Project Engineer

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Engineer to join a  specialist engineering firm based in  Little Island, Cork on a  permanent contract . This is a customer-facing role and the focus will be on production, scheduling, commercial and continuous improvement.

Role Overview (Core Objectives):

• Customer-focused and customer-facing.
• Project engineering/ project management of programs and projects across the whole company; equipment, continuous improvement projects/activities etc.
• Equipment, design, some automation, and related services. This will include supplier management and identification, selection of services and delivery on same.
• Lead project management activities (e.g. project planning, tracking, risk management, reporting, communications etc.) 
• Process engineering – process setup, validations, process improvements, procedure update and development.

Role Responsibilities (Full spec available on request):

• Sales support through leading/supporting quotation and proposal activities.
• Supports and may lead, customer audits and visits.
• Project ownership. To include schedule, resourcing, and budget management.
• Leading the design team on a portfolio of various fabrication projects. Co-ordinates, and leads where necessary, across the engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, sales, and production/ops teams.
• Lead all projects, equipment introductions - propose, plan, execute and close, across functional teams.
• Identify and lead Continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives – propose, plan, execute and close, across functional teams.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge and application of process improvement tools in identification and elimination of "waste" process steps and development of efficient, cost-effective equipment and processes.
• Use Lean methodologies to drive continuous improvement focused on Quality, Cost, Material flow and layout.
• Supports in the development and upgrade of engineering procedures, template, and forms, to ISO9001 and en1090 standards.
• May own and lead CAPA and NCE activities.

Role Requirements:

• A degree in a relevant engineering subject is required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Customer-facing experience.
• Project engineering and project management experience.

For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact  Barry O'Brien.