We are seeking a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Manufacturing Engineer at Schreiber Foods, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our production processes, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective manufacturing of our food products.
Requirements
- Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identify areas for improvement in efficiency, productivity, process capability, risk, and cost reduction.
- Design and implement improvements to enhance yield, reduce waste, increase throughputs, improve cycle times, reduce bottlenecks, and streamline operations while maintaining strict adherence to food safety and quality standards.
- Collaborate with Operations Excellence and Data Science/Analytics teams to leverage data for process optimization.
- Collaborate cross functionally to scale up new products from concept to production, ensuring seamless integration into existing manufacturing processes.
- Partner with Maintenance and Reliability Engineering to ensure equipment uptime and reliability as well as integrate predictive maintenance strategies.
- Lead or assist in the development of new equipment installations or modifications, from concept to commissioning, with a focus on maximizing output, minimizing downtime, and reducing operational risk.
- Utilize data analysis and statistical techniques to identify bottlenecks, process variability, and areas for improvement in production processes.
- Implement data-driven solutions to increase overall efficiency while mitigating operational risk and collaborating with Operations Excellence and Data Science to refine analytics models.
- Conduct Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to proactively identify potential failure points, risks, and weaknesses in processes and equipment.
- Develop strategies to reduce operational risk and enhance process reliability, working closely with Reliability Engineering.
- Define and own manufacturing process control plans.
- Set up in-process measurement systems.
- Complete GR&R activities to ensure effectiveness.
- Set up process monitoring and trending, including SPC of critical parameters.
- Perform process capability studies to predict manufacturing process trends to allowing us to meet customer specifications and create stability in day-to-day operations.
- Working collaboratively, troubleshoot manufacturing issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to prevent reoccurrence.
- Participate in the selection and evaluation of equipment, tools, and materials to ensure optimal performance and cost-effectiveness, specifically focusing on enhancing productivity and reducing operational risk.
- Partner with Controls Engineering and leverage automation and digitalization opportunities.
- Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements.
- Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.
- Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met.
- Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.
Benefits
- Relocation benefits
- Bonus pay
- 401(k) matching
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Childcare costs
- Health and wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits
- Partners Helping Partners program
