Engineering & Reliability Manager

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Brand

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we're growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That's where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we're just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that's evident on grocery store shelves and families' tables across North America.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands in Jonesboro, Ark. is home to more than 200 team members. Jonesboro may be a smaller town, but it has a strong performing arts scene, multiple schools, and a diverse geography with sports and outdoor recreation opportunities for everyone. The Post Jonesboro team supports the community through food pantry volunteering and an annual toy drive during the holiday season.

Responsibilities

Leads Plant Engineering function and partners with Operations Leaders implementing continuous improvement activities to achieve optimal results in performance metrics (safety, quality, delivery and cost), while leveraging tools to implement productivity improvements. Maintain plant equipment, facilities, and systems in a way that supports good business practices and ensures production line availability for production of low cost, high quality products in a safe work environment. Support, implement, and maintain food safety and quality practices as required through SQF. Will be responsible for completing job duties in a manner that supports all plant safety, food safety, quality and environmental practices.

Job Activities/Duties:

• Manage an effective Plant Engineering and Maintenance Team in order to maintain all equipment, facilities, and systems in a safe and efficient working condition while supporting compliance of GMP's and food safety/security.

• Provide business and technical leadership necessary to ensure the team meets and/or exceed goals in critical manufacturing success areas (safety, quality, delivery and cost).

• Promote the continuous improvement process (e.g. behaviors, attitude and culture) necessary to build a productive environment that sustains improvements in support of business objectives.

• Utilize a proactive maintenance program to ensure that the facility and equipment is satisfactorily maintained and ready for use as needed. This includes assessing operational issues on a preventative/predictive basis and taking action as well as efficiently and effectively resolving equipment failures on an ongoing basis.

• Develop a service-oriented maintenance team to provide high quality, timely results.

• Provide leadership and management of engineering function to meet short and long-term company goals.

• Identify and support opportunities to close potential gaps related to our systems and/or processes. Find the root cause of problems through leadership and persistent focus on process improvement.

• Develop and implement facility capital budget. Ensure projects meet financial requirements and Return on Investment (ROI). Monitor ongoing project cost and adherence to budget and cash spending plan.

• Prioritize, execute and monitor project work to deliver against safety, quality, delivery and cost targets.

• Provide support and guidance to project engineer(s) in managing projects.

• Provide leadership that optimizes the talent contribution and development of multi-skilled teams.

• Work closely with other departments to align strategies and tactics for optimizing the availability of production lines.

• Assure compliance with state and local electrical, plumbing, building, and mechanical codes.

• Support compliance of corporate and plant standards for project work and documentation.

Qualifications

Education:

B.S. (or higher) in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or related field.

Experience:

Minimum 5-7 years experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated experience in leading Engineering/Maintenance/Production/Continuous Improvement within a similar industry/environment.

Key Skills:

• Working knowledge of simplification/improvement methodologies.

• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills.

• Recognized technical abilities and practical experience with strong capabilities in the following areas: theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations; equipment reliability and asset care strategies; continuous improvement techniques; statistics and analytical methods; process measurement and control; mechanical aptitude; troubleshooting; ability to understand and apply general engineering principles.

• Must have strong analytical and business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.