Director, Global Manufacturing & Smart Automation

Confidential Jobs; Idaho; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs in Idaho is seeking an executive engineering leader to drive capital investments, facility expansions, and complex automation across our manufacturing footprint. The role blends food processing engineering with sanitary design, sophisticated controls, and high-throughput packaging integration to future-proof plant operations.

Ideal candidates will bring extensive leadership in CapEx, regulatory compliance, and global project governance, delivering value across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing and process technologies (food & beverage or consumer packaged goods).
• 8+ years developing engineering strategies for manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of managerial experience over multiple engineering functions.
• PMP certification.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-impact capital investments, facility expansions, and complex automation initiatives across the manufacturing footprint.
• Fuse rigorous food processing engineering with sanitary design principles, controls architecture, and high-throughput packaging integration to future-proof plant operations.
• CapEx portfolio direction: own roadmaps from concept to commissioning, translating capacity needs into execution plans.
• Lead smart factory & process innovation, integrating automation and high-speed line controls to maximize throughput and OEE.
• Oversee project governance: scheduling, resource allocation, contractor compliance, and budget adherence.
• Sanitary design & engineering standards: develop master packages ensuring compliance with hygienic design, sanitary weld standards, and food safety guidelines (USDA, FDA, 3-A).
• Regulatory compliance & risk control: enforce environmental, safety regs and loss-prevention benchmarks for high-risk food manufacturing environments.
• Process troubleshooting: lead RCFA for bottlenecks, driving permanent engineering solutions to eliminate downtime.
• Budget management: formulate and manage annual engineering budgets across global facilities.
• Cost optimization & value engineering: perform life-cycle cost analyses for upgrades and retrofits.

Skills

Engineering degree

Manufacturing & Process Tech exp

Engineering strategy development

People/managerial leadership

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering

Job description

Confidential Jobs in Idaho is seeking an executive engineering leader to drive capital investments, facility expansions, and complex automation across our manufacturing footprint. The role blends food processing engineering with sanitary design, sophisticated controls, and high-throughput packaging integration to future-proof plant operations.

Ideal candidates will bring extensive leadership in CapEx, regulatory compliance, and global project governance, delivering value across multiple