Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 3 years

Education Not specified

Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Project Engineer at Starbucks Augusta focuses on applying engineering principles to manufacturing operations, driving process improvements, managing capital projects, and performing root-cause analyses to improve equipment reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Assess benefits of engineering technologies and methods
Manage small to medium capital projects through design, construction, and commissioning
Oversee root cause analyses of reliability issues
Coach partners in analytical troubleshooting using Six Sigma/TPM
Collaborate with maintenance and operations to upgrade PM processes

Technical Overview

Emphasizes engineering across multiple disciplines, capital project lifecycle (design, construction, commissioning), Six Sigma/TPM-based reliability improvements, and cross-functional collaboration in a plant setting.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level project engineer with 3 years of engineering experience in consumer products or food manufacturing, plant experience, and a track record in capital projects and reliability improvement using Six Sigma and TPM.

Must-Have Skills

Engineering experience (electricalmechanicalchemical or industrial) (3 years)Experience in consumer products or food company and plant experience (3 years)Project management (3 years)Supervisionincluding direct supervision of contractors (1 year)Communication skillsMicrosoft Office proficiency

Nice-to-Have Skills

Team lead experienceExperience enrolling members into managed care programs/health insuranceBilingual - Spanish and English

Required Skills

Engineering (electricalmechanicalchemical or industrial)3 years; consumer products or food plant experience; project management; supervision; communication; Microsoft Office

Hard Skills

Engineering (electrical)Engineering (mechanical)Engineering (chemical)Engineering (industrial)Capital project managementRoot cause analysisSix SigmaTotal Productive MaintenanceProcess control systemsVendor managementCross-functional teamwork

Soft Skills

Team-buildingClear communicationWritten communicationProblem solvingAnalytical thinking

Industry & Role

Industry Manufacturing

Job Function Lead plant-scale engineering projects to improve reliability and performance of manufacturing processes

Role Subtype mid

Keywords for Your Resume

project engineerengineeringsix sigmatotal productive maintenanceroot cause analysiscapital projectsprocess control systemsmaintenanceplant locationscross-functionalvendor managementdesignconstructioncommissioningstarbucksmanufacturingSix SigmaTotal Productive MaintenanceStarbucksproject management

Deal Breakers

Less than 3 years engineering experience, No plant or consumer products experience, Inability to work in a manufacturing plant environment

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