Project Engineer

Overview

As a Project Engineer at Alliance Laundry Systems, you will lead the capital projects that change how we build our products — new equipment, new assembly systems and new processes — from justification through installation and start-up.

You will own your projects end to end: defining scope and scale, building the business case and the budget, specifying and selecting equipment, coordinating vendors and contractors, holding the schedule, and staying on the floor through commissioning until the line runs the way it should. You will work daily with production, maintenance, quality, purchasing, planning and other engineering functions.

The projects you deliver will make the plant safer, the product better, the process faster and the cost lower.

Responsibilities

Lead capital projects for new equipment, new assembly systems and new processes — from concept through installation, commissioning and start-up

Define project scope and scale up front, and manage change to both as the project develops

Build and own the project budget: develop cost estimates and justifications, submit capital appropriation requests, and track actual spend against plan

Build and hold the project schedule; keep several projects moving at once and raise risks early

Define equipment requirements, evaluate vendor proposals, and manage vendors and outside contractors through installation

Work with production and maintenance to bring new equipment to a like-new operating standard, and keep it there

Specify tools, jigs and fixtures to support new and existing production

Select and implement manufacturing processes that build a quality product at competitive cost

Develop process documentation, including visual work instructions, and train operators on new equipment

Support production day to day — troubleshoot process and equipment issues alongside the floor

Identify and deliver reductions in scrap, rework and cycle time

Examine equipment, processes and operations to find opportunities in safety, quality, throughput and cost

Qualifications

2+ years in project engineering or project management

One of the following: a BS in engineering or engineering technology; a BS in business or project management, with demonstrated hands-on experience delivering capital projects; or, in lieu of a degree, 5+ years of hands-on experience delivering capital projects in a manufacturing environment

Able to define and manage project scope, scale, schedule and budget

Basic working knowledge of 3D modeling software

Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment and systems, and the engineering principles behind them

Comfortable on the production floor, and able to communicate clearly with operators, maintenance, vendors and leadership

Computer literate, including Microsoft Office

Nice to Have

Experience delivering capital projects in a manufacturing environment

Continuous improvement experience — Lean, root cause analysis, FMEA, Kaizen facilitation, process mapping or capability studies

A track record of measurable cost, scrap or cycle-time reduction

Physical Requirements:

This role splits between desk-based design, planning and analysis work and regular time on the production floor. Expect standing, walking, bending, stooping, manual dexterity and occasional lifting up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations will be considered.

ID 2026-12986

Pos. Type Full-Time