Senior Engineer, TSO

J.M. Smucker Co•Decatur, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Engineer, TSO drives a high-performance work culture by engaging with floor technicians and coaching them to solve problems, make decisions, and become self-reliant. The role organizes and prioritizes initiatives with plant leadership to support the master plan and long-term vision, while building skills and knowledge across Operations and Supply Chain.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Food Science.
At least 2 years of Engineering, Operations, R&D, and/or TSO experience.
Ability to define a problem statement, identify root cause, and develop and implement systemic corrective actions.
Ability to lead work effectively and independently with basic coaching and guidance.
Ability to work effectively with individuals and teams across the organization.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
Flexibility and willingness to work off shift, including nights, weekends, and/or holidays, as needed.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequently lifting objects up to 50 pounds and potentially pushing and pulling heavy equipment.

Nice To Haves

A degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or Food Science.
Food manufacturing experience.
Project management skills and technical problem-solving capability.
Demonstrated use of formal problem-solving methodologies.
Ability to work and influence within a team environment.

Responsibilities

Support technical efforts to evaluate and improve processes and formulations in pet food manufacturing plants to improve production rates, efficiencies, and yield while maintaining reliable and safe manufacturing systems.
Provide technical guidance between Operations and R&D on new product and process development, and serve as liaison for scheduling and conducting plant test runs.
Own the Commissioning, Qualification and Verification (CQV) process for new projects.
Serve as the single point of contact and key organizational leader between Engineering, R&D, and Operations during project execution and transition to Operations.
Support implementation of Smucker Continuous Improvement methodologies and foster a zero-loss culture.
Use effective interpersonal, time-management, and resource-management skills to complete project assignments.
Work within specification systems, focusing on recipe creation, ingredient substitutions, cost optimization, and plant trial requests.
Coordinate and lead plant trials to evaluate new ingredients and processing or packaging parameters.
Design and execute experiments at supplier sites and in plant operations.
Validate improvements and corrective actions that deliver desired benefits.
Develop a detailed understanding of unit operations, especially process operations, at the primary manufacturing location.
Develop a general understanding of unit operations at other Pet manufacturing locations.
Work on-site at the Meow Mix Manufacturing Plant in Decatur, Alabama, on an eight-hour weekday day shift, with flexibility to work off shift—including nights, weekends, or holidays—and flow to the work as needed.
Travel 20% of the time.