Director of Engineering, Food Manufacturing & Automation

The Original Cakerie; Aurora (CO); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dessert Holdings is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead engineering across ten food manufacturing plants, based in Aurora, CO or nearby, with travel to sites as needed. This role reports to the VP of Engineering & Reliability and drives capital projects, standardization, and best practices across the network.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of engineering leadership in food manufacturing, strong communication, and a hands-on approach to problem solving, with experience in automation,

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 10–15 years of engineering leadership with project management and food manufacturing experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% across the US and Canada.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to lead diverse teams.
• Ability to optimize assets and implement lean/manufacturing best practices.
• Familiarity with GMP, OSHA, FDA regulations.
• Experience with automation, robotics initiatives.

Responsabilidades

• Provide engineering leadership for multiple facilities and project engineers.
• Manage and execute capital projects including expansions (brownfield/greenfield).
• Identify cost-reduction projects through process or equipment improvements and automation.
• Develop 3–5 year capital plan, budgets, schedules, and vendor coordination.
• Ensure plant compliance with GMP/OSHA/FDA; coordinate with outside agencies and management.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Project management

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Herramientas

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Gantt charts

Project planners

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Dessert Holdings is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead engineering across ten food manufacturing plants, based in Aurora, CO or nearby, with travel to sites as needed. This role reports to the VP of Engineering & Reliability and drives capital projects, standardization, and best practices across the network.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years of engineering leadership in food manufacturing, strong communication, and a hands-on approach to problem solving, with experience in automation,