Project Engineer

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Consumer Goods, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment.  As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

About the Role

Essity Professional Hygiene North America is currently seeking a Project Engineer/Manager to lead strategic Capital Expenditure (Capex) projects.

The ideal candidate should live in the Harrodsburg, KY area or is willing to relocate.

We're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we'd love to talk.

What You Will Do

• Lead and support capital projects throughout the site;

• Responsible for the justification, capital request, and overall project management of capital projects delivered to the site;

• Responsible for meeting or exceeding Hygiene Manufacturing Excellence project requirements;

• Provide engineering experience to the site in order to meet technological and business needs;

• Support operations and engineers with reoccurring issues based on engineering principles;

• Perform other essential responsibilities as deemed necessary.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred but not required;

• At least two years of engineering experience in a manufacturing setting, paper manufacturing/converting preferred;

• Minimum two years project management experience strongly preferred;

• Strong organizational skills;

• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills;

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

• Lean manufacturing experience preferred;

• Experience in team based work setting with use of World Class Manufacturing Principles preferred;

• Experience with AutoCAD or similar computer-aided design software preferred;

• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite including (Teams, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project) required;

• Experience with SAP system preferred.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits.

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance.

• Wellness program provided through Rally.

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution of 9.5%

• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program

• PTO offering with Paid Holidays