Plant Engineer: Capital Projects & Process Improvement

Bay Valley Foods; Manawa (WI); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k) with company match

Paid time off + holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Plant Engineer for its Manawa, WI facility to develop, plan, and execute the plant's capital strategy in alignment with business priorities. The role leads cross-functional teams to manage capital projects, enhance operational efficiency, and support safety, food quality, and environmental initiatives.

The successful candidate will drive project scoping, budgeting, and execution, collaborate with site functions such as Quality, EHS, and Maintenance, and champion Lean

Responsibilities

• Plan, scope, gain approval for, and implement projects aligned with the site's master capital plan and business priorities.
• Lead multiple projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Manage assigned capital projects, including safety, scope adherence, commissioning, qualification, verification, timeline, cash flow, and budget tracking.
• Follow Capital Initiative Management processes and ensure consistent communication with stakeholders and teams.
• Partner with the capital sourcing manager to develop and execute procurement strategies.
• Manage site technical drawings and document retention.
• Provide on-site troubleshooting and technical support for critical operational issues.
• Lead root cause failure analysis and implement engineered solutions.
• Work with site leadership, Quality, EHS, Supply Planning, R&D, Maintenance, Finance, and IT teams to deliver strategic and operational goals.
• Collaborate with the center engineering team to execute large-scale projects.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in safety, environmental impact, food safety, and cost efficiency.
• Identify and implement solutions to improve employee safety, environmental outcomes, food quality, equipment reliability, and operational costs.
• Serve as the Initiative Management Pillar Leader for the site, ensuring alignment with Lean Capital processes.
• Develops business case scopes, schedules, and estimates for new project ideas and secure inclusion in the capital plan.

Job description

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Plant Engineer for its Manawa, WI facility to develop, plan, and execute the plant's capital strategy in alignment with business priorities. The role leads cross-functional teams to manage capital projects, enhance operational efficiency, and support safety, food quality, and environmental initiatives.

The successful candidate will drive project scoping, budgeting, and execution, collaborate with site functions such as Quality, EHS, and Maintenance, and champion Lean