Plant Engineer

Location: Manawa

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

WI Manawa Receiving & Bldg 30

Job Type:Engineering Manufacturing Job Posting

Title:

Plant Engineer

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 Plant Engineer to support our operations based in Manawa, WI facility, a manufacture of quality dry blend products. The Plant Engineer is responsible for collaboratively developing, planning, and executing the plant capital strategy to align with business unit priorities. This role leads cross-functional teams to manage and deliver capital projects, improve operational efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance, and support site-wide goals in safety, food quality, and environmental sustainability.

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

Plan, scope, gain approval for, and implement projects aligned with the site's master capital plan and business priorities.

Lead multiple projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.

Manage assigned capital projects, including safety, scope of adherence, commissioning, qualification, verification, timeline, cash flow, and budget tracking.

Follow Capital Initiative Management processes and ensure consistent communication with stakeholders and teams.

Partner with the capital sourcing manager to develop and execute procurement strategies.

Manage site technical drawings and document retention.

Provide on-site troubleshooting and technical support for critical operational issues.

Lead root cause failure analysis and implement engineered solutions.

Work with site leadership, Quality, EHS, Supply Planning, R&D, Maintenance, Finance, and IT teams to deliver strategic…