Director Project Engineering

Global Search Network; Idaho; On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Search Network in Idaho seeks an executive leader for our manufacturing and process technologies portfolio. This role directs capital investments, facility expansions, and advanced automation across the network to secure scalable, safe, high-throughput operations.

You will fuse sanitary design, controls architecture, and process optimization with strong governance, capex budgeting, and risk management to drive competitive performance across our global footprint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing and Process Technologies, with focus on Food & Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods.
• 5+ years of managerial experience over multiple engineering functions.
• Project Management certification (PMP).

Responsibilities

• CapEx Portfolio Direction: own capital expenditure roadmaps, translating network capacity requirements into scalable, phased engineering execution plans from concept to final commissioning.
• Smart Factory & Process Innovation: integrate automation, high-speed line controls, and industrial IoT monitoring to maximize throughput, yield, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
• Project Governance: oversee end-to-end project performance, governing critical path scheduling, resource allocation, contractor compliance, and budget adherence.
• Sanitary Design & Engineering Standards: direct the development of master engineering packages, ensuring equipment specs, layouts, and utility tie-ins meet hygienic design principles.
• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Control: enforce adherence to environmental and safety regulations and risk benchmarks for high-risk food manufacturing environments.

Skills

Capital expenditure planning

Automation integration

OEE optimization

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering degree (B.S. or M.S.)

Job description

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering
• 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing and Process Technologies, with a focus on Food and Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods
• 5+ years of managerial experience over multiple engineering functions
• Project Management certification (PMP)

Serving as a cornerstone within our global supply chain network, this executive drives high-impact capital investments, facility expansions, and complex automation initiatives across our manufacturing footprint. The role fuses rigorous food processing engineering with strict sanitary design principles, sophisticated controls architecture, and high-throughput packaging integration to future-proof plant operations.

• CapEx Portfolio Direction: Own capital expenditure roadmaps, translating network capacity requirements into scalable, phased engineering execution plans from concept to final commissioning.
• Smart Factory & Process Innovation: Integrate cutting-edge automation, high-speed line controls, and industrial IoT monitoring to maximize throughput, yield, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Project Governance: Oversee end-to-end project performance, governing critical path scheduling, resource allocation, contractor compliance, and budget adherence.

Technical & Sanitary Governance

• Sanitary Design & Engineering Standards: Direct the development of master engineering packages, ensuring all equipment specifications, layouts, and utility tie-ins comply with stringent hygienic design principles, sanitary weld standards, and food safety guidelines (USDA, FDA, 3-A).
• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Control: Enforce strict adherence to local, state, and federal environmental and safety regulations, alongside stringent property loss prevention engineering benchmarks (e.g., FM Global standards) for high-risk food manufacturing environments.
• Process Troubleshooting: Lead complex root cause failure analyses (RCFA) for high-priority processing and packaging bottlenecks, driving permanent engineering solutions to eliminate downtime.
• Budget Management: Formulate and manage annual engineering and capital improvement budgets, optimizing expenditure across global facility networks.
• Cost Optimization & Value Engineering: Execute cost-benefit models and life-cycle cost analyses for the investor… ………・・・