Director of Engineering — Food Manufacturing & Automation

Atlanta Cheesecake Company; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Dessert Holdings in Aurora, CO is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead project management and engineering across its ten food manufacturing plants. Based in Aurora or near production facilities, this role requires frequent travel to sites for projects and collaboration with Corporate and Site Management teams.

Under the VP of Engineering & Reliability, you will champion asset and process standardization, identify opportunities for cost reduction, and drive automation and Lean practices to

Qualifications

• Extensive engineering leadership experience in food manufacturing.
• Proven ability to manage capital projects including plant expansions.
• Willingness to travel up to 75% across the US and Canada.
• Strong oral and written communication with stakeholders.
• Experience driving automation and robotics initiatives.
• Knowledge of GMP, OSHA, EPA compliance.
• Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing familiarity.
• Proficient use of AutoCAD and project planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership for multiple facilities and project engineers.
• Manage capital projects including expansions and capacity increases.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities through process or equipment improvements.
• Define technology and manufacturing capabilities to support new business and line extensions.
• Develop 3–5 year capital plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Write and justify capital projects with studies, proposals, and estimates.
• Ensure facility planning, construction, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate contracts with vendors, architects, and engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Travel readiness

Communication

Problem solving

Strategic planning

Team management

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Excel

PowerPoint

Gantt charts

Job description

Dessert Holdings in Aurora, CO is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead project management and engineering across its ten food manufacturing plants. Based in Aurora or near production facilities, this role requires frequent travel to sites for projects and collaboration with Corporate and Site Management teams.

Under the VP of Engineering & Reliability, you will champion asset and process standardization, identify opportunities for cost reduction, and drive automation and Lean practices to