Project Engineer

Project Engineer | Join Our Team! Location: Toledo, Ohio Schedule: Full-Time, Monday–Friday | 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM (hours may vary based on workload) Flip Your Career with Mennel! At Mennel Milling, we’ve been feeding the world since 1886 by doing what’s right and bringing our best every day. We promote teamwork, recognize individual contributions, and are committed to delivering superior quality, uniformity, and service. If you're an engineering professional who enjoys leading projects, solving operational challenges, and driving continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Who You Are The ideal Project Engineer is a results-driven problem solver with strong technical expertise and project management skills. You thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoy collaborating across departments, and have a passion for improving safety, reliability, productivity, and quality through well-executed engineering solutions. What You'll Do As a Project Engineer , you will lead capital and continuous improvement projects throughout the Toledo facility while providing engineering support to operations and maintenance teams. You will manage projects from concept through startup and work closely with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and corporate resources to drive operational excellence. Your responsibilities will include: Leading capital projects from concept through startup, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, installation, commissioning, and project closeout Managing multiple capital and continuous improvement projects simultaneously Providing engineering support for flour milling, ingredient handling, packaging, warehouse operations, utilities, facility infrastructure, and material handling systems Developing equipment specifications, project scopes, layouts, cost estimates, bid packages, schedules, and purchase requisitions Coordinating contractors, vendors, engineering firms, and plant personnel during project execution Supporting operations and maintenance through troubleshooting and implementation of improvements that enhance safety, reliability, quality, productivity, and operating costs Supporting annual capital planning, equipment replacement strategies, facility expansions, and infrastructure improvements Ensuring projects comply with corporate engineering standards, OSHA requirements, food safety standards, and applicable regulatory requirements Maintaining project documentation including drawings, budgets, specifications, schedules, RFQs, purchase orders, and project records Building strong partnerships with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Purchasing, Finance, and Corporate Engineering teams Providing regular project updates to plant and corporate leadership Maintaining an audit-ready facility and supporting food safety initiatives Performing other duties as assigned Leadership Responsibilities While this position does not…