R.A Jones, headquartered in Covington, KY, is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of primary and secondary packaging machinery for the beverage, chemical, consumer goods, dairy, food, pharmaceutical, and industrial industries. R.A Jones offers an extensive portfolio of solutions for applications in aerosol, cartoning, chub packaging, cup filling, multi-packing, pouching and modified atmosphere packaging.

R.A Jones is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia has 141 operating units in 35 countries, a turnover of about 1.9 billion euros and over 8,000 employees. Coesia North America offers a competitive benefit package which includes, among other things:

• Multiple health insurance plan options
• Company paid life insurance
• 401k with up to 6% company match
• Paid parental leave

Coesia is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion.

The Junior Mechanical Project Engineer plans, develops, coordinates, and directs large engineering projects or several small projects with complex features. This position is on-site at our Covington, KY location. Responsibilities include but aren’t limited to:

• Provides leadership and management for assigned projects.
• Assists in planning, developing, and coordinating large engineering projects.
• Estimates personnel needs, and schedules and assigns work to meet completion date
• Acts as a technical consultant to assist in presenting solutions to the customer; Assist in solving field acceptance issues.
• Provides initial analysis of budget requirements for specified projects.
• Accountable for achieving all assigned engineering projects and objectives within the established strategy, ensures functionality while meeting specifications.
• Ensures that project and order engineering tasks assigned or when supervising others on a project are achieved within the established budget, schedule, and priority.
• Responsible for engineering design reviews, ensuring fit, function and accuracy of engineering.
• Keeps leaders informed on status of assigned projects by providing briefings and data when required or requested.
• Follows up with other functional departments on project tasks to ensure critical job or project items are completed within the needed timelines.
• Provides performance input on personnel who functioned as key players on projects.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• 3-6 years’ experience where direct supervision received is minimal, with assignment given in terms of general objectives and project specific limits.
• Working knowledge of mechanical components and systems, their uses and application in the manufacturing processes.
• Must be able to design, and produce assembly, and detail drawings, BOM, timing diagrams, and related project support documentation including design basis and theory of machine operation.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills to promote the team concept required for quality order execution.
• Coordinate work of up to four engineering resources.

• Ability for travel domestically and internationally to various locations as needed including customer plants (10- 20% travel required, typically with advanced notice).
• Able to work in an office and manufacturing environment at R.A Jones and customer facilities.
• Push, pull and lift repeatedly up to & including 50 lb.
• Constant walking and standing, typically on a shop floor.
• Some exposure to dust, dirt, noise, and smoke.
• BS degree or equivalent experience required, project management experience a plus.
• General business (finance, operations, engineering) preferred.