Remote Engineering Director - Manufacturing Strategy

Winland Foods, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Teletrabalho; USD 136 000 - 200 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Winland Foods is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead manufacturing engineering strategy across our pasta/dry dinners network. This role oversees a team of engineers, partnering with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Finance to drive safety, cost per pound, service, and sustainability goals.

The position is remote with up to 75% travel, requiring residence in one of the states hosting facilities. Salary ranges from $136k to $200k with bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related).
• 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience; with at least 5 years in a multi-site environment.
• Proven track record in capital planning and project management.
• Demonstrated leadership by building and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence at all organizational levels.
• Working knowledge of sanitary equipment design, GMP and government regulations in food manufacturing.
• Proficiency in MS 365 and MS Project.

Responsabilidades

• Define and execute the engineering strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Advance a continuous improvement culture to improve cost per pound and productivity while enhancing quality and service.
• Drive standardization of processes and best practices across sites.
• Lead capital planning and execution to optimize capacity, technology upgrades, cost savings, and facility expansions.
• Develop and manage the 5-year CAPEX plan for the Pasta Plant network.
• Lead and support project development and the presentation of capital authorization documents.
• Evaluate emerging technologies that enhance automation, sustainability, and throughput.
• Partner with procurement and vendors to manage equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and training.
• Lead and support projects through ideation and stage gating, scoping, approval, final engineering/design, equipment selection and procurement, construction, and commissioning, qualification, and validation.
• Develops Business Case Screening scopes and cost estimates to give the business team a directional view of a project.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Capital planning

Project management

Communication

MS Project

MS 365

Automation

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Ferramentas

AutoCAD

SAP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Winland Foods is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead manufacturing engineering strategy across our pasta/dry dinners network. This role oversees a team of engineers, partnering with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Finance to drive safety, cost per pound, service, and sustainability goals.

The position is remote with up to 75% travel, requiring residence in one of the states hosting facilities. Salary ranges from $136k to $200k with bonus potential and comprehensive benefits.