Production Product Engineer

About The Kendall Group

The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career.

Why The Kendall Group?

Our employee ownership model is the core of who we are. You will not only own part of the company, but you will own your future. At Kendall, you'll have opportunities to learn and grow while being coached and mentored along the way. We're that company where people stay! We're proud to say more than 60% of our associates have more than 5 years of tenure, and more than 40% have greater than 10 years. At Kendall, you will be valued and supported, your ideas will be heard, your voice will matter, and you'll work alongside incredible people who care about your success.

Role Summary: Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Project Engineer is responsible for supporting all projects for RPS Production. This person in this role will be RPS’s main point of contact with Engineering and Project Controls for the project.

Exciting work you will do:

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Production Project Engineer will consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Review contracts and terms & conditions to ensure project execution is in compliance
• Utilize the RPS project management tools as required to execute projects from start to finish
• Ensure project milestones are executed per the project schedule
• Schedule and lead project meetings and report project production status
• Communicate production issues to proper discipline for timely resolution and review with production management
• Provide regular and accurate reporting of project progress and completion milestones and report to production management
• Coordinate execution of project change orders
• Support proactive change management process
• Manage multiple projects at the same time
• Provide guidance to production team members and establish an execution framework to ensure the quality, value, and timeliness of the total project execution
• Monitor material requirement reports to ensure timely execution of production schedule
• Represent the company at all times in a positive manner
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies you possess:

• Customer Focus
• Results, Action Oriented
• Accountability and responsibility
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Self-Motivated

What you’ll need:

• Work Experience: 3 years’ experience in a production environment
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, related field or equivalent work experience
• Analytics/Computer Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite; experience with business systems and processes
• Organization Skills: Strong organizational skills; detail oriented; ability to multi-task; ability to work with minimal supervision
• Cross-functional skills: Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Communication Skills: Strong communication skills; strong oral and written communication skills

• Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions. 
  • Ability to see/sit/stand/walk/talk and hear
  • Ability to sit for 8 hours a day 
• Physical Environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to temperature conditions and noise levels prevalent in an office environment.  Work conditions at customer sites, which may be actively under construction, vary from indoor to outdoor industrial & electric utility facilities that may have high voltage equipment.
• Travel: Occasional           

Qualifications we prefer but do not require:

• Work Experience: : 3+ years’ experience in a production environment; experience in protection and controls for high voltage utility systems; experience in creating and resource loading project schedules, using scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project

The Kendall Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.