Manufacturing / Project Engineer- high-speed food manufacturing

About LiDestri Food And Drink

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.

Excellent Pay And Benefits

• Great career-pathing
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….
  
  
  

Summary

The Plant Engineer will be responsible for optimizing the performance of the production equipment to improve efficiency, reduce downtime and improve the throughput of the plant. The Plant Engineer will be responsible to assess equipment to determine opportunities for upgrade or replacement. Works with the plant team (quality, maintenance, engineering and operations) to identify issues and implement solutions.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Plant Manager, Maintenance Manager, Continuous Improvement and Corporate Engineering to develop annual capital plans by recommending LFI profitability improvement projects
• Provide technical support and training to the plant operations on identifying problems, determining opportunities for improvement and effecting change to eliminate issues
• Lead weekly project update meetings with collaborative team members
• Remains current with latest technology related to the manufacture of LFI products
• Responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the plant packaging equipment and process system process meet specified internal and external regulations for both safety and quality
• Perform standard engineering calculations for root cause analysis and corrective action
• Support operations and maintenance to improve equipment reliability
• Perform analysis of failure data using statistical analysis tool
• Lead problem solving teams to identify, design and implement improvements
• Work closely with maintenance to target maintainability issues, lower cost and improve productivity
• Work closely with operations and maintenance to communicate the opportunities for improved equipment operation, setup, changeover and maintenance
• Develop innovative solutions
• Provide equipment, safety and environment risk mitigation leadership
• Report food safety & quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action
  
  
  

Required Education, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline
• 5 or more years of experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical industry and/or high speed packaged consumer goods manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated Project Management experience as a hands-on project manager delivering project scope from concept to closure on-time and on-budget including: Project scope up to $1M; work with plant team and external contractors, manage project stakeholders – internal / external, Manage project risk
• Effective communication skills: verbal, facilitation, presentation, documentation
• Collaborative work style
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Self-motivated
• Ability to motivate and influence others
• Lean manufacturing and/or Lean Six Sigma experience
• Preferred experience with Allen Bradley control components and software; certified Project Management Professional; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Minimal travel as needed
  
  
  

Working Conditions

• Frequent exposure to extreme loud noises
• Constant standing and moving by foot
• Constant exposure to extreme hot/cold (non-weather) environment
• Constant work in high places and near moving mechanical parts / conveyors
• Regularly required to sit, use hands
• Occasionally need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, with a potential of up to 25 pounds
• Frequent exposure to manufacturing plant floor requiring the use of personal protective equipment (ear plugs, safety glasses, bump cap, skid-resistant leather shoes, etc.)
• Must follow Good Manufacturing Practice (hair net, no jewelry, no fake nails or eyelashes, no food/drink, gum, etc. in manufacturing Plant)
  
  
  

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.