Manufacturing Engineer

Post Consumer Brands•Troy, AL

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide hands-on engineering support at Post Consumer Brands’ peanut butter manufacturing facility in Troy, Alabama. Partnering with Operations and cross-functional teams, the engineer will strengthen safety, food safety, quality, reliability, efficiency, and cost performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role combines daily production support, capital project leadership, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include improving processes and equipment, leading capital projects from development through implementation and follow-through, applying data and engineering methods to improve performance, and supporting product commercialization. The engineer will also help shape plant strategies and asset replacement plans, while providing technical guidance and training to Operations team members.

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.
Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Communicate clearly and build productive relationships with operators, maintenance teams, leaders, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
Turn manufacturing data and frontline observations into practical, sustainable improvements.
Balance day-to-day production support with disciplined project planning and follow-through.
Influence across teams, organize competing priorities, and keep work moving in a dynamic plant environment.
Approach complex challenges with curiosity, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset.

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, overall equipment effectiveness, 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, overall equipment effectiveness, cost, and team engagement.
Lead capital projects from project development and financial justification through contractor bids, installation, documentation, forecasting, and performance follow-through.
Manage equipment and process modifications for assigned production areas.
Apply Lean, DMAIC, root-cause analysis, and other continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve manufacturing performance.
Own operating parameter standards, centerline processes, and production equipment design and layout for assigned areas.
Identify and implement equipment technologies that improve reliability, efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness.
Use production data and process instrumentation to identify opportunities, guide decisions, and validate results.
Support cost-reduction initiatives involving production materials, manufacturing 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.