Plant Engineering - Kenosha, United States - Ocean Spray

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locations

Kenosha, WI

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted Yesterday

job requisition id

R3423

Meaningful work matters Interested in driving an impact working for a legacy brand and purposeful farmer-owned cooperative?
Ocean Spray's manufacturing team is hiring a

Plant Engineering & Technical Services Manager

who can help steer the way during a very important phase of our business Ocean Spray offers competitive base salary, a full package of affordable benefits, and performance-based bonuses.

What You'll Get:
Insurance package effective day 1 of employment that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a plethora of wellness programs
401k with an employer match
Holiday and bonus pay
Tuition assistance program
Employee appreciation events
Career development and growth opportunities

What You'll Do:

Lead and manage the design, development, and the implementation of technical systems improvements that support manufacturing reliability, process capability and cost objectives.

Direct

engineering/technical

services, process control, capital planning, and support systems assuring that the necessary resources are committed to meet the business needs.

• Responsible for continuous improvement initiatives related to engineering to generate improvement plans that feature both short and long-term improvements, with and without capital investment.
• Support sustainability through optimized energy management and packaging reduction initiatives.
• Responsible for financial management of projects.
• Develop and sustain capability to rapidly ramp-up new products, packages, and processes to insure competitiveness in the marketplace.
• Drive key initiatives throughout the facility in the areas of fixed asset management, plant layout & flow manufacturing, line constraint optimization, FDA/GMP/AIB/SQF compliance, safety, and automation.
• Engage in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring budgeting, planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and delegating for both Controls & Automation and Maintenance. Serve as a Change Agent responsible for elevating staff member's capabilities for the benefit of the organization.
• Serve as key member of the plant leadership team in developing the plant's strategic direction, establishing priorities, and allocating resources.
• Work effectively with plant functional managers to develop and maintain a positive employee relations environment.
• Provides management of employees, directly and/or indirectly, to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action, and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate in negotiations, grievances or other contract related activities and discussions.

What You'll Need:
Requires extensive knowledge of the operations from a technical perspective.
High-level management and business skills, extensive financial knowledge base and HR policies and procedures are required.
Organizational, interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills are imperative as well as computer, technical and training abilities.

This experience is typically gained through a bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, business or related field, as well as several years of managerial experience in manufacturing environment.

Sound understanding of CMMS systems.
Familiar with

boilers, ammonia refrigeration, power distribution and other building systems
Experience directly managing Maintenance Technicians

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce.

But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alikewe value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
G

rower Mindset

– We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
Sustainable

R

esults

– Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
I

ntegrity Above All

– We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
Inclusive

T

eamwork

– We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

About Us

Did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand.

Today, the cooperative's cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in over 100 countries worldwide.

The innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of our founders remains rooted in our cooperative's culture, and most of all, our purpose of connecting our farms to families for a better life.

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