Chief Engineer - Project Engineer

Chief Engineer - Project Engineer
Company: Kroger Mfg.. Swan Island Dairy Location: 4950 N. Basin Avenue Portland, Oregon   97068 Salary: $27.07 - $29.87/Hourly Employment Type: Full-Time Travel Level: Light Relocation Cost: Not Paid Education Level: Associate
Job Description
Chief Engineer - Swan Island Dairy Union Hourly - IAM, District Lodge 24 Reporting Relationships: • Reports To: Plant Engineer Purpose of Position: • Provide Technical and Professional leadership in the area of Project Management, Engineering, and Maintenance. The Project Engineer reports directly to the Plant Engineer. Position Duties, Responsibilities and Results: Project Definition • Aid in evaluating new business and line extensions. • Obtain preliminary information for validation of the project economics (by others). • Seek buy-in from affected parties while continuing to define scope. • Develop conceptual drawings and control strategy concept when needed. • Ensure safety review is conducted before budget is finalized. Budget Development • Obtain detailed equipment specifications and estimates from multiple sources where necessary. • Review and finalize equipment selection with affected parties. • Develop preliminary information needed to get budgetary estimates from contractors (Sketches, Blueprints, etc.). • Obtain preliminary estimates from trade contractors or develop on own. • Manage project budget from start to finish. • Use cost tracking worksheet to develop and manage budget. CA Submittal • Ensure justification and estimates are complete. This may involve work by others. • Responsible for ensuring CA write-ups meet corporate standards. • Circulate complete write-ups and budgets to Plant Engineer and others as needed. • Enter data into CA template on CARS and attach necessary paperwork. Detail Engineering (CA Approved) • P & ID’s are frozen and Project Engineer maintains master set. • Develop detailed project schedule. • Equipment numbers are assigned where needed. • Work with internal project team members of focus teams to finalize construction, equipment and control specifications. • Manage engineering work necessary for RFP’s. This may include civil/structural drawings, pipe isometrics, PLC control descriptions, and general arrangements. • Manage drawing revisions for the above. SQF • Will follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements. • Will support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems. • Will be accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles. Procurement • Manage contractual documents for equipment procurement. • Responsible for equipment procurement and ensuring equipment meets said specifications. • Ensure that 3 copies of manuals/documentation are shipped with ordered equipment. RFP Process • Select contractors to bid on project. If contractors are new to SID, obtain completed CQ-1 information before they are asked to bid on project. • Assemble bid packages and contractual documents. • Facilitate bid meetings. • Award contracts. Construction Management • Manage the permit process with the city, where necessary. • Provide contractor ‘issued for construction’ drawings before job commences. • Facilitate a pre-construction safety orientation for contractors. • Provide contractor a staging area for parts when needed. • Provide contractor access cards with minimal security access. • Approve invoices as ordered equipment arrives and ensure the equipment arrives as specified. • Maintain the master drawing set for the job, keeping all revisions as they change. • Keep a drawing log that details contractors and revisions of drawings they have been issued. • Provide weekly construction updates in the capital meeting. • Facilitate construction meetings with contractors and maintain the active issue list. • Coordinate shutdown activities with operations and ensure LOTO is complete. • Ensure contractor is working with necessary permits (confined space, hot work, etc.) • Manage the contractors work daily and make sure that they adhere to project scope and construction meets company standards. • Responsible for contractor safety during construction and addressing deviations where discovered. • Manage the change order process and ensure that the internal project team approves changes. • Address contractor personnel/construction problems. • Review schedule with contractor on a daily basis. • Schedule and direct contractors/vendors that are at the dairy. Start-up • Manage the project punch list and ensure work is completed before contractor leaves site. • Facilitate a pre start-up safety review. • Ensure operator training occurs. • Address deviations in operation of new process. Project Completion • Project Engineer to make certain that as-built drawings are completed and filed along with equipment manuals and specifications. • Conduct contractor and project evaluations. • Publish final cost report. Administration • Assist in the development of engineering/construction standards and contractual documents. • Facilitate yearly contractual safety meetings with contractors. • Manage the contractor safety program. • Attend all capital planning meetings. • Maintain the ‘project worksheet’, adding new projects when necessary. • Assist in the development of the plant capital budget and manage yearly spending. • Manage the equipment and drawing files. • Manage project spending and ensure accounting system complies with your spending sheets. • Manage contractor maintenance work orders. • Provide weekly construction update for maintenance department. Maintenance • Manage contractor w/o planning. • Assist in planning of rebuild or significant maintenance work orders. • Manage capital work performed by maintenance department. Other skills • Ability to work with frequent interruption. • Requires periods of concentration and attention during breakdown. • Basic math. • Seeing, touch, hearing, and walking. • Ability to speak, read, and write English. • Ability to lift 50-75 lbs. as needed. • Crouching or stooping occasionally throughout the shift. • Standing and walking on concrete throughout shift. • Climbing stairs, ladders • Environmental conditions may include noise, temperature, vibration, and proximity to moving machinery and driving automotive equipment. Disclaimer The physical demands, job duties elements, responsibilities, skills, function, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an associate may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other duties as circumstances dictate or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, technological changes and/or advancements of the work environment change.
Skill Requirements
Skills • Ability to work with frequent interruption. • Requires periods of concentration and attention during breakdown. • Basic math. • Seeing, touch, hearing, and walking. • Ability to speak, read, and write English. • Ability to lift 50-75 lbs. as needed. • Crouching or stooping occasionally throughout the shift. • Standing and walking on concrete throughout shift. • Climbing stairs, ladders • Environmental conditions may include noise, temperature, vibration, and proximity to moving machinery and driving automotive equipment. * Degree preferred