Director, Engineering Services

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🕒 July 29

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $141.4k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Hearthside Food Solutions

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2009

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏭 Manufacturing

🤝 B2B

💰 Series unknown on 2009-06

Food & Beverage • Manufacturing • B2B

Hearthside Food Solutions is a North American contract food manufacturer that produces and packages a wide range of consumer foods — including cookies, crackers, snack components, baked bars, breakfast bars, filled bars, fresh foods, and frozen entrees — for category-leading brands. Operating more than 25 facilities across North America, Hearthside provides custom packaging and manufacturing services to global consumer brands, emphasizing innovation, sustainability, operational efficiency, and a people-first culture that promotes internal career growth.

📋 Description

• Partner with engineering project management teams and manufacturing/packaging sites to ensure capital projects are executed effectively and meet or exceed expectations • Lead asset management, engineering standards, and equipment reliability programs • Ensure regulatory compliance and consistent adoption of best practices across the organization • Oversee all aspects of E‑Z Pak manufacturing, including design, sourcing, assembly, testing, and deployment • Drive continuous improvement in reliability, asset utilization, and engineering capabilities across facilities • Lead and standardize asset management, Maintenance Excellence Team (MET), E‑Z Pak, and engineering specification programs across all sites • Develop and implement policies, procedures, and best practices • Support annual capital budget development and execution • Ensure projects are delivered on scope, on time, and on budget • Provide regular reporting on operational and financial performance metrics • Partner with Quality, Food Safety, Operations, Planning, Maintenance, and Finance • Oversee capital project execution and validate results through audit processes • Assign and manage project execution through E‑Z Pak Managers, MET Project Managers, and Central Engineers • Support business case development with Supply Chain and Commercial Finance • Lead evaluation and implementation of new technologies • Travel to sites to ensure adherence to timelines, budgets, and deliverables • Lead enterprise asset management strategy, including tracking, utilization, transfers, and dispositions • Lead reliability programs, including CMMS systems and reliability matrices • Define and implement the company maintenance strategy across the network • Improve preventative, predictive, and TPM strategies with maintenance teams • Identify asset performance gaps and improve availability, capability, and maintenance practices • Develop systems to track underutilized assets, including condition, location, and reuse potential • Optimize spare parts strategy and promote asset redeployment • Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement after equipment failures • Develop engineering talent through performance management, coaching, and development planning • Mentor project managers, maintenance managers, and engineering staff • Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture • Lead through influence across geographically dispersed teams • Travel 40%–60% annually

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or related field) or equivalent experience • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in engineering within food manufacturing or GMP environments • Experience leading capital projects; projects in the $10MM–$35MM range preferred • Background in engineering, maintenance management, and reliability programs • Proven success in project management, budget management, and cross-functional leadership • Experience with vendor negotiations, contracts, and procurement processes • Capital planning and capital project execution • Sustainable cost reduction projects • Asset reliability and maintenance strategies (PM, PdM, TPM) • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies • Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) • ERP/MRP systems, such as SAP • CMMS systems, such as MVP One and similar • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio) • AutoCAD • Data analysis and reporting tools • Strong leadership, coaching, and team development capabilities • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities and influence across the organization • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis • Strong organizational and project management abilities • Financial acumen, including ROI, IRR, NPV, and payback analysis • Negotiation and contract management skills • Legally authorized to work in the applicable location; work authorization sponsorship is not available

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance • Health benefits beginning on the first day of employment • Dental benefits beginning on the first day of employment • 401(k) benefits beginning on the first day of employment • Wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment