Director of Engineering

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🌪️ Kansas, Missouri, +1 more states – Remote

🌪️ Kansas – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote 🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $160k - $202.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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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

• Lead engineering teams in various Engineering disciplines across plants to ensure optimal performance. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, HR, and Safety to achieve company goals. • Oversee and manage Capital and Maintenance budgets and project planning. • Drive engineering performance to meet operational goals efficiently and cost-effectively. • 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 direction on processes, schedules, and priorities for engineering teams. • Develop and enforce best practices for engineering development. • Ensure facilities comply with internal and external engineering standards and regulations. • Analyze asset age and utilization data and model optimal replacement timing and asset-longevity improvements. • 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. • Foster a culture of workplace safety, open communication, empowerment, and recognition. • Drive a positive employee experience through leadership, employee development, and coaching.

🎯 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 including 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. • Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment. • Respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment. • Energized by collaboration through travel to other locations (50% of the time). • Licensure as a Professional Engineer, preferred. • Knowledge of different pork products and the Meat Industry, preferred. • Ability to sit for extended periods of time. • Must be able to occasionally lift up to 25 lbs. • Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. • Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. • Able to travel as needed.

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation Package Available • Comprehensive total rewards package • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities