Senior Project Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Project Engineer
Location: Carlisle, PA, Mid-Atlantic United States, USA

Company: Land O Lakes
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: As stated in the Land O'Lakes Job Posting policy, all employees who post for an internal opening must inform their current manager at the time they apply.

Our growth relies on our extraordinary talent. Unlock your greatest potential at Land O'Lakes by continuing to make a difference, driving results and growing your career.

Senior Project Engineer

This position plays a critical role in delivering Engineering and Project Management services to support Dairy Foods operations at the Carlisle plant. The role is responsible for managing and executing a wide range of capital projects, including conducting engineering assessments, preparing cost estimates, defining design requirements, and ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and aligned with stakeholder expectations. The position ensures compliance with corporate policies and standards throughout all phases of capital project implementation. Working closely with plant management, operations, and corporate functions, this role oversees the development of project scope, layout and process design, capital budgeting, contractor and vendor selection, equipment specifications and procurement, and coordinates the successful execution of project plans.

Job Duties:
Project manage planning/execution of appropriate portion of annual capital spend within the Carlisle manufacturing facility. May be asked to support outside of Carlisle.

Manage and prepare specifications for design of building, utilities, process and equipment.

Manage external Engineering resources and contractors on capital projects.

Develop plant capital project budgets for process/facilities upgrades in conjunction with plant stakeholders.

Coordinates execution of projects from conception through commissioning.

Prepare layout plans for efficient/effective plant processes.

Assist in the selection of plant equipment recommendations and standard operating procedures to optimize processes and meet product specifications.

Conduct facilities/process assessments to identify asset deficiencies and execute corrective action as required.

Work with plant operations and corporate functions on strategic projects involving business growth/innovation, quality improvements, safety, environmental, energy improvements.

Remain current on existing and emerging technological advances regarding facilities and process equipment.

Required Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering

5+ years in a manufacturing setting with food or dairy experience highly preferred

Computer skills, including Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, AutoCAD and Project.

Minimum of 3 years of capital project management experience involving coordination of cross-functional teams.

Salary Range: $107,680 - $161,520. In most cases, candidates offered employment expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.

Grade:

E13

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Job Post Date: 03/03/26