Project Engineer

Company Description

• The leading solutions partner serving the global nutrition & wellness industry, INW is a portfolio company of Cornell Capital with over 1,800 associates across our U.S. footprint.
• The Company’s operations include formulation and production of nutrition products across a spectrum of formats, unique R&D capabilities, market insights and a focus on quality and customer service.
• In total, INW serves 150 customers across the nutrition & wellness industry including sports nutrition, diet, energy, hydration, personal care, cosmetics, pet care and other related subsectors.
• The Company is headquartered in the Salt Lake City, UT area and includes six operating divisions that span a footprint exceeding 1,500,000 sq. ft. both domestically and Internationally:
  • INW / Bee Health – Bridlington, UK – production of powders, tablets, capsules, liquids and cosmetics
  • INW / Capstone – Ogden, UT – production of powders, tablets and capsules
  • INW / Dallas One – Dallas, TX – production of liquids, gel packs and cosmetics
  • INW / Living Ecology – Henderson, NV – production of nutrition and functional fruit bars, as well as capsules
  • INW / Phoenix Formulations – Phoenix, AZ – production of powders, tablets and capsules
  • INW / ProForm – Benicia, CA – production of powders concentrated across all types of protein

Why Work for INW?

• At INW, you’ll find a collaborative and challenging work environment that is built around our mission to be the world’s leading solutions partner serving the global Nutrition & Wellness industry.
• Specifically, in this role, you will work alongside the Division President of Dallas One Solutions and Operations team to lead and execute capital projects for a division of INW.

Position Summary:

Manufacturing Project Engineer will provide engineering and technical support to the manufacturing operations and act as a project manager for all new capital projects including new product launches, process improvement projects and cost reduction initiatives. You will also work with cross functional teams to perform root cause analysis, packaging and labeling projects, automation program development and the integration of process improvement methodologies throughout the organization. 

You will participate in or lead projects including problem investigation, project requirements gathering, developing solutions, writing scope documents, specifying equipment, preparing appropriation requests and working on all phases of project and equipment installations. In addition, this position plays a critical role in our efforts as we continuously strive to improve our processes and reduce waste. In our fast-paced and dynamic manufacturing environment, you will take on and execute projects and studies of significant importance, scope, and complexity.

Reporting Relationship:

This role reports to the Dallas One Solutions Division President.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Location:

This position will be located onsite at our Dallas One Solutions facilities in Carrollton and Irving, TX. Travel requirements dependent on business needs; primarily domestic travel.

Department: Engineering

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Core duties and responsibilities include the following; other duties, as required. Position will focus on project management, process improvement, new product launches, equipment and process optimization, vendor management as defined below.

• Executing capital projects, ensuring cost, schedule, and performance goals are met or exceeded. This may vary from owning portions of a large project to sole ownership of a project
• Ownership of project justification, completing payback analysis, and authoring requests for capital funds
• Developing preliminary concepts, budgetary capital estimates, and timelines for new products, projects, and improvements
• Assisting in and / or developing vendor bid packages and final vendor selection for purchased parts and services in collaboration with procurement team
• Periodically providing status updates on project progress and issues
• Investigating manufacturing problems in the plants and recommending corrective actions. This includes consulting with production personnel, analyzing the supporting data, recommending corrective actions, and following through on recommendations to evaluate their effectiveness
• Drives achievement of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of assigned projects
• Coordinating training and start-up activities of new equipment and processes
• Manage capital, labor, parts, contracted services and expense budgets
• Replacing/adding production capabilities by adding or modifying equipment
• Establishing equipment SOP's and maintenance practices to place assets in a precision state
• Modifying equipment and processes to automate manual tasks to improve capacity and/or reduce cost
• Completing IQ / OQ / PQ process for new equipment installations when necessary.

Required Qualifications, Skills, Education and/or Experience:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline
• Basic understanding of engineering principals - knowledge of engineering disciplines: Process, Packaging, Electrical, Mechanical and Automation
• 2-5 years of project management experience
• Able to work collaboratively with other functional groups
• Excellent communication and team skills (verbal, written and presentation)
• Ability to take ownership of projects, to work independently and make autonomous decisions when necessary
• Understanding design for reliability and total cost of ownership principals

Desired Qualifications, Skills, Education and/or Experience:

• Experience with AutoCAD and PLC Programming is desirable
• Understanding of Business – financial justification of projects
• Analytical skills – data visualization and decision making
• Ability to read engineering drawing
• FMEA exposure
• Project schedule development and management

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Negotiation Skills- strong negotiation and contract management/administration skills.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; Analyzes market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Innovation - Meets challenges with resourcefulness.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds regularly; up to 100 pounds occasionally.