Engineering Director, Capital Projects & Automation

Aegis Worldwide; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Worldwide is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead major capital projects across multiple food manufacturing sites. You will drive concept through handoff, manage CapEx programs, and partner with Operations and Maintenance to ensure reliable production startups.

Responsibilities include developing scopes and budgets, ROI analyses, and execution plans, while building high-performing engineering teams and setting site-wide standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Significant engineering leadership experience in food manufacturing, food processing, food packaging, consumer packaged goods, or a comparable high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience managing CapEx programs and large-scale capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading plant expansions, facility expansions, and production-capacity projects.
• Proven experience with equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and production ramp-up.
• Experience leading engineering organizations across multiple manufacturing or packaging sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects from concept to handoff and ROI analyses.
• Manage plant expansions and capacity improvements across multiple sites.
• Oversee equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Drive throughput, OEE, yield, and cost improvements.
• Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, and execution plans.
• Establish engineering standards and site-wide processes.
• Mentor and develop site engineering teams.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, OSHA, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

CapEx management

Plant expansions

Equipment startup

Multi-site leadership

ROI analysis

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting & planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Aegis Worldwide is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead major capital projects across multiple food manufacturing sites. You will drive concept through handoff, manage CapEx programs, and partner with Operations and Maintenance to ensure reliable production startups.

Responsibilities include developing scopes and budgets, ROI analyses, and execution plans, while building high-performing engineering teams and setting site-wide standards and best practices.