Manufacturing Engineer

Post Consumer Brands • Asheboro, NC

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About The Position

OVERVIEW:
• Frontline Engineering Resource for sustaining and improving safety, quality, yield, rates and other efficiencies.
• Technical owner of process parameters and technical oversight / resource for Operations team.
• Plant representative and consultant for product and process changes.
• Lead small capital projects and technical sponsor for significant capital improvements.

Requirements

• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Must have strong analytical and business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.
• Ability to influence, mentor and coach to get results through others.
• Results driven for being the low-cost producer and supporting company growth strategies.
• Have strong bias for action, while proving the ability to inspire others.
• Convey high level of optimism while setting aggressive targets to teams, finding ways to achieve them.
• Communicates a compelling vision and inspired sense of purpose. Talks about the possibilities and is optimistic. Creates strong morale and spirit within team.
• Solves highly complex problems and prioritizes actions in a timely manner. Probes all sources for answers and can quickly sense what will help resolve issues.
• Establish clear directions, sets stretching objectives. Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner and brings out the best in people through leveraging their strengths.
• Speaks candidly and provides constructive feedback in a professional manner.
• Organizes and manages projects; interacts, supports, facilitates and leads multi-functional work teams; leads teams to consensus; strong negotiation skills.
• Able to build strong and diverse relationships across the business groups they partner with. Supports and fosters change.
• Demonstrates a passion for safety. Able to develop and maintain a respectful and safe work environment.
• 4-year degree in science or engineering.
• Great opportunity for mid-level to Sr. level. Ideal candidate 5-15yrs manufacturing related experience in process engineering and/or process development. Experience in the food industry and or process engineering or consumer products is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the food industry and or process engineering or consumer products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Best Practice Implementation. Improvement of Process. Application of new technology and equipment to improve process.
• Support technical training for Operations Specialists (trainers) and provide technical oversight.
• Provide daily support to sustain current process performance targets for safety, quality, yield, rate and efficiency.
• Lead efforts to improve current process to achieve planned goals and targets.
• Support data collection and reporting systems that enable process consistency and process improvement efforts. Support meaningful and accurate data from people and process instrumentation.
• Identify and recommend new and innovative equipment technologies that support process improvements and projects.
• Support cost reduction changes related to ingredient, materials and finished product.
• Lead small capital projects.
• Coordinate with internal and external resources commercializing new products.
• Support ongoing efforts to sustain process and product attributes related to finished product taste.
• Provide engineering support for safety improvements.

What This Job Offers

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