Manufacturing Engineer

Post Consumer Brands • Jonesboro, AR

51d • Onsite

About The Position

Post Consumer Brands is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to help strengthen performance, modernize processes, and bring meaningful improvements to life at their Jonesboro, Arkansas facility. This role combines hands-on engineering, capital project leadership, and continuous improvement in a highly automated manufacturing environment. The Manufacturing Engineer will serve as a frontline engineering partner for assigned production lines, helping the Operations team improve safety, food safety, quality, schedule attainment, yield, overall equipment effectiveness, cost, and growth. Responsibilities include owning production operating parameters, centerline processes, and equipment design and layout, as well as leading equipment modifications and capital project installations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, Packaging, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, project engineering, or a similar engineering role.
• Experience leading or supporting capital projects, including project planning, equipment modifications, implementation, and execution.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement capabilities in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work cross-functionally, and drive improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships and influence operators, maintenance teams, leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

• Food manufacturing experience.
• Mechanical engineering background or hands-on experience with pumps, valves, piping systems, or related process equipment.
• Experience improving equipment reliability, OEE, throughput, yield, or manufacturing efficiency.
• Experience supporting automation, modernization, or large-scale capital improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily engineering support to sustain and improve safety, food safety, quality, schedule attainment, yield, OEE, cost, and engagement.
• Lead capital projects, including project development, financial justification, contractor bids, documentation, installation, forecasting, and expenditure ownership.
• Manage small equipment and process modifications for assigned production lines.
• Apply Lean, DMAIC, root-cause analysis, and other continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve performance.
• Own operating parameter standards, centerline processes, and production equipment design and layout.
• Identify and implement equipment technologies that improve reliability, efficiency, and OEE.
• Use production data and process instrumentation to identify opportunities and validate results.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives involving production materials, processes, and finished products.
• Evaluate the manufacturing feasibility of new products and coordinate equipment, methods, tools, and resources for successful commercialization.
• Partner with suppliers, contractors, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and other teams to improve equipment and process performance.
• Support technical training and provide engineering guidance to Operations team members.
• Contribute to long-term plant strategies and replacement plans for key production assets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level