Director Engineering

Job  :
McComb, 312 Radar Road, McComb, Ohio, United States of America;
Grand Rapids - H1, 3061 Shaffer Avenue, Kentwood, Michigan, United States of America;
Downers Grove, 3333 Finley Rd, Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America Posted:
Job Family:
Director

Pay Type:

Salary

Travel Required:

true

Travel Percentage : 40

Telecommute Percentage: 100

Job Summary The Engineering Director leads the execution of capital projects across manufacturing and packaging facilities, ensuring delivery against scope, timing, cost, and performance expectations. This role is accountable for driving engineering excellence while ensuring full compliance with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) standards, maintaining zero regulatory violations.

The role also supports enterprise asset reliability programs, partnering with site leadership to elevate equipment performance and move facilities toward world-class reliability practices. The Engineering Director builds organizational capability, ensures standardization of the engineering processes, and drives continuous improvement across systems, people, and technology.

Travel: 40%-60% annually

This is a remote home based role, but individual will reside local to the McComb, OH, Chicagoland area or Grand Rapids, MI. No relocation is available for this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities Capital Project Leadership & Execution Lead development and execution of site-level capital plans and budgets

Ensure all capital projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet financial and operational targets

Partner with Finance to develop robust business cases, including ROI, IRR, and payback analysis

Establish and execute audit processes to validate project outcomes and realized savings

Provide weekly and monthly reporting on project performance, financials, and key metrics

Travel to project sites on a regular basis to ensure adherence to budget, schedule and deliverables

Engineering Program Leadership Drive consistent implementation of engineering programs, standards, and best practices across assigned sites

Develop and deploy engineering policies and procedures aligned with enterprise strategy

Evaluate and implement new and emerging technologies in partnership with the central engineering team to enhance operational performance

Ensure alignment with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Food Safety, and Maintenance stakeholders

Reliability & Asset Management Support and advance enterprise reliability strategy to improve asset availability, performance, and lifecycle management

Identify and close gaps in equipment capability and reliability across production lines

Collaborate with the maintenance excellence team and the maintenance teams to improve preventative, predictive, and TPM strategies

Support asset tracking, transfers, utilization, and disposition across the network

Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives following equipment or system failures

Contribute to enterprise risk management plans related to operational and reliability risks

People Leadership & Organizational Development Lead, coach, and develop Project Managers, Engineers, and Maintenance Leaders regarding project execution and technical practices

Build organizational capability through performance management, succession planning, and ongoing development

Promote a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement

Mentor teams on project management best practices and engineering standards

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Governance Partner with Supply Chain Leadership and plant teams to ensure seamless execution of engineering initiatives

Collaborate with EH&S and FSQA to ensure full regulatory compliance

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