Director, Engineering

Project Engineering

In this role you will plan, manage and oversee activities of the engineering team to achieve corporate priorities; provide technical leadership in the innovative application of technology and intellectual property to Schreiber conversion processes; and provide expert consulting and standards development to optimize human safety, food safety and productivity.

This position is located at our corporate office in Green Bay, WI. Relocating candidates (50+ miles) are eligible for $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package.

What you'll do:

• Working with business teams to establish objectives
• Assigning engineering projects to project engineers/managers, defining project objectives, preparing project plans, issuing project instructions and controlling changes to project scope and designs
• Conducting feasibility studies to prioritize projects
• Providing guidance to and auditing project teams to ensure conformance with relevant standards and commitments; provides regular periodic reports to management regarding project status
• Supporting operations improvement efforts, identifying opportunities to reduce labor and improve product quality, production efficiency and ergonomics
• Supporting Sales/R&D in process design for new products and line extensions
• Coordinating training and development programs; monitoring developmental progress of partners and developing plans for improving performance
• Providing leadership in process excellence through continuous process improvement, benchmarking and best-of-the-best processes
• Developing standards for process and facility design, emphasizing sanitary equipment and facility design
• Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements.
• Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.
• Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met, and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelors in Engineering or Related Field
• 10+ years project/process engineering leadership in a converting/manufacturing environment
• Strong facilitative leadership skills
• Ability to function effectively in a team environment
• Strong focus on results
• Be self-motivated with high personal and ethical standards
• Detailed knowledge of sanitary facility and equipment design principles, OSHA, GMPs and related regulations
• Design experience to include packaging, automation, material handling, product handling, process and sanitary design
• Project management experience to include contracts, scope development, and project accounting, with the ability to manage and teach
• Ability to lead others to ensure projects are executed in a consistent/standardized approach
• DMADV experience preferred