Director Engineering at Hearthside Food Solutions LLC in Downers Grove, Illinois

Job Description:

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Job Summary: This position works closely with manufacturing and packaging locations to ensure that all Capital Projects are executed and meet or exceed expectations. The Engineering Director is responsible for ensuring capital projects comply with all EH&S and FSQA processes, practices, and procedures ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met or exceeded with no violations. The Engineering Director is responsible for supporting Equipment (asset) Reliability processes, practices and procedures ensuring all sites are progressing toward world class reliability practices as needed.

Job Duties:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
•Responsible for Engineering programs and their consistent implementation for their sites.
•Develop as directed by the VP and implement consistent Engineering policies and procedures to achieve best in class results.
•Lead the development and execution of the annual capital budget for the HFS sites within their responsibility.
•Provide weekly & monthly reporting of relevant metrics under your control.
•Ensure all capital programs are in scope, on time, and deliver as presented. This will include an annual audit process to validate and verify savings.
•Work closely with all levels of the Supply Chain Leadership Team, Plants and Engineering staff to ensure comprehensive and effective implementation of all programs.
•Work cross-functionally to ensure projects meet the needs of all key stakeholders to include but not be limited to Quality, Food Safety, Planning, Operations, T & W and Maintenance.
•Ensure the development of the engineering organization through effective use of performance management processes, employee feedback and coaching, and development plans. Continuously grow and improve the capability of the engineering organization, its' people, processes, and technology.
•Constantly search and evaluate technology to ensure optimal and state of the art processes and procedures.
•Assign and oversee projects that are delegated to either: Project Managers, Project Engineers or Maintenance Managers to implement.
•Mentor and coach Project Managers, Project Engineers and Maintenance Managers in your respective area with regard to proper Project Management Practices and the sharing of best practices across the organization
•Foster and encourage a professional work environment with internal and external customers.
•Communicate effectively up, down and across the organization.
•Travel to project sites on a regular basis to ensure adherence to budget, schedule and deliverables.
•Partner with SC Finance and Commercial Finance as needed to assist in business case development for all projects
•Support maintenance dashboard implementation and compliance across the organization.
•Define asset availability and capability gaps within production lines with their site responsibility.
•Support asset identification, management and track assets transfers / dispositions throughout the company.
•Support the Reliability Strategy to close gaps in availability, capability and competence for all facilities.
•Provide resources and support for reliability issues for maintenance teams across the company.
•Train and coach and manage via influence to facilitate learning from repetitive failures and reliability events across the organization.
•Provides input to a risk management plan that will anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operations.

Required Competencies & Knowledge:

Knowledge of:
•Capital Budgeting and Capital Plan Execution
•Financial Metrics, Payback, IRR, NPV, Cash Flow
•Project Management Principles
•Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Project
•Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma methodology
•Hearthside procurement, equipment, products and production processes
•Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis
•Environmental Compliance
•Sustainability, Water and Energy Conservation
•Asset Reliability Principles
•ERP/MRP Systems such as JD Edwards or SAP
•A CMMS System (SAP preferred, consideration given to EAM, Maximo, AS 400).

Skill in:
•Capital Budgeting and Capital Plan Execution
•Financial Metrics, Payback, IRR, NPV, Cash Flow
•Effective presentation, writing, proposals, business plans, SOP's, best practice sharing
•Personnel and Performance Management
•Leading development and implementation of strategic goals and budget/cost control
•Procurement Policies and Practices
•Contract review
•Negotiation
•5S
•Cellular flow manufacturing
•Kaizen facilitation
•SMED
•Choke Point Analysis
•SharePoint site management
•Project Management Principles
•Preventative Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance strategies
•Successfully analyzes and presents data to multiple levels of the organization
•Engineering design, engineering analysis, time studies, scenario analysis, root cause analysis, method and material analysis, and mistake proofing
Ability to:
•Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
•Manage by influence remotely and through on-site work
•Successfully multi-task with conflicting priorities
•Ensure collaborative relationships with industry, trade, other associations, regulatory agencies and Hearthside staff.
•Lead 'best in class' behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and policy focus

Proficiency in:
•Capital Budgeting and Capital Plan Execution
•Sustainable Cost Reduction Projects
•Personnel and Performance Management
•Team Leadership
•Change Management
•Influence Management
•Project Management Principles
•Financial Metrics & Management
•Managing Multiple Projects and Priorities
•Root cause analysis & root cause failure analysis,
•Ability to balance short-term and long-term reliability threats
•Action plans and follow-up to complete
•MS Office Suite
•AutoCAD

Minimum Qualifications:
•Bachelor's degree in Engineering, significant industry experience or equivalent technical degree required; preferably in Industrial, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering and 5-10 years or more of progressive leadership responsibility in the food industry or equivalent cGMP manufacturing environment required.
•Previous Engineering and Maintenance Management is a plus.
•Proven results in business management, maintenance management, project management, cross functional team leadership, budget management, timeline adherence, driving results through continuous improvement tools and influence.
•Extensive CMMS knowledge and proficient in maintenance management including metrics necessary to lead and drive the organization's equipment reliability program
•10-15 years or more of relevant business experience in an Engineering role with knowledge of food industry a plus.
•Additional background in Project Management of projects in the range of $10-35MM.
•Experience negotiating, preparing and administering vendor agreements and contracts

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Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Downers Grove, IL we are a world-class contract manufacturer producing wholesome baked goods, snacks and packaged foods for many of the world's leading food companies. As one of the largest and fastest growing food co-manufacturing companies in the US, we are the proud owner and operator of over 35 facilities globally. Our nearly 10,000 employee-strong organization is leading the way and setting new standards for quality, safety, flexibility and efficiency while feeding families around the globe.

Hearthside's exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for customers of all shapes and sizes, and by our resolute commitment to our belief that there are no great companies without great culture. Our culture of personal empowerment enables growth, learning, and continuous improvement every day!
We are steadfast in our ambition to be the indispensable and most trusted partner to our customers and need your help to do it! Join Hearthside and enjoy a competitive package, outstanding benefits and a diverse work environment.
Hearthside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.