Project Customer Engineer - Benalla

Job Description:

Come and join our passionate team in this customer focused role
Utilise your engineering background and enjoy a new career challenge
Benalla Victoria location – rewarding salary package + bonus

The Team

Our Benalla manufacturing site is located in regional Victoria, 2.5 hours north of Melbourne's CBD. This plant plays a crucial role in our operations, providing energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability, primarily Transformers, Kiosks and Switchgear. The Benalla plant is a testament to our commitment to local manufacturing and innovation, contributing significantly to the regional economy and offering numerous job opportunities.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced Project Customer Engineer to join our team in Benalla, Victoria. This permanent position will see you playing a pivotal role in leading engineered-to-order projects that support the production of Transformers, Kiosks, and Switchgear. This is career opportunity will see you joining a growing team as you take your career to the next level and enjoy all the benefits of a relaxed location.

Key responsibilities will see you:

Manage diverse engineered to order projects in support of our Benalla manufacturing operations
Monitor change requests, design updates and project tracking as you proactively monitor schedules for potential risks or other factors which may impact delivery
Focus on Customer solutions as you balance quality, cost and adherence to other internal processes across various technical projects
Collaborate with varied cross-functional teams and other related stakeholder groups to ensure project success including; Engineering, Production, Supply Chain and various technical team members
Participate in project reviews, support Customer site visits and action any other administrative/ad-hoc tasks as you contribute to our ongoing growth and success
Drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with safety, quality and other environmental standards throughout the project lifecycle

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About You

Tertiary qualifications – ideally Electrical or Project Management
Strong proven project management capabilities and skilled in delivering technical solutions
Previous experience in the use of SAP and other related digital tools
Proven ability to partner with varied stakeholder groups and collaborate to achieve outcomes
Those with previous experience in a similar manufacturing/production environment will be viewed favourably

All applicants must have working rights in Australia at the time of application and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for Interview.

Schneider Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. If any candidates are submitted in an unsolicited manner, we will consider this as a direct candidate application to Schneider Electric and no fee will be payable.

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Share program with the option to participate and receive discounts and contributions
Annual Leave purchasing options to ensure you have flexibility in your downtime
Discounts at major vendors such as; Clipsal, JB-HiFi and Hoyts just to name a few through our employee rewards schemes
Ongoing training and development on an expanding portfolio of Schneider products
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