Project Engineer at Alpla Inc.

Job Description:

Latest job information from Alpla Inc. for the position of Project Engineer. If the Project Engineer vacancy in Mcdonough matches your qualifications, please submit your latest application or CV directly through the updated Jobkos job portal.

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ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

What Can You Expect From ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Main Responsibilities:

• Designs layouts of equipment
• Assists in specifying new production equipment including researching of available providers, determination of specifications, obtaining quotations, recommending purchases, performing factory-acceptance-tests, arranging installation, completing startup, training, and performance qualification.
• Assists Automation team to find the ideal setup for the Factory flow
• Liaises with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Drafts and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Identifies and negotiates with other Internal functional areas for required personnel.
• Tracks project milestones and deliverables.
• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Ensures correct information for quotations
  • Cost
  • Feasibility
  • Cycle time estimation
  • Efficiencies
  • Machine and mold configuration
  • Secondary packaging layout
• Projects or sub-projects
• Other duties as assigned

What Makes You Great

Education: Minimum 2-year degree (Associates) in related field or equivalent, 4-year degree (Bachelor) preferred

Experience: 3 to 5 years experience as an Engineer in production is required, preferably within the plastics industry, Technical Engineering background is preferred

Skills:

• Strong organizational skills
• Effective communication skills
• Strong mechanical aptitude and skills
• Mechanical and electrical skills
• Knowledge of packaging systems
• Ability to create engineering drawings
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Thorough understanding of technical aspects of different types of equipment

Certifications/Licenses:

• Lean Six Sigma (Green belt or Black Belt), preferred, not required
• PMP (Project Management Professional) preferred, not required
• CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) preferred, not required

Other Requirements: Travel within the US up to 70% or more is expected

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:

• Frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
• Regularly required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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Job Info:

• Company: Alpla Inc.
• Position: Project Engineer
• Work Location: Mcdonough
• Country: US

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