Corporate Project Engineer

About the Role

Volpi Foods is seeking a Corporate Project Engineer to support capital projects and operational improvement initiatives. This role is a corporate engineering resource that will assist project owners across the organization in planning, developing, executing, and documenting capital and continuous improvement projects. The position is designed to develop future project and engineering leaders within Volpi Foods, building the necessary technical, project management, and leadership skills. This is not a desk engineering role; successful candidates will have a "go-and-see" mentality, spending significant time in facilities learning processes firsthand, identifying opportunities, and solving problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and execution of capital projects across all Volpi Foods facilities.
• Assist project owners in defining project objectives, scopes, budgets, schedules, and implementation plans.
• Solicit, evaluate, and compare contractor, consultant, and equipment vendor proposals.
• Research and recommend new equipment, technologies, and process improvements.
• Develop equipment layouts, facility designs, process flows, and engineering drawings utilizing AutoCAD and related engineering tools.
• Assist in the development of capital requests, project budgets, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders throughout project execution.
• Support project installation activities, startup efforts, commissioning, and punch-list completion.
• Maintain facility as-built drawings, engineering documentation, and engineering standards.
• Track project schedules, costs, and status updates.
• Identify and support cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives throughout manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Food Safety, and other cross-functional teams to improve plant performance.
• Spend significant time within manufacturing operations observing processes, gathering information, and supporting implementation efforts.
• Assume increasing levels of project responsibility, leadership, and ownership as knowledge, experience, and capability grow.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• AutoCAD or similar design software * (preferred)*
• Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Mechanical aptitude and interest in manufacturing environments
• "Go-and-see" mentality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, Agricultural, or related engineering discipline.
• 0-3 years of engineering, manufacturing, project management, or related experience (preferred).
• Food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods (CPG) experience (a plus but not required).
• Strong curiosity and desire to learn.
• Initiative and willingness to take ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Strong organizational, analytical, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable spending significant time on the production floor.
• Desire to grow into larger project leadership responsibilities over time.
• Capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Team player with a focus on delivering results.

Physical Requirements: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift 40 pounds at times.