Lead Project Engineer (IHM)

Location: 

Minneapolis, MN, US, 55440-9497

Work Site:  Hybrid
Duration:  Permanent / Unlimited
Date:  Mar 23, 2026

Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.​ Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries. We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.

Position:  Lead Project Engineer (Multiple Positions)

 

DUTIES: The Lead Project Engineer leads project teams in executing medium sized technical projects for customers in the food industry, such as grain milling including specialty grains like oat, animal feed, and oil extraction, and supports the Project Manager in more complex projects. Specific duties include: 1) Manage assigned projects from initiation to completion, ensuring all project goals and objectives are met. 2) Actively participate in project meetings and design reviews with cross-functional team members, suppliers, and/or customers. 3) Responsible for technical design of medium plants, lines and single machines, approves deliverables to ensure that design will meet customer expectations. 4) Create efficient, organized, practical layouts for manufacturing plants and production lines that optimize material flow, ensure safety standards, and maximize the use of space. 5) Address and resolve any questions or issues during design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning. 6) Track schedules to ensure projects are executed completely and on time. Prioritize and manage work to support budgeted hours and scheduled due dates. Ensure proper specifications and timely placement of purchase orders. 7) Support Team Members in technical responsibilities. 8) Track deviations using the Buhler quality system. 9) Prepare work packages for other engineering locations. 10) Capture project experience and best practices, and apply lessons learned. Domestic travel required up to 10% of the time.

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: This position requires five (5) years of related food processing project engineering experience. Experience must include two (2) years of experience, which may be concurrent, with all of the following: 1) Managing assigned projects from initiation to completion, ensuring all project goals and objectives are met. 2) Actively participating in project meetings and design reviews with cross-functional team members, suppliers, and/or customers. 3) Creating efficient, organized, practical layouts for manufacturing plants and production lines. 4) Addressing and resolving any questions or issues that occur during design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning. 5) Tracking schedules to ensure projects are executed completely and on time. Prioritizing and managing work hours to support budgeted hours and scheduled due dates for projects. Ensuring proper specifications and timely placement of purchase orders. All experience may be gained concurrently. Domestic travel required up to 10% of the time. Salary: $120,515/year. Benefits offered: Health Insurance w/ Health Savings Acct.; Dental; Vision & Life Insurance; Short Term & Long Term Disability; 401(k) w/ 6% company contribution; 15 days vacation; Sick Time; Maternity & Paternity Leave. Full-time, position located in Plymouth, MN. Please apply online at https://jobs.buhlergroup.com/.

 

 

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At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally. Become a part of a dynamic environment that combines your drive for innovation with a world ​of possibilities.​ Joining us means embracing a shared purpose of creating innovations for a better world while becoming part of a company that is dedicated to your success.

As a global organization, we embrace the diversity of our global workforce. At Bühler, you will collaborate with professionals from around the world, each bringing in a unique perspective to the table. It is a business priority for us to harness the diversity of our global workforce and include them in their uniqueness to create a culture of belonging guided by our TOP values – Trust, Ownership and Passion. Embark on a journey that combines the excitement of global collaboration with the reassurance of a welcoming workplace.

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