection and timeline.
• Provides Global Supply Chain (GSC) feasibility perspectives for growth, productivity and infrastructure.
• Manages communications and project governance within GSC key stakeholders.
• Fulfills requirements for the Design phase (. Risk analysis, design Failure Mode Effects), Analysis (FMEA), Sanitary design, and Safety analysis.
• Familiarity with the following : Implementation phase (. Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT))Start-up (. Commissioning, Qualification and Verification (CQV) planning, Vertical Start-up (VSU) assessments) and successful handover to the plant.
• Assists the corporate engineering team in the management of major cross- functional corporate capital projects.
• Provides technical knowledge to support the manufacturing operations.
• Stays current with industry technologies and processes to provide best available technology solutions.
• Understands and incorporates standards for (EHS) environmental, human and food safety systems as they apply to processing systems.
• Applies technical knowledge to solve problems and drive improvements on processing systems.
• Partners with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Engineering / Maintenance on cost optimized solutions to drive to Zero Loss.
• Collaborates with R&D and business teams on tests, trials, and new products.
• Responsible to conduct yourself and ensure your subordinates (if applicable) conduct themselves in a manner consistent with company mission, values, code of ethics, policies, and other standards of conduct.

Preferred Qualifications

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.