Jack Link's Protein Snacks

Jack Link's Protein Snacks

Plant Engineering Manager

Perry, GA, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$165k-$185kDetected 40 days ago
RESTIncident ResponseComplianceProject ManagementBudgetingProcess ImprovementRoboticsControlsLoad TestingGMPFDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringOSHAHACCPFood SafetySCADA

About the role

  • We don't hide from challenges; we hunt them down.
  • We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.
  • Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren't buzzwords, they're expectations.

Responsibilities

  • We're everyday people who deliver extraordinary results.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Team Development - Build a high‑performance culture across maintenance, reliability, and controls teams.
  • Cross‑Functional Influence - Serve as the plant's technical authority, partnering with Operations, Quality, Sanitation, and Corporate Engineering to solve complex problems and drive plant‑wide improvements.
  • Maintenance & Reliability - Own the plant's reliability strategy, including preventive, predictive, and condition‑based maintenance programs (TPM).
  • Use data to identify chronic failures and optimize PM frequencies.
  • Reliability Engineering - Lead root cause analysis (RCA), FMEA (FMECA, FMEDA), and reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) to reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Performance Metrics - Track MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, and maintenance cost per unit to drive continuous improvement.
  • Cybersecurity for OT - Implement secure access, patching, and network segmentation for industrial control systems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field).
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • While performing the duties of this job the Team Member will be required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. beard/hairnet, ear plugs, frock, boots, etc.), stand for extended periods of time, and use hands/arms to push, pull, reach and occasionally lift above head.

Nice to have

  • 10 + years of engineering or maintenance leadership in food manufacturing, CPG, or high‑automation environments.
  • Professional certifications (PE, PMP, Six Sigma) are a plus.
  • Experience in FDA, USDA‑regulated or ready‑to‑eat (RTE) facilities strongly preferred.
  • Preferred Qualificications:

Compensation

  • The pay range for this role is $165k - $185k (Annual).
  • Actual wage will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience.
  • Base pay is just one component of Jack Link's Total Rewards package for Team Members.
  • Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards.

Benefits

  • Engineering Leadership - Set the technical vision for the plant, ensuring engineering strategies align with production goals, food safety requirements, and long‑term asset health.

Company info

  • Member must occasionally lift, push, pull up to 25 pounds and 50 pounds infrequently.
  • At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work.
  • And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands- Jack Link's®, Lorissa's Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few-there's nothing artificial about us.
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