Project Manager, Engineering

Location: Manawa

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Works from Home Job Type:Engineering Job Posting

Title:

Project Manager, Engineering

About Us:

Tree House Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At Tree House Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families.

We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results.

We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

We are seeking a Project Manager, Engineering, responsible for leading capital and technical initiatives that improve plant reliability, capacity, safety, and efficiency across multiple facilities. This role oversees development and execution of site master plans, manages capital budgets, and ensures projects are delivered on time and within scope.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

Maintain responsibility for multiple facilities with an in-depth understanding of food manufacturing operations.

Develop and execute 2–3-year capital master plans aligned with business priorities.

Lead development of project scopes, screening estimates, business cases, and approvals.

Manage capital project execution, including design, procurement, scheduling, construction, commissioning, validation, and closeout.

Manage and influence cross-functional stakeholders and contractors, resolving issues, and driving alignment.

Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, environmental, health, and safety standards.

Provide technical troubleshooting, including root cause analysis and countermeasure implementation.

Support site Progressive Maintenance, Breakdown Elimination, and Autonomous Maintenance initiatives.

Contribute to cost savings and efficiency through sustainability and continuous improvement projects.

Serve as a technical subject matter expert for sanitary design and process technology.

Develop team capability by providing feedback,…