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Albertsons

Runs supermarket chains across the United States

Corporate Operations Engineering Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Boise, ID, USA
In PersonUp to 90% travel is required. Relocation is not necessary if an Albertsons manufacturing facility is within a 90-minute drive.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field is preferred, along with professional certification focused on project management, operations and process control, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 10 years of experience plus the listed education or equivalent experience.
  • A strong beverage and grocery and/or dairy process engineering background, preferably including ESL process design.
  • At least 7 years of experience in strategic capital execution, including project design, development, and management across multiple disciplines.
  • At least 5 years of experience managing by influence.
  • Extensive knowledge of food-plant and/or distribution-facility engineering, process design, and capital project management.
  • Skill in facility layout and design, food regulatory requirements, process improvement, and team problem-solving methods.
  • Significant industry knowledge of material-handling equipment, operating systems, controls, and related manufacturing or distribution systems.
  • Experience managing the financial impact of manufacturing operations and major outside customers through major capital investments and strategic projects.
  • Ability to consistently develop strategic business solutions using capital investments.
  • Strong interpersonal, team-building, analytical, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
  • Adeptness at change management and strong customer-service skills.
  • Ability to remain results-focused and proactively lead teams while managing multiple projects and meeting key deadlines.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Project, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Working knowledge of business software systems including enterprise resource planning, Lawson, Preventive Maintenance Computerized Systems, and warehouse management systems.
Responsibilities
  • Develop, design, and facilitate major capital improvements and strategic business initiatives for manufacturing operations.
  • Ensure engineering, operational, and financial feasibility for capital projects.
  • Select equipment, processing, and distribution methods to drive facility best practices.
  • Set standards for construction and equipment installation.
  • Provide input to annual capital planning and leadership status reports.
  • Lead manufacturing senior leaders, field management teams, maintenance managers, and backstage managers in the technical development and administration of capital projects.
  • Prepare preliminary layouts, conceptual designs, and capital documentation for presentations, approvals, and business justifications.
  • Direct and manage the bidding process and prepare and award contracts.
  • Manage architects, engineers, consultants, and job-site managers to ensure project budget, timeline, and performance.
  • Manage change orders, invoice approvals, and budget cost analysis for multiple projects.
  • Collaborate with corporate support teams, including environmental, compliance, and energy management groups.
  • Introduce manufacturing senior leadership to new methods and drive procedures that reduce operating costs and waste.
  • Partner with plant management and maintenance staff to improve facility maintenance and equipment reliability through preventive maintenance computerized systems and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Facilitate the strategic facility planning initiative for manufacturing.
  • Facilitate development of facility asset stewardship programs.
  • Develop and support energy management and utility cost-control initiatives.
  • Reduce the negative impact of regulatory compliance issues involving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Food and Drug Administration.
  • Complete periodic audits to assess the effectiveness of facility programs.
  • Improve Engineering Department performance through continuous improvement of process and project-management tools.
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional certification focused on project management, operations and process control.
  • A strong beverage and grocery and/or dairy process engineering background, preferably including ESL process design.

About the company

Albertsons runs supermarket chains across the United States, selling groceries, fresh food and household goods under regional banners such as Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME and Shaw's. Instead of one national brand, it keeps local store names that shoppers have used for decades and stocks its own labels such as Signature Select and O Organics next to national brands. Customers shop in stores or through its apps and websites for curbside pickup and home delivery, with digital coupons and rewards tied to the Albertsons for U loyalty program. It earns money mainly from retail sales in stores and online, plus fuel and advertising sold to consumer brands. Albertsons was founded in 1939 and is based in Boise, Idaho.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Boise, Idaho

Founded

1939

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What believers are saying

  • Union contracts set pay: a July 2026 Southern California deal with UFCW locals averted a strike by 47,000 grocery workers.
  • Stores are still getting money: $900 million of capital spending funded 38 remodels and 7 store openings through September 2026.
  • Loyalty runs deep: Albertsons for U counted 48.7 million free and paid members as of November 2025.

What critics are saying

  • Core grocery is shrinking: identical sales fell 0.8% in both fiscal 2026 quarters, and the yearly outlook was cut.
  • Cost cuts are coming: an October 2026 business review targets a cost structure the CEO says the company cannot afford.
  • Labor talks have stalled: Washington state bakers union negotiations broke down in July 2026 after about a dozen meetings.

What makes Albertsons unique

  • Pharmacy sits inside most stores: Albertsons ran 1,728 in-store pharmacies across 2,270 stores as of February 2025.
  • It makes and moves much of its own stock: 19 manufacturing plants and 22 distribution centers supply its stores.
  • Online ordering is its fastest growing channel: digital sales rose 11% in the quarter ended September 2026.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

12%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

12%
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Sep 10th, 2026
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Kroger and Albertsons have made senior technology hires as they compete with Amazon and Walmart in the evolving grocery market. Technology has fundamentally changed grocery shopping, with customers now able to order from multiple delivery services, Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Albertsons appointed Meg Whitman as executive chair of its board, a newly created role. Whitman previously led eBay from 1998 to 2008, growing annual revenue from $30 million to over $8 billion. She also headed Hewlett-Packard from 2011 to 2018. Whitman will advise CEO Susan Morris on operations and strategy as Albertsons streamlines operations around AI technologies and improves customer experience across stores and digital channels. The Food Industry Association notes that real-time data, automation, and AI have become essential for success.

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Fox Business
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Yahoo Finance
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Major US grocery chains close dozens of stores, lay off thousands

Major US supermarket chains are closing underperforming stores and warehouses as they compete with big-box retailers like Walmart and Target. Kroger is closing three California locations in March, laying off 171 workers, following the closure of nine fulfilment centres and elimination of 1,700 jobs in November 2025. Albertsons is shutting two North Texas supermarkets and laying off 138 workers by 25 April, adding to 20 closures in 2025. The company also closed 12 Safeway locations across Colorado, Nebraska and New Mexico in November 2025 and eliminated 380 corporate office positions. Ahold Delhaize USA announced it would close six e-commerce fulfilment centres in Pennsylvania and Virginia, transitioning to store-based fulfilment. Despite closures, chains maintain they remain committed to their markets and continue opening new locations.

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