Senior Engineering Manager, Manufacturing & Automation

CareersInFood.com; Jefferson (GA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Life insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Employee referral program

Job summary

WTI, Inc. in Jefferson, GA seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team across three manufacturing facilities. You will drive equipment performance, process automation, and overall manufacturing operations while mentoring engineers and delivering capital projects.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership experience with automated systems, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma, delivering improvements in safety, quality, uptime, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years in a manufacturing setting with at least 5 in a leadership role.
• Proven experience with automated manufacturing systems and plant infrastructure.
• Strong project management skills and success delivering capital projects.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, root cause analysis and reliability maintenance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours in a 24/7 environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering department across multiple functions (mechanical, electrical, controls, project Eng).
• Oversee capital improvement projects from concept through implementation and evaluation.
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and reduce downtime.
• Partner with operations and maintenance to support three facilities.
• Lead automation, equipment upgrades and process improvements.
• Champion lean, Six Sigma and RC/M maintenance strategies.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental regulations.
• Develop and manage engineering budgets and capex.
• Evaluate new technologies to enhance performance.
• Mentor and develop engineering team members with accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Reliability maintenance

Problem-solving

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Industrial/ Manufacturing Eng

Master's in Engineering or MBA (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

ERP systems

SCADA

PLC knowledge

Job description

WTI, Inc. in Jefferson, GA seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team across three manufacturing facilities. You will drive equipment performance, process automation, and overall manufacturing operations while mentoring engineers and delivering capital projects.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership experience with automated systems, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma, delivering improvements in safety, quality, uptime, and efficiency.