Plant Process Engineer- high-speed food manufacturing

LiDestri Foods, Inc. • Village of Fairport, NY

10h • Onsite

About The Position

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from its roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. They have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and highly inventive retailer brands. The Plant Process Engineer will be responsible for optimizing the performance of the production equipment to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and improve the throughput of the plant. The Plant Engineer will assess equipment to determine opportunities for upgrade or replacement and will work with the plant team (quality, maintenance, engineering, and operations) to identify issues and implement solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline
• 4 or more years of experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical industry and/or high speed packaged consumer goods manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated Project Management experience as a hands-on project manager delivering project scope from concept to closure on-time and on-budget including: Effective communication skills: verbal, facilitation, presentation, documentation
• Collaborative work style
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Self-motivated
• Ability to motivate and influence others
• Lean manufacturing and/or Lean Six Sigma experience

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience with Allen Bradley control components and software
• Certified Project Management Professional
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Plant Manager, Maintenance Manager, Continuous Improvement and Corporate Engineering to develop annual capital plans by recommending LFI profitability improvement projects
• Provide technical support and training to the plant operations on identifying problems, determining opportunities for improvement and effecting change to eliminate issues
• Lead weekly project update meetings with collaborative team members
• Remains current with latest technology related to the manufacture of LFI products
• Responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the plant packaging equipment and process system process meet specified internal and external regulations for both safety and quality
• Perform standard engineering calculations for root cause analysis and corrective action
• Support operations and maintenance to improve equipment reliability
• Perform analysis of failure data using statistical analysis tool
• Lead problem solving teams to identify, design and implement improvements
• Work closely with maintenance to target maintainability issues, lower cost and improve productivity
• Work closely with operations and maintenance to communicate the opportunities for improved equipment operation, setup, changeover and maintenance
• Develop innovative solutions
• Provide equipment, safety and environment risk mitigation leadership
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action

Benefits

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses

What This Job Offers

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