Senior Engineering Manager

$128,000 - $128,000/Yr

Chobani - Twin Falls, ID

Full-time - Mid Level

Twin Falls, ID

501-1,000 employees

Food Manufacturing

About the position

Chobani is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the plant technical teams in driving significant improvements in Safety, Quality, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and Cost. This role requires a well-rounded leader with expertise in reliability strategies, mechanical design, automation, and Six Sigma methodologies. The position encompasses responsibilities in Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Manufacturing Engineering, and Automation Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build a team capable of diagnosing equipment issues through root cause analysis and solving those issues through redesign and programming.
• Stay current on equipment technology trends and ensure the team leverages them to deliver a competitive advantage.
• Develop the technical capability and leadership skills of team members equally.
• Partner with capital project teams to design reliability into new equipment.
• Develop strategies for key business initiatives to deliver step-change year-over-year improvements.
• Develop tactical implementation plans to assign resources to the work and deliver on the strategy.
• Manage resource loading and third-party engineering firms to execute plant priorities.
• Coach team members and provide feedback to help them achieve their full potential capabilities.
• Understand team members' career interests and goals and advocate for them.
• Partner with leaders in reliability to execute the Chobani Reliability Strategy.
• Partner with leaders in operations to execute OEE and Cost initiatives.
• Fill in for the Sr. Director of Technical Services during PTO.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Engineering degree from an ABET accredited university.
• 5+ years of experience as an individual contributor engineer in a plant environment.
• 5+ years of experience leading a plant engineering team.
• Six Sigma greenbelt certified with proven experience implementing DMAIC tools.
• Track record of continuous improvement delivering step change OEE and Cost results.
• Knowledge in TPM reliability strategies.
• Track record of building strong teams, developing talent, and growing careers.
• Experience in a high-volume, high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Financial acumen as it relates to a plant P&L and CapEx.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Dairy production.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with bonus opportunities.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.