Senior Manager, Process Engineering
Introduction:
Our client, a leading food and beverage manufacturing company located in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking a Senior Manager of Process Engineering to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a background in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of process development experience and 2+ years leading people. The Senior Manager of Process Engineering will be responsible for directing and managing the development of new and breakthrough Process technology to enable new product launches, process efficiency improvements and cost reduction projects that support existing and future business plans.
Responsibilities:
* Directs and manages the development of new and breakthrough Process technology to enable new product launches, process efficiency improvements and cost reduction projects that support existing and future business plans.
* Develops manufacturing options and owns the process design strategy that defines the process and operating conditions that delivers on cost, quality, waste, and reliability.
* Develops and presents new food process equipment technology roadmap strategy to technical leaders supporting the existing and future business strategies.
* Works with Operations, Project Engineering and Product Development leaders to prioritize and allocate resources and to ensure that assigned members to the cross-functional team have the required competency for various projects.
* Provides technical leadership on projects and ensures they remain on schedule and within developed budget.
* Provides leadership and technical guidance to staff for the development of new technology or applications and enhancement of existing technologies.
* Develops all technical documentation, including line visualization, process flow diagram, process specifications, key factor reports, design matrixes and manufacturing process control plans.
* Apply advanced statistics, experimental designs (DOE) and six sigma in problem solving.
* Manages, trains, and develops direct reports, including Process Engineers, Senior Process Engineers, and Principal Process Engineers.
* Develops, communicates, implements, and manages department budget, department goals, and policies and programs to improve staff or department efficiencies, speed of response, and focus of staff activities and department operations according to business units and department strategies.
* Up to 30% travel
Required Skills:
* Working knowledge of Process Development Engineering; Product development process, and stage gate process; Project Management; Technical knowledge in various process platforms including bakery lines and other food manufacturing techniques
* Ability to direct and coach a team to apply advanced statistics, experimental designs and six sigma in problem solving
* Ability to develop process specs and Process flow diagrams for complex processes with compressive technical data
* Ability to develop demand curves for team and establish leveled resource utilization.
* Ability to develop and work with budgets
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Minitab, SolidWorks,
* Strong communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills; Ability to communicate technical
