Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer  

Location: Onsite in Lithonia, GA  

Salary Range: $103,000 - $140,000/year plus bonus 
  

Griffith Foods is looking for an experienced Senior Project Engineer to lead capital projects and manufacturing improvements at our Lithonia, GA facility. 

If you have hands-on engineering experience in food, beverage, CPG, or process manufacturing and enjoy turning ideas into equipment, process improvements, and successful production startups, this could be a great opportunity for you!

As a Senior Project Engineer your responsibilities will include:  

• Lead capital projects from concept through design, installation, commissioning, startup, and handoff. 

• Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, estimates, and execution plans. 

• Manage contractors, vendors, engineering partners, and internal project resources. 

• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality/Food Safety, EHS, and Supply Chain to deliver practical manufacturing solutions. 

• Improve capacity, efficiency, reliability, safety, quality, and production flow. 

• Lead projects involving food processing and mixing equipment, Packaging and conveyors, Plant utilities, HVAC, and electrical systems, Controls and automation, Facility upgrades and expansions 

• Support equipment installation, troubleshooting, commissioning, and startup. 

• Ensure projects meet food safety, quality, safety, environmental, and engineering standards. 

• Provide training and successfully transition completed projects to plant operations. 

The Senior Project Engineer position is well suited for you if you:  

• Have a proven track record of successfully managing complex capital projects in a manufacturing or food industry setting.  

• Excel at problem-solving, decision-making, and balancing multiple priorities.  

• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, contractors, and stakeholders.  

• Bring innovative thinking to equipment, processes, and project execution.  

Qualified candidates will have:  

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering.   

• 7+ years of engineering/project management experience, preferably in food manufacturing or a similar process industry. 

• Willingness to work onsite in Lithonia, GA and travel up to 10% to other plants/vendor sites.  

• Proven experience leading capital projects in an operating manufacturing facility. 

• Strong project management, budgeting, problem-solving, and contractor/vendor management skills. 

• Experience with manufacturing equipment, plant utilities, automation, or process improvement. 

• Food manufacturing experience is strongly preferred. 

• Willingness to work onsite in Lithonia, GA and travel up to 10% to other plants/vendor sites.  

What will set you apart:  

• Experience dealing with but not limited to: Air handling, dust control, raw material and final product handling, warehousing and storage racks, electrical power and controls, flooring, conveyors, fire protection, bar coding/labeling, utilities, packaging equipment, structural issues, lighting, HVAC, mixing equipment, metal detection, check weighing, plant renovations, etc.  

• Experience managing projects ranging from $10,000 to $1 million in scope.  

• Experience working with a plant budget for $40,000 to 1.8 million in scope.  

• Strong background in contractor management and technical integration.  

• Familiarity with PLC systems and automation in manufacturing environments.  

There is a 12% discretionary bonus associated with this role.  This bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.