Lead Engineer, Technical Services Organization

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3 Locations
In-Office or Remote
100K-150K
Senior level
Food
The Role
The Lead Engineer will oversee capital project delivery, manage multidisciplinary teams, develop project schedules, and ensure safety and quality standards are met while driving cost-effective solutions.
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Your Opportunity as a Lead Engineer, Technical Service Organization - Sweet Baked Snacks

Lead the plant Capital Projects Delivery Process and execute initiatives to drive our Company strategy.  Ensure all phases are followed and executed timely and efficiently.  Strong focus on continuous improvement mindset into sustainable practices.  Drive cost effective resolutions across multidisciplinary teams to help maintain/grow our profit margins.

Location: Columbus, GA , Arkadelphia, AR or Emporia, KS (you can work at any of these manufacturing locations)

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site at either our Columbus, GA, Arkadelphia, AR or Emporia, KS bakery

  • Travel - up to 15% (typically for Factory Acceptance Tests)

In this Role You Will:  

  • Write project charters and funding requests

  • Ensure all phases of the Capital Project Delivery process such as Front-End Engineering and Start Up Management are followed, partnering with engineering firms where applicable

  • Lead the development of project cost estimates and manages projects to meet the estimates 80% of the time

  • Develop and manage project schedules to meet project objectives 95% of the time; this includes coordinating and monitoring schedule updates in conjunction with engineering, operations, and construction resources

  • Establish project practices and procedures including ones related to safety, quality, cost, and schedule

  • Manage project changes and the decision-making process

  • Drive resolution of key technical issues within the team; ensure all Smucker engineering and code requirements are met

  • Understand the key project support systems like Marketplace and Spotfire and is able to utilize these to stay on track and move the project forward

  • Clearly communicate project status, outages and watchouts as the primary link between the project team and upper management

  • Understand key roles of Smucker employees and contractors and can mesh the two for a seamless project execution

  • Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, operation leaders, and technicians to successfully execute a project

  • Work with operations and product development to determine internal customer needs

  • Provide technical support to Project Managers in the areas of project controls, budget, and accounting systems

  • Ensure that projects are documented in accordance with good engineering practices

  • Help coach and develop Operational Process Engineers

The Right Role for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

What We are Looking For:  

Minimum Requirements: 

  • A Bachelor's of Engineering degree

  • 5+ years of experience in project management, construction management, or operations leadership

  • An understanding of the Capital Delivery Process

  • Able to perform moderate activity including but not limited to, significant time spent on manufacturing floor and some physical work on equipment

  • Ability to organize and prioritize actions to help meet plant objectives and long-term vision

  • Display a high level of professional maturity, including the ability to appropriately protect, maintain and work with highly sensitive and confidential information

  • Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team, including cross-functional groups 

  • Ability to coach and train others

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:  

  • Previous experience in a food (pet, bakery, or confectionary) manufacturing environment

  • Prior experience managing capital spend / budget of $10-$15 million or more

Work Environment: This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be high.

Physical Demands:

  • Regularly required to talk and hear.  

  • Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

  • Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

  • Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently.

  • May push and pull heavy trash carts, dough carts, portable equipment, and catch pans.

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

Learn More About Working at Smucker   

Helping our Employees Thrive  

Delivering on Our Purpose  

Our Continued Commitment to Ensuring a Workplace for All  

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Top Skills

Capital Projects Delivery Process
Construction Management
Engineering Software (Marketplace
Project Management
Spotfire)
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The Company
HQ: Orrville, OH
5,001 Employees

What We Do

Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.

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