Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer — Beef Plant Lead

Schweid & Sons; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

On-site location

Job summary

Schweid & Sons seeks a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer in College Park, GA to drive engineering projects, manage budgets, and advance our digital transformation initiatives. You will collaborate with executives to optimize production lines, improve reliability, and ensure compliance with GMP/HACCP/USDA standards.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing, including food/protein experience, and hands-on skills with AutoCAD, Visio, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years in manufacturing, including experience in food/protein industry.
• Includes asset-specific experience in Retail packaging and Forming equipment for beef patties.
• Familiarity with GMPs, HACCP, and USDA regulations and sanitary design.

Responsibilities

• Implements Capital Expenditure projects on-time and within budget by scoping technical projects, developing assignments, schedules, project plans, estimation of cost, coordination of vendors, and managing the execution of projects from conception through start up and commissioning.
• Evaluates vendor design and proposals, plant equipment selection, and conducts technical specifications preparation
• Defines and manages the engineering scope, cost, and schedule for projects; develops a precise project scope definition and an accurate engineering fee estimate, and reconciles through the project execution
• Provides technical review and input into the engineering deliverables; organizes and assures internal and external engineering reviews are carried out during the project phases
• Monitors and reports engineering progress internally and to customers; manages all contracts related to the project; identifies and takes actions to minimize risks and delays
• Resolves engineering issues and ensures a high engineering quality by monitoring key engineering documents, drawings, and calculations
• Lead plant capacity calculations and evaluations of the production lines and plant utilities
• Coordinates construction, commissioning and operational issues and assures tight definition and understanding between contractors and the site if required
• Work with Executives, Plant Director & Maintenance Leaders to define desired future state and establish improvement priorities in Company’s efforts to execute its Digital Transformation strategy
• Provide input on manufacturability in the new product development process
• Develop, implement, and measure the effectiveness of equipment to reduce variation and improve results
• Assist in the readiness of all Quality Audit and Customer visits
• Recommend and implement Lean manufacturing design
• Maintain good working relationships with internal customers (Maintenance, Sales, Executives)
• Other tasks and projects may be assigned

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & cost control

Cross-functional communication

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Schweid & Sons seeks a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer in College Park, GA to drive engineering projects, manage budgets, and advance our digital transformation initiatives. You will collaborate with executives to optimize production lines, improve reliability, and ensure compliance with GMP/HACCP/USDA standards.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing, including food/protein experience, and hands-on skills with AutoCAD, Visio, and Power BI.