Engineering Manager - Bioscience Operations

Didion, Inc.; Cambria (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Didion Milling, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager - Bioscience Operations to lead the bioscience engineering team and drive major capital projects. You will mentor engineers, manage budgets and schedules, and apply process knowledge to improve safety, reliability, and production performance.

This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, project controls, and continuous improvement in a complex, manufacturing environment in Wisconsin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering required.
• 7+ years of progressive engineering experience in industrial/continuous-process settings.
• Experience leading engineers or technical professionals and complex capital projects.
• Knowledge of process design, budgeting, scheduling, contractor management, and project controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineers and technical team members.
• Direct capital projects from concept to startup and closeout.
• Own scopes, budgets, schedules, cash flow, and risk management.
• Apply chemical engineering to improve production systems and capacity.
• Collaborate across Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, and site leadership to solve plant challenges.
• Strengthen engineering standards, controls, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Chemical engineering

Process design

Budgeting

Scheduling

Contractor management

Capital project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

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Engineering Manager - Bioscience Operations

Lead the Team. Deliver the Projects. Shape What’s Next.

Didion is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to guide our Bioscience engineering team and turn complex ideas into meaningful plant improvements. In this highly visible role, you will develop technical talent, lead major capital projects, and help shape investments that improve safety, reliability, efficiency, capacity, and long-term performance.

This could be an exciting next step for a current Didion team member ready to expand their leadership impact or an experienced external candidate ready to bring new knowledge and perspective to our organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers and technical team members.
• Drive complex capital projects from initial concept and business case through construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
• Own project scopes, budgets, schedules, cash flow forecasts, contractor performance, and risk management.
• Apply chemical and process engineering expertise to improve production systems, equipment performance, capacity, and product commercialization.
• Partner across Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Safety, Quality, Environmental, and site leadership to solve plant challenges.
• Strengthen engineering standards, project controls, and continuous improvement practices.
• Ensure safety, environmental, PSM, MOC, and CAPA requirements are built into engineering decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Seven or more years of progressive engineering experience in an industrial or continuous-process manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading and developing engineers or technical professionals.
• At least five years of experience leading complex capital projects through commissioning and startup.
• Strong knowledge of process design, project budgeting, scheduling, contractor management, and project controls.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, process flow diagrams, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Experience in ethanol, renewable fuels, chemical processing, grain processing, food manufacturing, bioscience, or a similar environment is preferred.

Didion Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected status.

Didion participates in E-Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.