Us
Senior Engineer, Site Savings Leader
Scottsville, KY · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
ComplianceProject ManagementProcess ImprovementLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft OfficeFood SafetyLean Manufacturing
About the role
- Your Opportunity as a Senior Engineer, Site Savings Leader Join the team behind one of America's fastest-growing and most-loved brands- Uncrustables® -at our manufacturing facility in Scottsville, KY.
- Stay connected with us on LinkedIn® We're an equal opportunity employer.
- All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Responsibilities
- Lead the site's savings process by partnering with department teams to identify losses, quantify opportunities, and develop a prioritized pipeline of improvement projects.
- Facilitate loss analysis activities and use data-driven insights to identify opportunities that improve productivity, reduce waste, and deliver measurable cost savings.
- Coach and develop Process Engineers, Area Leaders, and project owners on loss analysis, project development, business case creation, milestone planning, and execution discipline.
- Develop and support project charters, business cases, funding requests, KPI plans, and savings analyses for approved initiatives.
- Lead or support high-impact savings and transformation projects from concept through implementation and sustainment, providing bi-monthly updates to our Transformation office.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Site Leadership to prioritize projects and align resources against business objectives.
- Monitor project progress, communicate risks and watchouts, and drive resolution of technical and operational barriers.
- Maintain accurate project milestones, status updates, and savings results within WAVE and other applicable business systems.
- Support site master planning efforts by providing data, recommendations, and project prioritization insights to site leadership.
- In this role, you will help drive the site's continuous improvement and cost savings strategy by identifying opportunities, developing high-impact projects, and coaching others through successful project execution.
Requirements
- Experience analyzing data and driving process improvements
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other business software
- Experience with loss analysis, cost savings programs, or operational excellence initiatives
- Experience coaching engineers, supervisors, initiative owners, and/or operational leaders
- Knowledge of food safety, quality systems, and regulatory compliance
- Familiarity with project tracking and manufacturing systems such as WAVE, Proficy or similar platforms.
- Flexibility to support off-shift and weekend activities when required
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree
- Engineering or related technical discipline preferred
- 2+ years of engineering, manufacturing, continuous improvement, or project leadership experience (food manufacturing preferred)
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