Project Engineer III

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Project Engineer III

Job Profile Title: Engineer III, Manufacturing Engineering

Reports To: Sr Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Group/Division: CDD/SDG

Job Track: Professional

Job Family: Operations

Job Sub-Family: Manufacturing Engineering

Job Band Level: 06

Job Code: OPS.MFGE.A06

Location: Middletown, Virginia

No. of Direct Reports: 0

Day/Shift: 1st Shift

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll be part of an inquisitive team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information

Middletown, VA/Specialty Diagnostics Group

Discover Impactful Work:

As a Project Engineer III you will optimally manage the execution of automation projects from a single piece of equipment to a full production line.

Recommend, scope, plan, design, develop, and implement capital projects in Filling and Packaging Operations within the site.

Evaluate and recommend improvements to existing processes and facilities to improve all plant metrics.

A day in the Life:

• Maximize project efficiency and profitability.

• Develop scope and parameters for project design and implementation.

• Support Filling and Packaging Operations with technical leadership and facilitation of Root Cause Analysis, Focused Improvement and FMEA (Failure Modes Effects Analysis).

Team Collaboration

• Collaborate in team design reviews to help develop technical solutions to meet customer requirements.

• Communicate during daily interactions with the project team and ensure deliverables are being met and work with management to solve roadblocks.

Education

• University degree in mechanical or mechatronics engineering, or related science is required.

• PMP® certification is desired.

Experience

• A minimum of 5+ years of related field experience with progressively increasing responsibilities is required.

• 3 years related project management experience within fast-paced automated environment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Participate in the development of Start Up planning with plant personnel to identify all additional labor requirements, scrap produced and start up inefficiencies.

• Develop User Requirement Specifications (URS) to review engineering & operational concepts with OEMs.

• Develop project timelines and achievements around plant production commitments to ensure project completion.

• Coordinate manufacturing launch for new or revised products/processes, including the deployment and training of team members.

• Responsibilities include developing validation documentation to ensure new equipment and / or processes aligns with GMP standards. (i.e., SOP, WI, URS, FAT, SAT).

• Promote and support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities within the assigned production area.

• Management of projects in a structured PMO environment.

• Proficiency using MS Project (or equivalent) and other Microsoft applications.

• Must be proficient in AutoCAD and SolidWorks.

• Development of project cost and schedule management experience.

• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP preferred).

• Strong organizational, planning and time-management skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills; verbal, written, and presentation.

• Develops, submits, and implements CAPEX projects. Responsibilities include implementing purchase orders, ensuring invoice payments against the CAPEX are approved and working with Accounts Payable.

• Applies knowledge of engineering principles in connection with driving responsibilities to include process improvement, problem resolution, project management, and employee training.

• Hands-on experience of automation, robotics, vision systems, and other advanced manufacturing technologies.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Business casual office environment.

• Significant time each day spent in GMP manufacturing environment in which designated PPE will be required.

• Position will require sitting, standing, and climbing of stairs.

• Employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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