Oversee all engineering activities supporting Miniat Holdings LLC's future vision, growth, and strategic initiatives. Key responsibilities include setting goals and objectives for the engineering department, managing a multidisciplinary engineering team (manufacturing, chemical, electrical, and controls engineers), leading project management efforts, overseeing capital budgets, and ensuring compliance with regulatory programs.
Primary Responsibilities:
Develop and execute engineering standards, including best practices across the organization
Evaluate existing processes and recommend opportunistic improvements, including cost reduction recommendations
Research new technologies and manufacturing opportunities for improvement optimization of our processes and support infrastructure
Guide the leadership and development of the engineering team, managing the talent and personal development for sustainable growth including bench strength
Develop, organize, and execute the Capital Management Plan, overseeing project development, design, and implementation for multiple plants with budgets of $2.5 million or more
Direct training methods and technical leadership to staff and stakeholders regarding equipment operations, standards, safety and maintenance
Serve as the company Subject Matter Expert (SME) and ensure compliance with local, state and federal environmental regulations
Support engineering expertise on equipment consistent with meat and oil industry processes; further support of mechanical systems to include refrigeration, boilers, and building systems
Lead to ensure a safe and healthy work environment through compliance with standards, code enforcement and meeting regulatory and legal requirements
Collaborates with Plant Management and senior management in establishing and managing capital budgets
Prepares layouts and project presentations for all potential capital projects
Administration and management of the Capital Planning Process
Collaborate with Finance and plant teams to develop tools, tracking systems, and processes for managing short- and long-term capital plans and monitoring progress
Present to Executive Leadership Team and Board
Actively participates in food safety programs that ensure the safety of ingredients and finished products
Serve as a subject matter expert and resource for EHS-related activities, including compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and agencies
Lead and support continuous improvement projects and investments focused on human and food safety, quality, cost efficiency, and sustainability
Perform other duties as assigned
Management Responsibilities:
Manage and direct personnel in the engineering group for cooked meat and oils facilities
Resolve issues arising from internal stakeholders; coordination, prioritization and deliverables
Driving the continuing education of staff through professional organizations, trade associations and professional network
Supervise department costs, personnel and methods
Responsible for hiring and firing of personnel
Establish standard of performance and ensure that organizational policies are carried out
Participate in the Performance Management Process
Oversee the administration of timecards and approval of time off requests
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in a Chemical, Manufacturing or Process Engineering preferred
Eight - ten years' leadership experience managing an engineering department in a food manufacturing environment
Broad knowledge of food industry experience to include sanitary design for equipment and facilities, process controls, P&ID's, and regulatory expectations conducive to operating industries
Demonstrated success leading complex projects with proven results
Self-Starter with Strong leadership qualities, business acumen, decision making and analytical skills
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with clear conveyance for information at all levels of the organization
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, software specific to engineering technology and AutoCAD
Preferences:
Meat industry experience
Oil refining processes
Experience managing a multi-discipline engineering group (Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical Controls Engineers)
Willing to travel up to 50 % to support the completion of the Carrollton Expansion project for the next three years.
Willing to travel up to 25% to support Carrollton and South Chicago Plant operations once expansion project completion.
Competencies:
Initiative: Self-starter, plans and coordinates for short and long-term expectations, takes actions to resolve and deliver
Teamwork: Organization, communication with concise direction, supports D2S and D2X culture, Promotes relationships
Results Oriented: Focused on introducing improvements and setting higher level goals that transform business results
Project Management: Assures successful project completion by establishing a systematic course of action for self and other members of the project team; able to monitor progress toward a goal and make adjustments accordingly
Analytical Thinking: Tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach
Strategic Thinking: Able to analyze the organization's competitive position by considering market and industry trends, existing and potential customers, and strengths and weaknesses as compared to competitors
Managing Change: Able to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes needed to improve the organization's effectiveness; initiating, sponsoring, and implementing organizational change; helping others to successfully manage organizational change
Benefits for this role include: Medical, vision, dental, discretionary bonus up to 30% (50% personal performance based & 50% company performance based), profit sharing (which feeds retirement) at a minimum of 3% annually and 216 hours PTO in the 1st 12 months.