Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Director

Palermo Villa, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and comprehensive福利

Job summary

Palermo’s Canal Street site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead Engineering and Maintenance across our manufacturing operations. This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, Marketing to translate needs into engineered solutions.

You will develop strategies, improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost, while building capable teams and fostering cross-functional partnerships to drive growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Experience leading engineering teams and capital projects.
• Food/beverage manufacturing experience.
• Budgets, business cases, and long-range capital planning experience.
• Strong knowledge of equipment, automation, and process improvement.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygienic design.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute short- and long-range engineering strategies aligned with capacity and growth.
• Partner with plant leadership to improve safety, quality, throughput, waste, reliability, and cost.
• Provide strategic direction for Maintenance including preventive maintenance and asset performance.
• Evaluate automation and AI-enabled opportunities to strengthen capability and efficiency.
• Lead engineering support for new product commercialization and manufacturing capability needs.
• Develop partnerships with equipment manufacturers and suppliers.
• Lead and develop Engineering and Maintenance teams for Palermo’s future.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Food/beverage manufacturing

Budgeting & business cases

Automation & reliability

Safety standards

MS Office

AutoCAD

Education

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Palermo’s Canal Street site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead Engineering and Maintenance across our manufacturing operations. This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, Marketing to translate needs into engineered solutions.

You will develop strategies, improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost, while building capable teams and fostering cross-functional partnerships to drive growth.