• Collaborate with the Operations team to provide process engineering support as needed to develop and sustain quality products for our customers.
• Work closely with internal and external subject matter experts on the implementation of innovative approaches to plant operation and maintenance.
• Leverage Performance Excellence methods to establish goals, objectives, and KPIs for plant engineering functions and capital project management. Leverage deployment plans to establish an expected cadence of project completion to which everyone can be held accountable.
• Display an ability to lead, develop, support safety efforts, and promote a safety culture of continuous improvement. Promote continuous process safety improvement with knowledge of PSM programs being a plus.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and development for process engineers, facilities, and maintenance through a variety of methods including coaching, collaboration, and conducting training sessions.
• Collaborate with the Capex Engineering team to develop, execute, and manage capital projects that exceed 5M USD.
• Ensure stewardship of viable capital projects from inception through validation.
• Provide effective management of personnel and resources to balance schedules, budgets, and scope/quality of projects under the guidance of the Capital Engineers depending on the dollar value of the projects.
• Provide oversight of equipment and contractor personnel day to day and during the course of project by working in the field on a daily basis.
• Written and verbal communication of project activities and key metrics shall be provided to managers and other stakeholders.
• Develop requests for proposals, equipment sizing, equipment utility lists, detail P&ID's, and other front-end engineering tasks.
• Proactively participate in safety, environmental, quality, and production processes in order to ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Develop short-term and long-term strategy for the Maintenance and Facilities team.
• Develop short-term and long-term building improvement plans.
• Maintain an awareness of industry trends and investigate the means by which projects can be improved, implemented, and managed - this includes capturing lessons learned and developing best practices ensuring compliance with all relevant engineering standards and internal procedures.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work-related experience required.

• Minimum of five years previous process engineering experience preferred.
• Minimum of three years previous maintenance and/or facilities experience preferred.
• Demonstrated strong commitment and leadership in safety systems.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to plan priorities effectively, including assisting with capital planning.
• Proficient in mentoring, training, and development of colleagues.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) for coordination, training, and reporting.
• Able to utilize independent judgement to solve problems, have excellent organizational skills to effectively handle multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and strive for continuous improvement and high expectations for direct reports.
• Ability to achieve and track excellence using performance driven metrics leveraging Performance Excellence or similar continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPM.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of CMMS and enterprise management systems.

• Dust
• Allergens
  • The scope of the position may require exposure to and use of materials containing allergens such as seafood and nuts.
• Some manufacturing processes within the facility are highly reliant on machinery and other processing equipment and, as a result, noise levels may reach or exceed 85 decibels and require use of hearing protection for most of the work shift.

• Able to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds on a frequent basis, up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis and up to 55 pounds overhead.
  • Lifting or carrying weights over 50 pounds is rare. Employees are encouraged to request assistance in lifting or carrying objects that weigh more than 50 pounds.
• Able to move about or to a work site by stooping, bending, kneeling or squatting frequently during the course of a workday. May require periods of prolonged sitting or standing.
• Able to operate equipment or diagnose / detect issues of machinery that may be located at different heights. May require work on ladders, scaffolding or other work at heights.

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