Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Plant Relocation Project Manager
$55-65 / hour
Contract
Contract
Job ID:
63512461
Job Description
Title: Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Plant Relocation Project Manager
Location: United States – Significant Travel to Project Locations in IL, PA, CA, TX, NV
Location: United States – Significant Travel to Project Locations in IL, PA, CA, TX, NV
Pay Rate: $55-65+ per hour plus per diem
Employment Type: Long term contract (12 months anticipated, potentially longer)
Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including 3 medical plan options, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, a 401(k), employee ownership (ESOP)
Must be able to travel 75%
This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced manufacturing engineering and project management professional to lead complex plant relocations, consolidations, closures, expansions, equipment transfers, and manufacturing start-ups. You'll have significant ownership of project schedules, budgets, facility layouts, equipment moves, installation, commissioning, production transfers, and ramp-up.
Key Responsibilities:
Plant Relocation & Project Leadership
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of manufacturing plant relocations, consolidations, closures, expansions, and start-ups.
- Develop comprehensive project plans covering schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, risks, and implementation strategies.
- Coordinate production shutdowns, equipment moves, transportation, installation, commissioning, start-up, and production ramp-up.
- Establish project governance, responsibilities, milestones, reporting structures, and communication plans.
- Track project performance and proactively resolve issues involving schedule, cost, safety, quality, or customer delivery.
- Lead regular project reviews and communicate status, risks, decisions, and corrective actions to senior leadership.
Manufacturing Engineering & Facility Planning
- Evaluate manufacturing processes, plant layouts, production flows, equipment requirements, utilities, and facility infrastructure.
- Develop optimized layouts focused on material flow, safety, productivity, capacity, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Coordinate equipment disconnection, rigging, transportation, installation, and recommissioning.
- Determine equipment and infrastructure requirements for receiving facilities.
- Coordinate electrical, mechanical, compressed air, utility, foundation, structural, crane, and material-handling requirements.
- Oversee equipment installation, validation, commissioning, and production readiness.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and layouts rather than simply replicate existing manufacturing configurations.
Qualifications:
- Must have 15-20+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, plant engineering, operations, capital projects, or manufacturing project management.
- Must have a Bachelor's degree preferred in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent professional experience.
- Must have demonstrated experience leading significant plant relocations, consolidations, closures, greenfield/brownfield start-ups, or major production transfers.
- Significant experience managing large, complex capital projects and project budgets.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, plant utilities, production equipment, facility infrastructure, and material flow.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple contractors, vendors, engineering resources, and cross-functional teams.
- Experience developing and managing detailed project schedules, budgets, risk registers, and implementation plans.
- Must be able to travel 75%.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Meet Your Recruiter
Zachery Noble
Technical Recruiter
Zach Noble is a Technical Recruiter at Sterling Engineering, supporting the Commercial Division. He brings four years of corporate recruiting experience in human resources and continues to build his career with Sterling after recently joining the team.
Zach enjoys the relationship-driven side of recruiting, including getting to know candidates, understanding their goals, and helping them identify opportunities that align with their career path. His approach is centered on communication, trust, and helping people feel supported throughout the hiring process.
For Zach, recruiting is about more than matching experience to a job description. It is about helping people take meaningful steps forward in their careers while supporting teams with the talent they need to grow and succeed.
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