Seaboard Triumph Foods · 1 day ago
Director Engineering & Project
Sioux City, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
8+ years expSeaboard Triumph Foods is seeking a Director of Engineering and Projects to provide strategic oversight for their animal protein production facility. This role involves managing engineering initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement while overseeing capital projects and facility expansions.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingMeat and Poultry
Responsibilities
Manage all aspects of engineering needs of plant, including working with contractors and IT on equipment installation and production floor layout/process flow to meet deadlines
Participate as a key stakeholder in selection, on-boarding, training and development of employees engaged in all levels of maintenance activity during start-up and beyond; must develop a structure for equipment maintenance and a staff that can effectively manage such a program
Responsible for obtaining MOCs, writing appropriation requests and completing capital projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner
Responsible for maintaining all regulatory compliance for PSM/RMP and EPA guidelines; must have a comprehensive understanding of equipment specific LOTO program and expectations
Be familiar with OSHA and Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) regulations and work with FSQA to receive, evaluate and report work needed to keep the plant running in accordance with government and organization requirements
Create and foster a culture that promotes safety as a top priority, ensure employees are trained on an on-going basis and in compliance with company regulations to ensure work is completed in a safe manner and to avoid work-related accidents; ensure high levels of engagement from all levels of employees within the facility through positive and effective employee relations
Develop a high performing team driven by solid talent identification, development and succession planning which will support expansion
Build and maintain collaborative, team-oriented relationships with other functional leaders such as Quality Assurance, Environmental Health and Safety, and Operations to optimize production capabilities
Interview, hire, evaluate performance, promote, and give recognition and administer disciplinary action for employees
Plan, develop and implement a parts inventory control program which provides dollar value and status inventory. Control mechanical expenses within established budget and actively pursue cost reduction opportunities in labor, material cost and inventory balance of spare parts
Foster and environment of continuous process improvement to drive efficiencies, increased accuracy, and stronger decision making
Collaborate with the leadership team, providing input for strategic direction and business planning
Design maintenance strategies, procedures, and methods; assist in developing a safety awareness program. Provide timely written feedback on root causes of injuries and lost time accidents and recommendations for eliminating recurrence
Diagnose downtime causes and reasons for equipment failure and develop strategies to eliminate through the improvement of reliability and safety of the plant, personnel, and production processes
Consult with operations personnel to maximize efficiencies of equipment to improve processing and quality of products
Establishing and implementing short and long-range organizational goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
Oversee Refrigeration Manager to ensure integrity of system remains efficient and compliant
Qualification
Required
Wide and deep management experience 8+ years with demonstrated leadership and people development skills
Proven experience developing strategy and policy in order to set and deliver objectives within medium to long term timeframes
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and/or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports and business correspondence
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, and employees
Must have the ability to influence and persuade others
Ability to read and interpret documents in the English language such as safety files, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Must be able to effectively communicate with the USDA, customers, sales, production and management personnel
Ability to apply mathematical applications to practical situations
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, diagram, written and/or verbal form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Strong personal computer skills and understanding of operational metrics and reports required
MP2 CMMS desired
CAD experience a plus
MPS/SFK equipment understanding, both mechanically and electrically strongly desired
Must hold a valid driver's license due to regular business travel
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Protein industry experience is desired
SQF/HACCP certification preferred
Bilingual skills a plus
Company
Seaboard Triumph Foods
Seaboard Triumph Foods is a pork processing unit that works on genetics, pig nutrition, and animal care to provide product quality.
1001-5000 employees
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