Your Opportunity as the Plant Engineer

Become a key member of our plant leadership team at our Grandview facility where we produce some of the most beloved Smucker's products. Leverage your operational knowledge to help guide a high performance work organization, ensuring quality standards are met across the facility. Help to coach other engineering professionals, lead planning productions activities, and direct maintenance of plant equipment.

Location: Grandview, WA

Work Arrangements: 100% Onsite. Willing to flex work schedule to meet business needs (off shift, nights, weekends, holidays, etc.) During harvest season (4 to 6 weeks), expected to work up to 7 days a week as needed.

In this role you will:

​Controls Engineering

Serve as primary administrator for plant control systems; is a key member of the plant technical leadership team

Build and maintain a sustainable system for plant E&I skill development; Develops E/I technician skills within the plant

Work with Plant Engineering, E&I coordinators. and technicians to Identify losses, and develop plans and strategies to eliminate them, in the areas of safety, quality, reliability and cost

Maintains, tests, monitors, and improves electrical distribution system

Works with Engineering IS team to maintain and update plant Historical database standards and accuracy (Oracle Proficy Historian), and other IT related functions

Capital Management

Own and manage plant Capital budget; tracks Capital spending against budget and manage accordingly

Develop the plant 5-Year Capital Plan; work includes establishment, maintenance, forecasting and reporting of Capital needs; work with Finance, Operations, and Consumer TSO to ensure plans align with the Plant and SBA Masterplans

Initiative & Project Management

Lead the Initiative Management (IM) Pillar for the plant including implementation of IM tools and coaching/development of plant resources; support SBA and Company efforts in design and improvement of corporate project management systems including IM Pillar team efforts

Manage Capital and Expense spending; ensure finance standards are being followed by project and start up leaders; ensure proper purchasing standards are followed during the execution of equipment specifications and requisitions; analyze spend trends and use date to improve systems

Ensure successful project start-ups using IM tools including development of equipment standards & specifications; Factory Acceptance Testing protocol and Commissioning protocol; coach engineering resources and project startup leaders

Participate in and provide technical feedback for new initiatives and product development; partner with R&D in new product development to ensure successful engineering and equipment selection to deliver required process transformations

Property, Buildings and Facilities Ownership

Maintain property records for site including titles, deeds, and surveys; manage document preparations for permits and permit records; develop and maintain facilities master plans for maintenance (structural integrity) and improvements including common areas, roofs, HVAC, plumbing, sewers, floors, etc.; manages interface with Company Risk Management Manager and Insurance Provider (currently FM Global)

Manage the facilities / utilities department and systems at the plant. Ensures proper maintenance of all facilities / utilities’ equipment including the use of appropriate SQMS standards

Provide Technical Safety, Environmental and Sustainability Leadership

Lead the Grandview Sustainability Pillar on efforts to meet sustainability goals including energy, water, and waste reduction

Provide input to technical safety programs (Process, Combustion, Pressure Vessel, Fire, and Thermal & Electrical); ensure all projects meet tech safety and environmental requirements through coordination with and audits by the Plant HS&E Leader

Salary: $98,500 - $143,000

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

5+ years of engineering experience

Experience leading or managing capital projects

Experience leading teams

Profit and loss experience

Strong organization and prioritization skills

Ability to work a flexible work schedule

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role (not required):

Demonstrated experience in building a high-performance work culture and systems

Experience in one or more of the following technologies: process/making equipment, packaging equipment, process controls, electrical and/or controls engineering, facilities engineering

Food or Beverage industry experience

Advanced TPM, Lean, Six Sigma or other experience with the implementation of High Performing Work Systems

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