Solutions Manager, Poultry NAM

JBT Marel • Gainesville, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Solutions Manager, Poultry NA leads Layout and Project Engineering teams in delivering technical solutions throughout the sales and project lifecycle. The role sets team priorities, allocates resources, and ensures alignment with customer requirements, project objectives, and engineering standards. It partners with Sales, Innovation, and Project Management leaders to develop solution concepts and technical strategies, drives consistent engineering practices, resolves complex technical issues, and supports the hiring, development, and coaching of engineering talent. The manager leads continuous improvement of engineering processes and tools, monitors performance metrics, and provides leadership with updates on project status, risks, and key deliverables.

The role leads and develops professional employees and/or supervisors, manages staffing and workload distribution, monitors department performance, and executes plans aligned with organizational goals. It collaborates with cross-functional leaders to address business challenges and improve processes, and ensures compliance with company policies, safety requirements, and regulatory standards. The position is based in Gainesville, Georgia, is hybrid, and involves up to 25% travel.

Requirements

• 3–5 years in a management role.
• Demonstrated leadership and people-management skills, including the ability to lead, develop, and motivate professional employees, supervisors, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage change and drive adoption of processes, initiatives, and organizational priorities while maintaining employee engagement and operational stability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders, facilitate collaboration, and build effective working relationships across functions and organizational levels.
• Experience with employee development, goal setting, performance evaluations, succession planning, and corrective actions.
• Experience with or knowledge of CAD design tools.
• Strong written and verbal English skills.
• Proven leadership experience managing workshop, service, manufacturing, repair, or technical operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred, or higher education in a technical field with comparable experience and knowledge of process technology.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a multicultural, multidisciplinary organization.
• Knowledge of food processing industry requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of professional employees and/or supervisors through coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, team meetings, and performance discussions to support employee development and accountability.
• Monitor department performance metrics, KPIs, and operational results, taking corrective action as needed.
• Manage staffing levels, workload distribution, and resource allocation to meet business objectives.
• Develop and execute departmental plans, priorities, and initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, safety requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to address business challenges, improve processes, and support strategic initiatives.
• Analyze operational issues and implement solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, and service levels.
• Lead Layout and Project Engineering teams in delivering technical solutions throughout the sales and project lifecycle.
• Partner with Sales, Innovation, and Project Management leaders to develop solution concepts and technical strategies.
• Drive consistency in engineering practices and resolve complex technical issues.
• Support hiring, development, and coaching of engineering talent.
• Lead continuous improvement of engineering processes and tools, monitor performance metrics, and update leadership on project status, risks, and deliverables.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Family leave
• Vision coverage
• Matched 401(k) plan
• Benefits begin on the first day of employment
• Employee development opportunities

What This Job Offers

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