What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Truck Project Engineer position at Sutphen Corporation?
Job Details
Company Information
Sutphen Corporation is the oldest continuously family-owned and operated fire truck manufacturer in the United States of America.
With a mission to build the safest, most reliable fire trucks in the world, Sutphen has manufactured emergency fire apparatus for fire departments all over the country for more than 134 years.
Sutphen is seeking a project engineer to join our growing team in Dublin, Ohio.
In this role, you will oversee the design, planning, and execution of fire truck construction projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to Sutphen's required quality standards. You will coordinate with various teams, such as design, manufacturing, and testing, to ensure project milestones are met. Additionally, you will communicate progress to stakeholders and address any issues or changes that may arise during the project lifecycle.
Why Join Team Sutphen?
- Safety is our priority
- Family-owned and operated
- First shift operation
- High-quality and extremely affordable benefit packages
- A collaborative and challenging environment fostering high engagement and retention
- We have fun building the highest quality product that saves lives and property
Essential Job Functions
Our ideal candidate would be able to:
- Prepare and interpret design sketches, layouts, blueprints, schematics, and other visual aids.
- Run through the configurator order and insert engineering and clarification notes.
- Print the configurator order and create the Initial Component Report.
- Draft a 2-dimensional drawing of the apparatus based off a sales proposal drawing.
- Send the Initial Package Letter and Initial Shop Order to the dealer and ask to schedule pre-construction II.
- Create the initial package documents.
- Run effective construction meetings with customers including capturing any changes to the apparatus, asking design questions, and recording all changes that affect pricing.
- Meet department objectives by maintaining project timelines on the Project Dashboard.
- Answer questions from engineering, purchasing, and production throughout the entire build.
- Act as liaison between internal departments and the dealer / customer externally.
- Continually update and improve all project documents and maintain an up-to-date and accurate shop order revision at all times.
- Provide updates to the dealer and the customer at different points in the production process as requested.
- Find creative design solutions to problems.
