Production Project Engineer

Cargill
Hutchinson, Kansas

Manufacturing
Full-time
production project engineer
manufacturing optimization
facility planning

Our job summary

The Production Project Engineer at Cargill is responsible for optimizing manufacturing systems by developing engineering standards and coordinating plant layout, personnel workflow, and equipment arrangements. The role involves facility planning, cost and production control studies, and managing capital projects to enhance production efficiency. This position requires a bachelor's degree and at least two years of relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Production Project Engineer will focus on optimizing our interconnected components of a manufacturing system. We seek a professional who will develop and apply engineering standards and procedures, providing advice on issues within the engineering field. In this role, you will help coordinate plant location, personnel workflow and ergonomics, materials logistics, production process sequence and equipment layouts.

Key Accountabilities

• Help manufacturing plant and facilities engineers with facility planning and design.
• Help conduct cost/inventory/production control and human factors studies to develop and implement plans for facility modifications and revise operating methods.
• Establish methods to maximize use of production facilities and personnel.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Manage capital projects
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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