Project Engineer

About the role

Bel is a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions aim to close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy daily. The Project Engineer will support engineering and construction projects within the facility, partnering closely with the lead Project Manager and Senior Engineer to ensure safe, timely, and budget-compliant delivery in line with Bel standards.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as an active member of the construction project team to ensure execution according to scope, timeline, budget, and Bel standards.
• Participate in daily safety briefings.
• Participate in daily/weekly/monthly project timeline updates.
• Support the Senior Engineer in reviewing work completed against project drawings, specifications, timeline, and quality expectations.
• Take ownership of assigned project workstreams and follow through on actions needed to support project completion and success.
• Maintain regular on-site presence to monitor project progress, identify risks, and support timely resolution of issues.
• Coordinate daily with general contractors and subcontractor crews to support project execution, contractor accountability, and a safe work environment for all.
• Lead or support special projects and engineering initiatives as assigned by the Senior Engineer or Project Manager.
• Organize follow-up meetings, prepare minutes, and develop/monitor progress reports, dashboards, and key project indicators.
• Manage/maintain follow-up with stakeholders (factory, city, state, etc.) and affected members, including timeline tracking.
• Monitor and support compliance with safety, quality, environmental, sanitation, food safety, and good manufacturing processes defined by Bel.
• Contribute to equipment and process installation, commissioning, and validation activities.
• Support project planning by helping define needs, evaluate technical options, prepare cost estimates, and contribute to recommendations.
• Participate in the supervision of project execution, including scope follow-up, cost tracking, deadline monitoring, and escalation of risks or deviations.
• Manage project documentation and archives.
• Follow all food safety procedures and Bel safety procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Process, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
• GPA 3.0+ preferred.
• Proven experience in engineering project coordination, site construction, industrial coordination, maintenance, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong MS Office skills required, including Excel for project tracking, cost follow-up, and reporting.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, layouts, specifications, and basic measurement information.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities, communicate effectively with internal stakeholders and external contractors, and follow through on project deliverables.
• Knowledge of the following programs is a plus: Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, SAP, familiarity with programming logic.

Performance Expectations

• Maintain confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed.
• Ability to gain the trust of senior management, facility management team, and employees.
• Ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships at all levels of the company.
• Ability to work with and through others to accomplish goals and objectives of the Company.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, adaptability, ability to manage multiple tasks, good communication, and teamwork.
• Strong safety culture mindset.