Experienced Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and looking for your next career move in Project Management?

Based at our Adel Plant in Iowa, this opportunity will include travel to our Glen Gery Plants across North America working on various project installations and upgrades. With the possibility of further training overseas within our Australian Plants.

This position is based at our Mid-Atlantic Plant in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania.

Glen Gery one of the nation’s leading Brick manufacturers has an exciting new career opportunity for a entry level or graduate Engineer, this position will offer the opportunity to build and grow your career as a Project Engineer. Based at our Mid-Atlantic plant in Shoemakersville, PA. The opportunity will include travel to our Glen Gery Plants across North America managing various project installations and upgrades. With the possibility of further training overseas within our Australian Plants.

About the Company
Glen-Gery Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding A$2.5 billion, and operates across 3 core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia, recently acquiring Glen-Gery Corporation to add operations in the USA.
Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporation is one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers and operates 9 brick manufacturing facilities and one manufactured stone facility. Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over 500 distributors as well as in Canada.

As the Project engineer you will coordinate with: Plant Managers, Plant Controllers, Plant Supervisors, Plant Maintenance Personnel, Corporate Managers, Technical Services Manager, all other management personnel and outside vendors as required

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage any engineering activities involving planning, design and construction of automated and other manufacturing equipment used in the brick industry. Coordinate with and supporting manufacturing managers in their efforts to achieve objective quality standards while identifying methods to improve production processes and reduce operating expense.
• Travel for extended periods of time, managing project installations across several Glen Gery sites
• Ensure engineering compliance with all design requirements and company standards for capacity, performance, reliability, safety and regulatory compliance.
• Direct and supervise equipment layout, assembly of electromechanical and electrical components and the systems that support automatic and robotically controlled brick making equipment.
• Instruct equipment operators and maintenance personnel regarding setup, operation and maintenance of automated and robotic brick making equipment
• Prepare and monitor budgets and scheduled assigned projects to ensure timely completion of assignments on budget.
• Prepare various capital expenditure requests including the project’s cost effectiveness by calculating the payback periods and return on investments.
• Determine feasible retrofits and redesigns of existing equipment to provide maximum productivity at reduced costs.
• Investigate and report on reasons for production variances from budgeted production and material costs and recommend and/or affect corrective measures
• Coordinate with outside vendors and service providers to assure that required equipment and quality of services are procured in a timely and efficient manner.
• Contribute to effective communications by listening and providing constructive feedback; supporting the creation of an open and honest work environment; cascading and sharing knowledge and information relevant to other members of the team and colleagues across the business.
• Maintaining awareness/knowledge of relative technological improvement in brick production, and quality.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• B.S. Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Technologies or Systems Engineering or equivalent education/experience.
• Must be able to travel extensively overnight and for extended periods
• Available to complete overseas training as required
• Process, project and program management skills
• Quantitative skills such as analytical, technical and problem solving
• Excellent written and verbal communications and presentation skills
• Ability to work with and through outside contractors, production and sales personnel at all levels to achieve plant and corporate goals
• Experience in Maintenance and Plant Engineering in heavy industry manufacturing or a closely related industry
• Training and/or experience with plant process improvement, budgeting, quality assurance, instrumentation, fuel consumption control, computerized equipment installation and troubleshooting, equipment design, statistical process control, OSHA and environmental compliance
• Systems “hands on” approach to problem solving. Detail-oriented with a dedication to continuous improvement and team building
• Computer literacy with training/experience with Word, Excel, Power Point, Auto CAD, Microsoft Project Solid Works or similar 3D modeling software.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and as such the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as required.

Location: 432 Pottsville Pike, Shoemakersville, PA 19555, USA

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Self-determined schedule
• Weekend availability

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)

Work Location: On the road

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