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Dairy Farmers of America · 2 months ago

Plant Engineering Director (Remote) DFW/Houston TX

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$165K/yr - $195K/yr

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Dairy Brands is a dairy marketing cooperative owned by over 12,500 family farmers. The Plant Engineering Director will oversee engineering activities to support plant requirements, manage capital spending, and coordinate with various departments to ensure efficient operations across multiple plants.

AgricultureDairyDietary SupplementsFood Processing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Serve as an internal expert on manufacturing engineering and design related issues or opportunities

Work cross-functionally with plant management and engineers to develop priorities that ensure direct alignment with manufacturing and division objectives

Continually strive to reduce facility and manufacturing operating costs by providing best option technical solutions and/or utilizing best method analyses towards improving internal systems; ensure facility operating systems achieve optimum manufacturing process efficiencies

Utilize best practices across locations to drive continuous improvement for equipment reliability and maintenance department cost controls; drive consistency and standardization

Assist in the direction and planning of capital budgets

Evaluate major capital projects to ensure the best approach and method is used to efficiently spend capital funds

Actively support plant management and engineers in the justification of projects, accurate development of project costs, and submission of capital projects

Lead and/or oversee the planning, design, procurement, installation, start-up, and training for all capital projects, especially for projects that span an entire division, group, or region

Complete preliminary and final design of production lines and new equipment

Develop preliminary cost estimates for production of new or modified products for marketing and sales teams

Professionally develop plant engineers and maintenance managers

Encourage positive cross-functional communication between production and engineering teams

Maintain current and broad knowledge to ensure accurate engineering support to management and plant staff

Ensure all plant environmental policies and procedures reflect current DFA guidelines and regulatory requirements and proper reporting is completed

Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements

The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required

Qualification

Manufacturing engineeringCapital project managementCost reduction strategiesEnvironmental complianceCross-functional collaborationTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

Direct engineering activities in support of current and future plant requirements and short- and long-range divisional objectives

Provide engineering and design expertise to plant engineers, management, and senior leadership

Manage capital spending, major plant repair expenses, and development of capital projects

Partner with operations, finance, quality control, purchasing, safety, environmental, and other departments to coordinate all phases of engineering

Support multiple plants for an entire division, group, or region