Winchester - Project Engineers
Olin Winchester, LLC (“Winchester”), considered one of the world’s leading ammunition manufacturers, is seeking Project Engineers. The positions will be located at the Independence, MO facility. With a reputation steeped in tradition, we have earned the moniker, ‘The American Legend’ by delivering on our commitment to excellence in everything we do – including staffing our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities with diverse, energetic employees. Read on to learn more about this exciting opportunity and join our quest for the best.
Essential Functions*:
- Partner with USG personnel to develop future scopes of work to support the program technical goals and timeline.
- Support creation of project proposal packages including cost estimates, schedules, and integrated master plans.
- Develop scopes of work for suppliers.
- Coordinate activities between teams in support of parallel activities on multiple projects.
- Provide informal status updates, formal written reports, and lead recurring team meetings with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform project tasks that ensure the project and program meet established financial goals.
- Utilize a gated review process to design, procure, install, and test product, equipment, and processes in a high speed, high precision manufacturing environment.
- Interface with multidisciplinary team of customers, peers, suppliers, contractors, and leaders at multiple organizational levels.
Position Requirements*:
- Bachelor of Science or Master’s Degree** in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Quality or Metallurgical Engineering required. Degree must be completed by May 2022.
- Minimum three years’ recent related engineering experience preferred.
- Experience in ammunition manufacturing preferred.
- Experience working on USG or DOD contracts preferred.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office required; Microsoft Project, Minitab, and AutoCAD experience preferred.
- Exceptional analytical, organizational, problem solving, leadership and project management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), presentation and facilitation skills.
- Ability to travel approximately 15%.
- Ability to obtain SECRET clearance, if required.
- This position requires successful vetting as an Employee Possessor in accordance with U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
- This position requires access to ITAR controlled technical data, and as such, employment will be contingent upon the candidate's ability to access ITAR controlled technical data pursuant to an export license approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, if required.
- This position requires successful vetting for unescorted access in accordance with U.S. Army and Department of Defense access policies.
What’s in it for you?
Many of our employees have been with us for decades. We constantly strive, however, to bring new people with new points of view into the company. Your career is important to us, and we work with you to create development plans that help you achieve your career goals.
Our employees enjoy the following employment enhancements and more:
- Paid parental leave (up to 160 hours) and additional leave programs
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance effective Day 1
- Fertility Benefits (lifetime maximum $25,000)
- 401(k) with an employer match and Olin retirement contribution account
- Accelerated vacation accrual
- Volunteer Paid Time Off Program
- Short term incentive program participation
- Alternate work schedules (location/role specific)
- Employee Ammunition Purchase Program
Why Winchester?
Winchester is one of three proud business units of Olin Corporation. Olin began in 1892 and has steadily grown to become an industry leader in both ammunition and chemicals manufacturing. Winchester, Olin Chlor Alkali Products & Vinyls and Olin Epoxy employ approximately 8,000 professionals in more than 20 countries with customers in nearly 100 countries around the globe.
*This list is not intended to be all inclusive.
*Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship to applicants not authorized to work in the US.
**Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.
Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.