Capital Project Manager

Capital Project Manager – Zeeland, Michigan

DISHER is currently looking to add Capital Project Manager to our team in Zeeland, Michigan. In this role, you will get to work with a variety of customers to lead project engineering, capital equipment, facilities, shutdown, and continuous improvement projects.

• Lead a variety of project engineering, capital equipment, facilities, shutdown, and continuous improvement projects for multiple customers in various industries.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate plant relocations and expansions.
• Establish, coordinate, and manage project schedules and plant shutdowns.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Facilities, Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Maintenance, and Management personnel.
• Consistently track and communicate project status, critical path, changes, milestones, and stage gates through the utilization of project tools.
• Manage requirements, approvals, and plans at all phases that coordinate and account for operations, hand-offs, inspections, safety, layouts, bid solicitations, constraints, etc.
• Identify and problem-solve gaps and delays at every phase and across multiple projects.
• Provide input on the selection of outside vendors to optimally meet cost, timing, and quality objectives.
• Utilize problem solving techniques to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.
• Work with your coach to customize your growth and development path.
• Make a positive difference everyday through exceptional service to customers, caring for coworkers and giving back to the community.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Experience as a project engineer successfully leading teams of engineers and contractors.
• Previous experience managing capital projects, working alongside construction and facilities teams.
• Experience purchasing and justifying capital equipment.
• Experience performing manufacturing cost calculations and managing cost reduction projects.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Competence in engineering design and 3D CAD.
• Experience with quality management tools/statistical techniques such as DFMEA and DOE.
• Ability to use statistical and analysis tools such as Excel, FEA software, and Minitab/Matlab.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Pharmaceutical/food manufacturing experience.
• Experience with GMP’s, HACCP’s, OSHA, FDA, USDA general requirements.
• Experience with clean rooms and food/pharmaceutical processing.
• Experience working with new designs, equipment fabrication, line layouts, and line balancing.
• Microsoft Project experience.