Senior Project Engineer
On-site · Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Senior Project Engineer leads continuous improvement and capital projects in a steel tube manufacturing facility; leverages lean manufacturing, industrial automation, and PLC/schematics analysis to improve uptime, cycle time, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Collaborates with production, maintenance, safety, and quality teams to maximize asset value. Responsibilities include analyzing and optimizing production-line performance; identifying and implementing improvements to increase uptime, reduce cycle time, and improve OEE; troubleshooting automation-related issues with Maintenance and Controls teams; coordinating with OEMs or integrators for system modifications; leading process-improvement initiatives focused on throughput, yield, and scrap reduction; conducting root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions; managing small-to-mid-sized capital and improvement projects; defining scope, cost estimates, and coordinating execution; providing day-to-day engineering support to production teams; developing SOPs and troubleshooting guides.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years of manufacturing or project engineering experience
- Strong lean manufacturing understanding
- Working knowledge of industrial automation systems, including Fanuc robots
- Familiarity with PLC systems and industrial controls
- Ability to interpret schematics and analyze equipment data
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Hands-on, plant-floor mindset
- Effective communication and project management
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