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Posted: 11-Sep-26

Location: Montville, Connecticut

Salary: $124,500.00 - $160,000.00

Required Education: 4 Year Degree

Years of Experience: 5 - 10

Type:

Full Time

Level:

Experienced

Internal Number: 52140

SUMMARY:

The Project Engineer utilizes engineering methodology to implement capital and process improvement projects. Uses CAD to do basic design and to modify existing engineering drawings. Administers capital estimates and ensures that project spending is within authorization. Ensure process capability and reliability of new installations of production equipment. Project Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop scopes of work and detailed cost estimates for capital and major maintenance projects.
• Works within the Maximo system to set up projects, obtain authorization and tracks to completion.
• Administers project details and ensures that spending is within the amount authorized.
• Tracks actual spending on all capital and major maintenance projects vs. the annual budget and publishes routinely.
• Utilizes Computer Aided Design software to design equipment modifications as well as modifying existing drawings.
• Implement process and equipment improvement projects to reduce cost, improve reliability and production.
• Effectively interfaces with production team, technical manager, facility manager and others as needed.
• Interfaces with the legal department to form purchasing contracts on larger purchases.
• Negotiates with contractors to ensure that project spending and terms are optimized plus risks are mitigated.
• Interface with contractors to ensure the project scope covers all details and projects are installed as intended by RWCB; insure project timeline is understood and agreed to, avoid any change orders that would impact project cost over-runs.
• Manages the inventory of engineering drawings.
• Maintains an organized work area plus equipment staging areas.
• Utilizes training to assist team in resolving production, safety, quality and reliability problems.
• Special projects and assignments as business dictates.
• Responsible for the maintenance, creation and control of all personally identifiable information or any other information protected by any Confidentiality or Privacy Standards or Company Policies that you have access or knowledge of, including but not limited to any state or federal regulations including HIPPA.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering preferred, Chemical or Electrical engineers will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment; paper industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledgeable in the operation of pumps, piping, valves and other system components, preferably ones used in paper mills.
• Computer savvy, experienced with CAD, MS Project, Outlook, Word and Excel. Experience with Maximo a plus.
• Good writing and communication skills.
• Ability to negotiate price and terms on project purchases.
• Knowledge and application of safe work practices and OSHA equipment requirements.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, planning and problem-solving/troubleshooting skills.
• Comfortable in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work independently and effectively on teams.
• Demonstrate respect, ownership, cooperation and responsibility.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, weekend call duty and shutdown as required.
• Limited travel required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Able to work in hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment.
• Willingness and ability to work in confined spaces and with heights
• Willingness and ability to wear safety glasses, earplugs, hard hat, steel-toed boots and any other required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: N/A

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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About Rand Whitney Containerboard

Overview In 1965, Robert Kraft graduated from the Harvard Business School and began laying the foundation for starting a uniquely diversified and financially strong group of businesses. Each of the Kraft Group's companies has since inherited the mission of building a mutually beneficial long term relationship with all of its business partners. This strategy has led to a successful track record in six areas of focus: Paper and packaging manufacturing and distribution of forest products Sports, entertainment and event management Construction and real estate development Private equity and venture investing Sustainability Philanthropy Today, the Kraft Group, headquartered in Foxborough, Mass., is a major player in the world of business. It ranks in the top 90 of America's largest privately-owned businesses, according to Forbes and employs more than 9,500 people worldwide. In the paper, packaging and forest product industries, the Kraft Group companies aggregated together would rank in the top five of all paper and packaging companies in the United States. International Forest Products, the Kraft Group's global trading company, was the United States' fifth largest exporte...r in 2017, according to the Journal of Commerce, conducting business in more than 90 countries. The paper, packaging and forest products group produces, converts and trades in excess of 4 million tons of paper annually. The company's sports, entertainment and event management companies include Kraft Sports + Entertainment (Gillette Stadium, the National Football League's six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, Major League Soccer's five-time Eastern Conference champion New England Revolution) as well as Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR) and Patriot Place. Its construction and real estate development team has internally built and developed more than $1 billion worth of projects covering all types and uses, from office towers and world-class medical facilities to sports stadiums and mixed-use developments. The Kraft Group's team of investment professionals allocates and manages the group's capital that exists outside of the operating businesses. Today, the group's portfolio includes world class, hedge fund, private equity venture fund managers, as well as a significant portfolio of direct investments with a primary focus on technology, healthcare and life sciences. In all of its business activities, the Kraft Group is mindful that good business and sustainability can go hand-in-hand and strives to be cognizant of the impact it has on the environment. As a result, the Kraft Group is responsible for recycling 1.5 million tons of products annually. Serving as a role model of environmental responsibility for the many industries it conducts business in, the Kraft Group's sustainability initiatives have received many environmental awards. Robert and his late wife Myra understood the power of philanthropy even before the Kraft Group had achieved significant financial success. For 50 years, the principle of giving back to your community and the world at large has been a core value of the group, with the Kraft family and its foundations contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to charities and nonprofits around the world. The Kraft Group is a privately-owned, family-operated company. We are very proud of what has been achieved over the last 50 years through the hard work of our dedicated team members and welcome you to take a closer look at our family of businesses.

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