Title: Principal Project Engineer
Industry: Building Materials
Location: Shreveport, LA
DSJ Global is currently partnered with an industry leading Building Products Manufacturer who is looking to add a Principal Project Engineer to their growing team. This person will manage project initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the manufacturing process in the areas of safety, productivity, efficiency, and quality.
The Principal Project Engineer will be responsible for:
- Develops, directs, and maintains process improvement objectives with the plant management staff to maximize safety, productivity, quality, and efficiency.
- Responsibilities include the designing and developing of new process systems, revising/maintaining existing processes.
- Planning and execution of capital projects - preparing capital expenditures.
- Manages process team's workflow including planning, evaluation, organizing, and implementing installation, maintenance, and repair activities and coordinating with other departments to ensure minimum downtime for production and maximum safety of employees.
- Performs root-cause analysis as well as implements sustainable countermeasures on losses related to maintenance.
- Active leader in the investigation of EH&S incidents - Injuries/incidents, Near Misses, First Aid, Environmental and Property/Equipment Damage.
- Assures compliance with all federal and state rules and regulations related to product specifications and labeling.
- Conduct behavior-based audits and 5S audits as well as support plant's EHS goals.
The Principal Project Engineer should have:
- A bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical) required
- 5+ years of Engineering Experience
- Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing experience preferred
- Proficient in the use of MS Office and AutoCAD
- General understanding of World Class Manufacturing Methodology
