Senior Manager, Engineering

TreeHouse Foods; Wayland (KY); Remote; USD 132,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match and vesting

Vacation & PTO

Sick days & parental leave

Company holidays

DevelopU learning platform

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering to drive capital planning and execution across multiple food manufacturing facilities. You will guide a high-performing engineering team in developing and executing a comprehensive 5-year capital plan aligned with our business strategy.

You will oversee capital initiatives, ensure safety and environmental standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the US and Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• Experience in aseptic environment preferred, including operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, capital project execution, startup and process validation.
• Experience with multi-site capital planning and demonstrated strategic planning capabilities.
• Formal project management training or certifications are a plus.
• Proficient with CADD and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project; able to work in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to form and lead cross-functional resources to develop a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities in scope, across the U.S. and Canada.
• Lead teams to ensure all aspects of capital projects follow the Capital Initiative Management program.
• Oversee project KPIs: safety, food safety, environmental, operational impacts, scope adherence, CQV, on-time delivery, cash flow, and budget tracking.
• Partner with the capital sourcing manager to develop and execute procurement strategies.
• Support on-site engineering and plant leadership to develop business case screening scopes, schedules, and estimates.
• Mentor and lead team members to meet engineering needs and drive development.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CADD

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Works from Home

Job Type:

Engineering

Job Posting Title:

Senior Manager, Engineering

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time.” Guided by our values— Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role: We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Manager, Engineering, to lead capital planning and project execution across multiple food manufacturing facilities. In this critical leadership role, you will guide a high-performing engineering team in developing and executing a 5-year capital plan aligned with our broader business strategy. You will oversee the capital workstream using a structured Initiative Management process, ensuring the seamless delivery of key projects. A key focus will be strengthening the team’s technical capabilities to support successful execution of capital programs and long-term operational excellence.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Collaboratively form and lead internal and external cross functional resources to develop a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities in scope. This includes implementation of projects at multiple locations across the U.S. and Canada.
• Lead teams to ensure all aspects of assigned capital projects are managed following our Capital Initiative Management program.
• Responsible for the team’s project KPIs including safety, food safety, environmental impacts, operational impacts, adherence to scope, CQV performance, on time delivery, cash flow, and overall budget tracking.
• Partner with the capital sourcing manager to develop procurement strategies on assigned projects and execute them.
• Support on-site engineering and plant leadership to develop and review business case screening scopes, schedules and estimates on engineering concepts. Review with leadership to provide a directional view of projects; ultimately lead process through approval on prioritized projects.
• Mentor, coach and lead team members, both internal and external, to ensure resources meet the business’ engineering needs.
• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, EHS, Transportation & Warehousing, Supply Planning, Technical Services, Reliability and Maintenance, Environmental, Sustainability, R&D, Finance, Human Resources/Labor Relations the Growth Unit leaders, and IT to deliver assigned goals and projects.

Important Details:

• This is a full-time role that is expected to travel approximately 50% across assigned plants within the US and Canada.
• The preferred locations for this role are Toronto, Ontario or Chicago, Illinois
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $132,300.00 - 198,500.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
• Experience working in an aseptic environment strongly preferred, including but not limited to operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, capital project execution, startup and process validation
• Experienced in multi-site capital planning. Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities.
• Formal project management training or certifications are a plus
• Experience with utility systems, wastewater pre-treatments systems, ingredient handling, food processing, and primary and secondary packaging systems preferred
• Demonstrated track record of following LEAN Capital Initiative Management processes.
• Continuous improvement mindset, to challenge current processes both internally and externally with ability to bring adaptable solutions forward
• Comfortable communicating, presenting & influencing senior leadership on key technical issues
• Proficient with CADD and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. Proven effectiveness in working collaboratively within a matrix organization

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”.TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [e-mail]