Smithfield Foods
Agriculture • Food & Beverage
Smithfield Foods is a leading global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. The company offers high-quality meat products under a variety of popular brand names, including Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan’s Famous, and Carando. Smithfield Foods is renowned for its innovative approaches, combining tradition with technology, to drive the future of food. The company is committed to sustainability, supporting communities, and producing safe, affordable, and high-quality food products. In addition to its core operations, Smithfield Foods actively engages in community support endeavors, such as addressing food insecurity and supporting veterans.
Director, Production Engineering
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Smithfield Foods
Agriculture • Food & Beverage
Smithfield Foods is a leading global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. The company offers high-quality meat products under a variety of popular brand names, including Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan’s Famous, and Carando. Smithfield Foods is renowned for its innovative approaches, combining tradition with technology, to drive the future of food. The company is committed to sustainability, supporting communities, and producing safe, affordable, and high-quality food products. In addition to its core operations, Smithfield Foods actively engages in community support endeavors, such as addressing food insecurity and supporting veterans.
📋 Description
• Lead engineering teams in various Engineering disciplines across plants to ensure optimal performance • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Operations, HR, Safety, etc.) to achieve company goals • Oversee and manage Capital and Maintenance budgets and project planning • Create and implement short- and long-term operational plans to meet customer and quality standards • Identify and implement strategies to improve operational performance with internal and external resources • Provide clear direction on processes, schedules, and priorities for engineering teams • Analyze asset age and utilization data and structure models on optimal replacement timing • Lead and motivate engineering teams to achieve business objectives and deliver solutions on time and on budget • Partner with HR to develop leadership programs, manage performance, and build a diverse, high-performing workforce
🎯 Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Engineering, Business or related field • 10+ years of relevant experience in Engineering management • 5+ years of experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management • Prior experience in an engineer role required • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and SAP • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills • High level of written and oral communication skills • Strong interpersonal, technical and presentation skills • Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment • Energized by collaboration through travel to other locations (50% of the time)
🏖️ Benefits
• Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans • Support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more • Comprehensive training and professional development programs • Tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs • Apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning • Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children • Education Reimbursement Program for team members who want to further their formal education
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