WHO WE ARE Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role will be based in Williamson, NY. WHAT WE NEED BRF is looking for an Engineering Manager who will be responsible for managing all engineering activities relating to their assigned factory so that employee health & safety is ensured, food safety/quality is guaranteed, and that all engineering activities enhance product quality, plant performance and our business objectives. As a key member of the factory management team, the Engineering Manager will work alongside their site's operational and functional leaders to play a critical role in the development and implementation of the strategic vision for the factory including short and long range capital planning. WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Directly lead and coordinate the site engineering team's daily and long-range activities, ensuring the team's skills, competencies, and performance consistently meets business objectives. Ensure resources are properly deployed against both short term production responses and long-range strategic goals.
- Actively participate in the site's daily performance monitoring and reporting cycle. Partner with operations leadership on root cause investigations and solution development to overcome performance issues (OEE, Safety, Quality).
- In collaboration with the Sr. Director of Engineering, define, propose, and monitor the implementation of Safety, Quality, and Engineering Standards within the site. Through ownership of the Site's Equipment/Process Management of Change (MOC) program, guide the engineering, maintenance, facilities, and operations teams in the proper reviews, work processes, and procedures required to execute changes within the site.
- Propose and maintain Engineering expense budgets as well as the factory's capital investment plans. The Site Engineering Manager will plan and manage all approved capital projects executed by themselves or their team.
- Contribute toward the Strategic and Tactical Leadership of the factory driving a TPM culture including implementation of the Early Management Pillar. This includes up front collaboration with R&D on new product introductions as well as standalone installation and startup of new assets.
- Drive the implementation of Maintenance Best Practices and a Risk Based Maintenance (RBM) approach. Optimize Predictive Maintenance technologies (Condition Monitoring and inspections) to minimize unplanned downtime. Partner with the maintenance teams to utilize planned downtime for major equipment inspections and or overhauls.
- Initiate and coordinate the implementation of new processes/technologies, including partnership with the Digital Team in the implementation of new platform solutions.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Preferably Chemical or Mechanical. Other technical degrees will be considered.
- 7 or more years' experience managing technical teams, while planning and executing commercialization and/or capital projects in a manufacturing setting.
- The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of food processing plants, maintenance technologies, and operation of utilities to support day to day operations and future projects
- Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety and hygienic engineering design (OSHA, SQF, FDA, EPA, DEC)
- Experience implementing and administrating engineering programs required.
- Experience with Batch and Continuous Processing and/or High-speed packaging equipment experience required; Food and/or Aseptic beverage manufacturing experience a plus.
At BRF, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $150,000 and $160,000K. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. You'll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more! #LI-EB1