Manufacturing Engineer: Lean Improvements & Capital Projects

Post Holdings, Inc.; Troy (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Post Consumer Brands in Troy, Alabama is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to strengthen safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency in a fast-paced plant. You will blend hands-on engineering support with capital project leadership to modernize processes and improve equipment performance.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data-driven decisions, and collaboration across functions to drive cost reduction and process optimization while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, Packaging, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, project engineering, or similar.
• Experience leading or supporting capital projects, including planning, equipment modifications, implementation, and execution.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement capabilities in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work cross-functionally, and drive improvements in a fast-paced setting.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily engineering support to sustain and improve safety, food safety, quality, schedule attainment, yield, OEE, cost, and team engagement.
• Lead capital projects from development through bids, installation, documentation, forecasting, and follow-through.
• Manage equipment and process modifications for assigned production areas.
• Apply Lean, DMAIC, root-cause analysis, and other continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve performance.
• Own operating parameter standards, centerline processes, and production equipment design for assigned areas.
• Identify and implement equipment technologies to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Use production data and process instrumentation to identify opportunities and validate results.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives involving materials, processes, and finished products.
• Evaluate feasibility of new products and coordinate equipment/tools/resources for commercialization.
• Partner with suppliers, contractors, Operations, Quality, Maintenance to improve performance.
• Support technical training and provide engineering guidance to Operations team members.
• Contribute to long-term plant strategies and replacement plans for key assets.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Lean methodology

DMAIC

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Safety & quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Lean

Job description

Post Consumer Brands in Troy, Alabama is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to strengthen safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency in a fast-paced plant. You will blend hands-on engineering support with capital project leadership to modernize processes and improve equipment performance.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, data-driven decisions, and collaboration across functions to drive cost reduction and process optimization while