Manufacturing Engineer​/Project Manager

Job Description

The Director of Maintenance & Engineering is responsible for leading the facility engineering and maintenance operations. This includes designing and executing projects of the maintenance department and acting as the facility capital project budget manager. Other responsibilities include designing and executing plant maintenance programs.

• Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation.
• Carry out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues.
• Check various systems to keep plant running smoothly and efficiently.
• Plan and oversee all repair and installation activities and assign daily team responsibilities.
• Allocate workload and supervise maintenance staff.
• Monitor equipment inventory and place orders when necessary.
• Monitor expenses and control the budget for maintenance.
• Manage relationships with contractors and service providers.
• Keep maintenance logs and report on daily activities.
• Ensure health and safety policies are complied with.
• Manage employee performance reviews, corrective action and employee growth plans.
• Develop operations annual budget by analyzing spending and allocation of resources, taking into consideration feedback received from team leaders.
• Adhere to the approved operations annual budget and provide budget updates and adjustments as requested by CEO and President.
• Continue and strengthen a culture of inclusion and diversity to drive results in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Display positive leadership with demonstrated respect for others.
• Reliable and regular transportation and attendance.

• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in food manufacturing, preferably USDA certified facilities.
• Extensive experience working with food processing equipment, ovens, packaging equipment, grills, fryers, etc.

• Proven experience as maintenance manager or managerial role with large team expertise.
• Experience in planning maintenance operations.
• Solid understanding of technical aspects of food industry manufacturing (protein or RTE foods preferred).
• Working knowledge of food industry and equipment (Freon refrigeration, batch ovens, cryogenic nitrogen systems, vertical form fillers and baggers, scaling systems, batch ovens - gas fired, modified atmosphere packaging, etc.).
• Ability to keep track of and report on activity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities.
• Conflict management skills.
• Proven ability to use data to make decisions.
• Experience leading change.
• Excellent coaching skills.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Proficient computer skills in spreadsheets, databases and word processing.
• Excellent technical knowledge of equipment, products and processes.
• Self‑motivated, results oriented and excellent personal skills.
• Strong background in HACCP, safety, GMP, and BRC.
• Hands‑on work ethic.
• Fluency in English (read, write, speak, listen); bilingual preferred.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, and feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Exposure to food tasting and smells including all food allergens.

The working environment includes variable temperatures from hot to cold and a noisy environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Occasionally.

Director

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Food and Beverage Manufacturing