Your Opportunity as a Senior Engineer, TSO
The Senior Engineer will drive high-performance work culture by engaging with floor technicians, coaching to problem solve, make decisions, and become self-reliant. Organize and prioritize initiatives with plant leadership to help achieve master plan and long-term vision. Continue to grow your skills and capabilities across Operations and Supply Chain by building a solid foundation in how our products are made and how our work system functions.
Location:1200 Market St NE, Decatur, AL 35601 (Meow Mix Manufacturing Plant)
Work Arrangements: 100% on-site. 8hr Day Shift: Monday-Friday. Flexibility required. Willingness to work off shift (including nights, weekends, and/or holidays) and flow to the work as needed
In this Role You Will:
- Support technical efforts to evaluate and improve on processes and formulations in Pet food manufacturing plants to improve production rates, efficiencies, and yield while maintaining reliable and safe manufacturing systems.
- Provide technical guidance between operations and R&D on new product/process development, act as liaison between R&D and Operations for scheduling and conducting plant test runs.
- Owner of the Commissioning, Qualification and Verification (CQV) process for new projects. Function as single point of contact and key organizational leader between engineering, R&D, and operations team to ensure full involvement during project execution and seamless transition during turnover to operations
- Supports the implementation of Smucker Continuous Improvement methodologies while fostering a zero-loss culture
- Employ effective interpersonal time and resource management skills to complete projects assignments
- Work within specification systems, with a focus on recipe creation, ingredient substitutions, cost optimization, and plant trial requests.
- Coordinate and lead plant trials to evaluate new ingredients and/or new processing/packaging parameters.
- Design and execute experiments at both supplier sites and in plant operations.
- Validate improvements/corrective actions that will deliver the desired benefits.
- Develop a detailed understanding of all unit operations, with focus on process operations, within the primary manufacturing location. Develop a general understanding of all unit operations at other Pet manufacturing locations.
What We are Looking For:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Food Science
- 2+ years of Engineering, Operations, R&D and/or TSO experience
- Demonstrated ability to define a problem statement, identify root cause, and develop/implement systemic corrective actions
- Demonstrated ability to lead work effectively and independently given basic coaching and guidance
- Ability to work effectively with individuals and teams across the organization
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- 20% travel required
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
- A Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or Food Science degree
- Food manufacturing experience
- Project management skills and technical problem-solving capability
- Demonstrated use of formal problem-solving methodologies
- Ability to work and influence within a team environment
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 equipment.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
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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.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Food Science
- At least 2 years of experience in Engineering, Operations, R&D, and/or TSO
- Ability to define problem statements, identify root causes, and develop and implement systemic corrective actions
- Ability to lead work effectively and independently with basic coaching and guidance
- Ability to work effectively with individuals and teams across the organization
- Clear and effective communication skills
- Ability to travel 20%
- Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or Food Science degree
- Food manufacturing experience
- Project management skills and technical problem-solving capability
- Experience using formal problem-solving methodologies
- Ability to work within and influence a team environment
The J.M. Smucker Co. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strong, with a company 401(k) match, immediate vesting in some materials, and access to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These elements contribute to a favorable view of total compensation value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents and on-site childcare at key locations signal a family-forward approach. Additional supports such as adoption assistance and pet-related leave reinforce this emphasis.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, seasonal compressed schedules, and flexibility options are highlighted across materials. The ability to start with substantial PTO and buy additional time enhances perceived time-off breadth.
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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.
