Director, Engineering

🕒 June 19

🌽 Illinois, Missouri, +1 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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🖥 Software Engineer

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Smithfield Foods

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1936

🏭 Manufacturing

🌾 Agriculture

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Manufacturing • 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

• Analyze data and craft strategic implementation plans to optimize production processes. • Identify ways to boost efficiency and eliminate waste. • Lead and direct engineering operations across a key functional area. • Ensure the efficient use of engineering resources to achieve world-class performance in plants. • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive strategic initiatives. • Resolve complex challenges and ensure top-tier execution. • Build, develop, and manage a high-performing team capable of delivering operational excellence.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Engineering, Business or related field and 10+ years of relevant experience in Engineering management; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required. • 5+ years of experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required. • 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, organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and adaptability. • Ability to communicate technical ideas to a non-technical audience effectively. • Strong interpersonal, technical and presentation skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Professional development programs • Tuition assistance • Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children