Project Engineer

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Position: Project Engineer

Location : Opera (MI) 

Business Unit : Industrial Air Filtration

The successful candidate will have the desire & attitude to work closely within a team and must be committed to develop and progress within the role and potentially longer term within the company.

As Project Engineer you will be predominately working from our Opera office.

There will be requirements to travel to customer sites within the customer base and expected travel is about 25% of time, i.e., one week per month.

Your Profile:

You will need to be able to work well as part of a wider team & when required individually and maintain high levels of professionalism at all times. The successful candidate will have the ability to learn quickly, be open to improving and have a good eye for spotting opportunities. A friendly, outgoing proactive, hardworking individual with a “can do” attitude would excel in this role.

Key responsibilities:

Assist, support & undertake project related activities within the Industrial Air Filtration business unit. Building in competence to be able to lead and manage assigned projects themselves later.

Ensure successful execution of projects from quotation stage to project delivery, in accordance with customer specifications, technical requirements, budgeted cost, timelines and financial/contractual conditions.

Work within the team to trouble shoot and provide support to analyze the customer complaint. Also assist in putting together proposals and organizing onsite technical solutions and actions.

Closely liaise with Sales, Application & Product Group for assigned project responsibilities.

Key Requirements:

Technical Degree in Mechanics or Electro-Mechanics or equivalent through experience.

Cooperative, willingness to interact and work with others, positive attitude.

Proficient user of Auto CAD Soft wear.

Natural analytical planning and organizational skills.

Driving License.

Willing to travel.

Being able to quickly think of solutions and ideas to move projects forward when there are barriers.

Use standard office software (MS Office, Project Excel).

Experience with 3D Solidworks would be beneficial.

Good IT skills.

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in Italian and English.

Motivated to start your career within a global organization.

Knowledge preferable of Industrial Air Filtration and/or metalworking.

Job Offer:

Great opportunity for a dynamic, proactive, and driven person to enter in a global organization.

Working from home arrangements.

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