Category Manufacturing Engineering Manager (Beverages)

Job Category: Engineering Job Family: Operations Engineering Job Description: This individual is a critical member of our manufacturing team who is responsible for leading and championing the Manufacturing/Process Engineering space for our production operations in one of our major product categories. They will lead a team that will identify, prioritize, and execute opportunities to improve core manufacturing competencies that drive broad impact for the organization. This role’s primary focus is on people, processes, and data, and how they integrate with equipment and the inputs/outputs of manufacturing. They will champion manufacturing engineering excellence, performance measurement, engineering methods, data analysis/analytics, problem resolution, partner empowerment, and process discipline. We are looking for this individual to bring/develop a level of technical business expertise to the Beverages Product Category segment. Someone successful in this role will have a strong working knowledge of applying a variety of engineering concepts, capital execution, process/production optimization, methods, tools, practices, and procedures as well as how it connects to our manufacturing environment and other parts of the business. This individual will be self-driven and motivated while executing with a wide degree of latitude in creative behaviors and influential leadership. This role reports to a Vice President or Director. Program management deployment at a company, category, or regional level in multiple locations across the Americas is expected. This position is located in Green Bay, WI but open to candidates being located near a U.S. Schreiber Foods plant. What you'll do: Build, lead and develop a top performing engineering team instilling a culture of accountability, results, continuous improvement, and people first. Develop SFI Culture - Train, coach, evaluate and reinforce Manufacturing & Process Engineering principles with partners and Team Members. Leads and implements APQP processes and expectations for the product category (PFMEA, MSA, and SPC) Oversight and execution of capital and process improvements for the optimization of new and existing processes. Owns the single source of the truth for opportunities in the manufacturing category around opportunities to optimize, reduce risk, improve process capability, innovate, and maximize performance of the entire system of operation. Provide strong leadership to the overall engineering team working together to complete projects, assigning team members roles in which they’re most likely to succeed, and maintaining team productivity. Actively involved in oversight of current production performance for the overall Category providing technical solutions to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Production targets through continuous improvement and lean manufacturing methodologies. Actively review category wide KPI’s and perform data analysis to provide analytical skills for evaluating information carefully and solving complex problems. Actively working with companywide maintenance and reliability teams to improve equipment reliability and prevent major downtime. Financial analysis and tracking capital spend to provide justification and confirm that capital projects meet or exceed ROI. Strategic planning - Provide recommendations regarding process improvements, automation, design for manufacturability, and new product/process development. Customer Requirements - Work with Company and Plant Leadership in identifying and communicating customer requirements and updating engineering process controls to reflect best practices. Governmental Regulations - Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with, i.e., OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, OFCCP, etc. Program leadership and deployment management at company/category/regional level in multiple locations across the Americas. Daily Operation - Be involved in the learning, understanding, and functioning of the daily operational challenges. Understand the core functions of the business and the equipment utilized in the manufacturing space. What you need to succeed: Bachelors degree in any field will be considered if accompanied with equivalent levels of experience and accomplishments. Masters degree is a plus but not required 10 years of experience in the following: Engineering, technical or related experience is highly desired. Experience in a manufacturing environment is required. Food industry experience is a plus but not required. We are primarily looking for a mastery of manufacturing and process engineering regardless of industry. Desire to grow and take on new challenges and opportunities. Six-Sigma training and/or certification a plus Project Management trained/experience or willingness to acquire the basic skills/training within 1 year. Strong ownership, a self-starter, self-led, strong servant mindset A strong bias to action with a track record of superior results Strong leadership skillset Travel varies depending on the type of work occurring at any given time, and your base location. Ability to travel up to 30% - 50% over the course of a year. Travel could be higher for short intervals of time depending on business needs. If not located at our Home Office in Green Bay, WI or one of our larger plant locations, annual travel requirements will be 75% - 90%. Primarily local, regional, national. Eligible partners will receive: Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. That means in addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 10% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year. That’s a company contribution of around 18% in retirement savings annually! Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals. Earn $ for focusing on your health. Get up to $1,200 for your health savings account each year, plus get reimbursed for fitness membership, equipment or classes. Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber. Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor. Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time. Sound like a company you’d like to be a part of? Click Apply. Need extra assistance with the application process? Contact recruiting@schreiberfoods.com or call 920-437-7601. For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required. Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship. An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Want to be alerted of new openings? Sign in and click the Job Alerts button in the upper-right corner to create a job alert. Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf-stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do. Life & Culture - We call ourselves partners – not employees – and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. Our common goals drive and energize us as we work together to be the best we can be. Caring is a huge part of who we are. We not only help each other grow; we take care of each other along the way. Whenever a partner is experiencing a hardship, it’s common for others to take the initiative to organize fundraisers to help support them through our Partners Helping Partners program. We also care about our communities and want to help make them better places to live every day. Who are we looking for? Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we’re on a journey together. It’s about more than a job. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. Like a family, we care deeply about each other