Our client is an established food manufacturing company based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with multiple production facilities.
The Role
This senior leadership role carries responsibility for engineering operations across multiple production facilities, with direct influence over facility performance, capital investment decisions and team development across a multi-site portfolio. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates who are not local to Sioux Falls.
What You Will Do
Provide strategic and operational leadership to multi-plant engineering teams across the region.
Oversee capital project planning, budgeting and execution at multiple facilities.
Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
Partner with plant operations leadership to align engineering resources with production goals.
Ensure compliance with food safety, environmental and regulatory standards across all sites.
Develop and mentor site-level engineering managers and technical staff.
Evaluate and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and reduce cost.
Manage relationships with contractors, equipment vendors and external engineering resources.
What You Bring
Food manufacturing background (required)
Experience leading engineering teams across multiple plant locations
Strong foundation in mechanical, electrical or process engineering
Track record managing capital projects from concept through commissioning
Familiarity with food safety regulations including FSMA, HACCP and GMP
Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels
Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field preferred
Numbers & Facts
Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Skills
Budget Managementunmatched
Capital Projectunmatched
Commissioningunmatched
Cost Controlunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Engineering Managementunmatched
Food Productionunmatched
Food Safetyunmatched
Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
Investment Capitalunmatched
Leadershipunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Operational Strategyunmatched
Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
Process Engineeringunmatched
Process Improvementunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project Trackingunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Relationship Managementunmatched
Reliability Engineeringunmatched
Safety Complianceunmatched
Team Buildingunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
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