**Shape the Future of Food Production: Senior Project Engineer**

**About This Opportunity:**
You’re not just an engineer; you’re a builder of better systems. Here’s your chance to step into a high-impact role where your designs and leadership directly transform how food gets from farm to table. Based in Tar Heel, North Carolina, you’ll be the driving force behind projects that optimize production, slash waste, and elevate efficiency in a dynamic processing environment. If you’re ready to lead meaningful work from concept to completion, we should talk.

**Your Mission:**
You will dive deep into data, crafting innovative implementation plans that maximize efficiency and reduce operating costs. Leading a small team, you’ll own medium-to-large-scale projects or a critical portion of a more complex initiative. Your day-to-day will blend technical design with hands-on leadership, ensuring every project meets its mark on time, on budget, and to the highest standards.

**What You’ll Do:**

- Develop engineering designs, material specifications, and project cost estimates, conducting feasibility studies to support your vision.
- Ensure all designs meet required standards and codes, validating field work and creating precise as-built drawings.
- Coordinate project activities with vendors, contractors, and plant teams to keep projects on track, while reviewing engineering submissions for accuracy and compliance.
- Direct vendors on layout planning and utility requirements, and review consultant work, suggesting changes as needed.
- From defining project scope and evaluating bids to monitoring installations, you’ll ensure every phase aligns with specs, budget, and timeline.
- Manage project budgets with an eye for detail and submit regular status reports to keep stakeholders informed.

**You Bring:**

- A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related field, plus 5+ years of experience (or an equivalent combination).
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and the ability to guide production line modifications from concept to execution.
- Strong knowledge of engineering principles and techniques; experience in food processing or the meat industry is a plus.
- The skill to apply sound engineering principles to operational and design issues, along with knowledge of installation and construction project scheduling.
- Proven project management and contract administration skills—you’re organized, decisive, and a clear communicator.

**Compensation & Details:**
This role offers a competitive salary of $100,000 – $130,000 per year, plus bonus, and is based in Tar Heel, NC. You’ll be joining an organization where your work has tangible impact, and your growth is part of the plan.

Ready to engineer what’s next? Apply today.