Senior Process Engineer: Lead CI & Capital Projects (Food)

smucker; McCalla (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Company in McCalla, AL is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead improvements across Sandwich Making and Bakery Operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives and delivering projects that boost safety, quality, productivity, and overall plant performance.

This highly visible leadership role offers opportunities to influence strategy, mentor engineers, and make a lasting impact on a growing operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related Engineering.
• 3+ years of project management and/or capital project experience.
• Food or consumer packaged goods experience preferred; manufacturing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Continuous Improvement across manufacturing ops and drive safety, quality, productivity, and reliability improvements.
• Develop, execute, and track site Master Plan initiatives; lead root cause investigations.
• Lead capital projects from concept through startup, including funding requests.
• Serve as SME for critical manufacturing systems and processes.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

Project Management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related Engineering

Tools

Operations Excellence tools

Job description

The J.M. Smucker Company in McCalla, AL is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to lead improvements across Sandwich Making and Bakery Operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives and delivering projects that boost safety, quality, productivity, and overall plant performance.

This highly visible leadership role offers opportunities to influence strategy, mentor engineers, and make a lasting impact on a growing operation.