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This role is responsible for leading the engineering team that executes priorities within the companys Beverage Category. It involves planning prioritizing and implementing business objectives that support capital execution priorities and engineering related continuous improvements efforts aligned with the strategic growth of the category. The role also includes strategically directing coordinating and supervising the engineering team to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

A successful candidate will provide technical leadership by driving the application of sound engineering and project principle the application of emerging technologies leveraging proprietary intellectual property and executing various continuous improvement methodologies to enhance Schreibers manufacturing and conversion processes. This position oversees ongoing improvement initiatives related to capital project execution and plays a role in managing category performance for the manufacturing and process engineering teams in beverages. Additionally the role serves as a subject matter expert establishing and refining engineering standards to maximize occupational safety ensure food safety compliance and improve operational productivity.

This role is 100% on-site (Monday-Friday) located at our Home Office in Green Bay Wisconsin.

Relocation Benefits:Receive a $10000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for this position.

About our Green Bay WI Home Office:

Youll find lots to love in our beautiful home office in downtown Green Bay Wisconsin. Our jeans-friendly environment has indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces state-of-the-art R&D and sensory labs culinary kitchens a pilot plant innovation center and more.

Take advantage of outdoor workspaces. Sample and provide feedback on new products from our R&D team. Enjoy free coffee soda and popcorn. Take a short walk to restaurants breweries the YMCA and a weekly farmers market on the scenic Fox River. You can even see Lambeau Field from our top floor.

What youll do:

• Build lead and develop a high performing engineering team instilling a culture of accountability results continuous improvement and people first. Provide strong leadership to the overall engineering team working together to complete projects assigning team members roles in which theyre most likely to succeed and maintain team productivity. Reinforce Manufacturing & Process Engineering principles with partners and Team Members.
• Prioritize define and assign engineering projects to project engineers manufacturing engineers process engineers and project managers defining project objectives preparing project plans issuing project instructions and controlling changes to project scope and designs.
• Oversight and execution of capital and process improvements for the optimization of new and existing processes. Actively review category wide KPIs and perform data analysis to provide analytical skills for evaluating information carefully and solving complex problems. Financial analysis and tracking capital spend to provide justification and confirm that capital projects meet or exceed ROI. Negotiate and resolve executive-level challenges that impact strategic direction.
• Oversee and audit project teams to ensure strict adherence to all applicable standards and organizational commitments. Ensure that project objectives related to cost scope and timelines are consistently achieved. Provide timely and comprehensive updates on project status to relevant leadership as required.
• Improve manufacturing operations through projects that reduce labor boost quality efficiency and occupational safety while ensuring solutions support category growth goals. Actively working with companywide maintenance and reliability teams to improve equipment reliability and prevent major downtime.
• Collaborate and support sales R&D and other areas of the business in process design for new products automation and asset utilization.
• Leads and implements APQP processes and expectations for the product category (PFMEA MSA and SPC). Governmental Regulations - Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with i.e. OSHA USDA FDA EPA EEOC OFCCP etc.
• Provide leadership in Operational Excellence through continuous improvement benchmarking and making recommendations to achieve world-class operational excellence in manufacturing.
• Customer Requirements - Work with Company and Plant Leadership in identifying and communicating customer requirements and updating engineering process controls to reflect best practices.
• Collaborate with Enterprise quality and others in the business to develop standards for process and facility design emphasizing sanitary equipment and infrastructure design.
• May be required to perform other job-related tasks.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field. Masters degree in engineering or related field is a plus but not required.
• 10-12 years of experience in project/process/manufacturing engineering leadership in a converting/manufacturing environment is required.
• 5 years of Experience in Fluid related processing or equivalent. FDA USDA regulated food and beverage experience is preferred. Technical knowledge of aseptic processing & heat treatment filtration & separation and blending is preferred.
• 5 years of experience in DMADV/Six Sigma training and experience is preferred.
• Certification or training in Six Sigma is preferred.
• Leadership skills and ability to function in a team environment. Ability to lead others to ensure projects are executed in a consistent/standardized approach. Proven history of results driven focus.
• Adherence to knowledge of and awareness of regulatory requirements for the category.
• Self-motivated with high personal and ethical standards. Desire to grow and take on new challenges and opportunities.
• Detailed knowledge of sanitary facility and equipment design principles OSHA GMPs and related regulations.
• Design experience includes packaging automation material handling and product.
• 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.

Eligible partners will receive:

• Get not one but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company youll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP Schreiber will contribute an extra amount about 8% of your earnings toward your retirement every year. Thats a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually. Thats hard to beat!
• Earn bonus pay. Youll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
• Ready to make a move Receive a $10000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
• Childcare costs. Get up to $5000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses including independent babysitters.
• Earn $ for focusing on your health. Depending on your medical plan enrollment earn $1200 in your HSA or as a cash payout for prevention activities. Plus use your $600 lifestyle spending account for reimbursements related to health fitness weight management mental health and social wellness.
• Pursue development thats 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 youve never experienced it before. We have a program thats completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. Its called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.

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For positions that require any amount of travel: Valid drivers 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 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.

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