Project Engineer II

Project Engineer II

Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is "Do Right By Every Bite." As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We're taking a stand for real food, because everyone deserves better.

We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce. At Tillamook, we believe that inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy.

In order to achieve our growth ambition and compete and win in the marketplace, we believe we make better decisions and build stronger teams when we invite and rely on diverse perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures into our work and to fuel our innovation and growth. To us this means creating a climate of inclusion where all employees feel valued and a sense of belonging. We believe this will make us a better consumer brand and employer.

About you:

What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite dish a cheesy casserole?

Perhaps a decadent and indulgent ice cream? Either way, your identification with food is important to us. People who fit well here at Tillamook have a commitment to quality in everything they do. Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values.

About us:

Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values. We live by these shared values: We are Good Stewards, We believe in Uncompromising Quality, We work as One Team, We Play to Win, and We Genuinely Care for each other.

What you will do:

The Project Engineer II will autonomously lead assigned projects that have an impact on an entire department. Moving both projects and the team forward to deliver results in a way that is aligned with company values. The Project Engineer II provides engineering and project management support for the Engineering Manager and the Director of Engineering, as required.

Here's a day in the life:

• Work with Cross functional teams to successfully lead project set-up including gathering requirements, estimating costs, supporting preliminary Return-On-Investment (ROI) analysis of potential/conceptual projects, obtaining funding authorization and assessing risk.

• Lead engineering design of Process, Equipment, Facilities, Electrical, Controls/Automation, and Utilities. Ensure project adheres to Engineering Standards to meet/exceed SQF/ODA quality improvement expectations throughout the plant.

• Lead equipment & services selection. This includes the evaluation, selection and procurement of equipment and services. This work includes contract negotiation.

• Responsible for project control elements of each project including managing cost, cash flow schedule, scope (change orders), risk.

• Manage the construction of a project including the demolition, build, and install. Acceptance testing coordination Mark up project drawings to create as built documentation. While meeting /exceeding quality and safety expectations throughout the plant.

• Manage the startup of a project including acceptance testing, testing on site and performing initial production runs.

• Responsible to successfully close each project including Project Documentation, Procedure Documents, Operation Training, Punchlist, Handover, and project lessons learned.

• Executing project while demonstrating Intermediate Project Management Skills including … Provide consistent and comprehensive status reports, project updates and ongoing cost analyses, significant issue tracking.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

5-7 years of progressively responsible experience managing a manufacturing operation with supervisor experience

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Industry leading benefit and reward programs:

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page: www.tillamook.com/careers.

We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace.

TCCA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability status (including those related to pregnancy and childbirth), protected veteran status, membership/non-membership in a labor organization, or any other characteristic protected by law.