Facilities Engineering Associate Director

Cargill • Fort Dodge, IA

81d

About The Position

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill. This position is in Cargill's food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (Chemical, Mechanical, Biosystems, etc).
• Minimum of six years of related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with both capital engineering and process engineering.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and other structured problem solving processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and technical supervision of a team of engineers, including both capital engineers and process engineers.
• Lead and provide execution of engineering capital allocations for a facility or multiple facilities.
• Lead development and execution of a portfolio of continuous improvement projects.
• Take full technical responsibility for the facility's results and effectiveness.
• Serve on the site leadership team providing strategic input into the identification and development of the operational vision, direction and people resources needed to deliver results.
• Anticipate and plan for future engineering needs and develop the three to five year capital planning required for normal operations.
• Provide strategic technical and engineering support for normal operations as well as project engineering oversight support for complex capital projects.
• Ensure projects meet requirements regarding technical quality, reliability, schedule and cost.
• Review feasibility of proposed solutions to engineering problems and help resolve difficult technical problems.
• Direct and schedule work assignments, reviewing work in progress.
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment.
• Lead and develop a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions.
• Collaborate with managers and supervisors to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree