Project Engineer (Industrial Manufacturing)

The Hebeler Group of Companies recently joined the Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG), based out of Louisville, Kentucky with locations across the globe. This exciting partnership is expected to bring growth and opportunities for our combined group of businesses. 

Now referred to as Hebeler-Howard Marten, our business delivers highly engineered industrial equipment, from modular high availability systems to bespoke and custom one-off solutions. With a diverse history approaching 100 years, our suite of products has been built in North America and deployed for use all over the world; from small start-ups to major blue-chip companies. The critical products we supply to our customers have and will continue to enable them to move our world forward by developing more capable products, increasing efficiency of their processes, and developing new technologies! Our broad expertise allows us to serve several industries with our primary markets including power generation, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food & agriculture, and waste recovery.  

Our current brands include:

Are you a mechanical or electrical engineer who likes to be actively involved in seeing projects from the proposal phase to finalization and shipment? Do you enjoy having control of a project and owning the problem solving process when issues arise? If this sounds like you, please keep reading!  

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Project Engineer at our office located in Tonawanda, NY. This role works on our Hebeler-Howard Marten (HHM) team and reports to the Director of Business Operations. The Project Engineer is responsible for the coordination and completion of projects including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring and summarizing progress of projects. They will also prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of projects.

This position is a full-time, exempt role with a normal schedule of Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. This position is on-site with the option to work remotely on Fridays after a probationary period. 

What you’ll do:

• Learn the Hebeler-Howard Marten (HHM) product line and standards.
• Perform duties and responsibilities in compliance with our Process Map for Project Management in which includes:
  • Aid in project administration from beginning to end
  • Complete/support completion of cost estimates for new opportunities and sales efforts.
  • Analyze customer project requirements and communicate to engineering and production;
  • Direct and manage project development from beginning to end;
  • Single point of accountability to oversee, direct and manage deliverables of projects to customer from end to end of project;
  • Collaborate with vendors/suppliers on pricing, productivity ideas and material substitutions
  • Approve vendor/supplier deviations;
  • Work with our ERP System or other manufacturing software to create /load part numbers and material routings, update job information and pricing as requirements change;
  • Act as liaison between HHM customers and all departments within the company. 
  • Assesses cost effectiveness of products, projects or services;
  • Submit cost savings ideas (internal and externally);
  • Develop and maintain project schedules
  • Meet with existing and potential customers;
  • Supporting the Customer Service team, where applicable;
  • Writing and follow-up of non-conformity reports, where applicable;
  • Represent the customer (point of customer) during design & fabrication of projects;
  • Support customer and 3rd party witness points / inspections;

Requirements:  

• Education and/or experience: 
  • 4-year degree in a technical field; ideally mechanical or electrical engineering. 

OR

• 3 to 5 years of direct experience managing industrial projects. 
• Can maintain a customer-focused perspective in all activities initiated to ensure that customer needs are successfully met. 
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other project team members as well as customers;
•  Work with a sense of urgency 
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency level in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook; as well as Adobe Acrobat and Windows.
• Able to manage several projects at one time with frequent interruptions
• Able to function and concentrate in a busy, noisy environment
• Ability to travel to Canada to facilitate work on projects manufactured in our sister business located in Port Colborne, Ontario. 

Nice to have, but not required: 

• Design skills, familiarity with CAD, NX or Inventor
• Awareness of manufacturing methods and procedures
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project or similar software

CPEG Buffalo offers a competitive benefits package:

• Front loaded paid time off each year including 10 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 
• Medical spending account options. 
• Company paid basic life coverage with AD&D
• Voluntary coverages such as additional life insurance, short term and long term disability, and more. 
• Bonus possibilities
• 401(k) plan with loan feature
• Future eligibility to participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) CPEG is 100% employee-owned and led by a dynamic executive team of talented individuals who have risen through the management structure.
• Cash balance pension plan eligibility

Hebeler-Howard Marten Manufacturing LLC is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to actual or perceived: race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, creed, religion (including wearing attire, clothing or facial hair in accordance with the tenets of religion), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and transgender status), gender identity or expression, reproductive health decisions, familial status, national origin, physical or mental disability (including gender dysphoria and being a certified medical marijuana patient), genetic information (including predisposing genetic characteristics), age (18 and over), veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, certain arrest or conviction records, domestic violence victim status and any other status protected by law. 

*The salary range indicated in this posting represents the minimum and maximum of the salary range for this position. Actual salary will vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, budget available, prior experience, knowledge, skill and education as they relate to the position’s qualifications, in addition to internal equity. The posted salary range reflects just one component of our total rewards package. Other components of the total rewards package may include participation in group health and/or dental insurance, retirement plan, wellness program, paid time away from work, and paid holidays.