Post Holdings

CPG holding company pursuing acquisitions

Project Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBritt, IA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Chemical Engineering, or related experience/education.
Five or more years of experience with capital expenditure projects, maintenance, equipment or process design, and food production environment is a plus.
Project management experience and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Experience implementing projects in a food processing environment.
A valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate assigned engineering work, monitoring compliance with applicable codes, accepted engineering practices, and standards.
Coordinate engineering work and communication across disciplines, departments, project participants, contractors, equipment manufacturers, and internal support.
Identify, define, program manage, and implement equipment, process, building, and utility installations within the integrated supply chain.
Recognize developing technical problems and initiate appropriate corrective action.
Maintain regular contact with assigned project clients.
Work with manufacturing facilities on equipment and layout challenges.
Assist in preparing engineering project proposals.
Identify cost-saving opportunities across multiple facilities.
Support and lead continual sanitary equipment design updates with FSQ, plant, and staff.
Troubleshoot production, building, and equipment issues for facilities as assigned.
Support facilities in developing equipment purchase and project plans for future replacements, upgrades, or process capacity increases.
Participate in meetings and resolve client, engineering, and management project issues; solicit feedback from facilities and business units to improve project execution.
Ensure effective engineering and client communications through understanding the supply chain and the impact of assigned projects and equipment or building changes.
Support Iowa locations and travel to project sites as needed, primarily to other Iowa locations within driving distance.
Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with consumer packaged goods packaging technology and automation.
Experience with AutoCAD software.
Knowledge of programmable logic controllers, 3A standards, and United States Department of Agriculture regulations.

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates assigned engineering work; monitors work for compliance to applicable codes, accepted engineering practices and standards; ensures effective communication between all disciplines and all other project participants. They will work extensively with and require assistance from multiple departments throughout the organization to properly define and execute successful projects. Projects will vary greatly in requirements/execution and scope from small installations to large expansions. The ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects at varying sites, while maintaining budgets, timing and quality are a must. Candidate must possess a drive to consistently be improving/learning and applying new methods to overcome obstacles/barriers to complete their tasks.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Identify, define, program manage and implement equipment/process/building/utility installations within the integrated supply chain.
Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects, including contractors/equipment manufacturers/internal support.
Ability to recognize when technical problems are developing and initiate appropriate corrective action.
Requires extensive regular contact with assigned project clients.
Work with manufacturing facilities on equipment/layout challenges.
Assist in the preparation of engineering project proposals.
Support multiple facilities by identifying cost savings opportunities.
Support/Lead continual sanitary equipment design updates with FSQ/plant/staff.
Support Facilities with troubleshooting production/building/equipment issues as assigned.
Support facilities in development of equipment purchase/project plans for future replacement/upgrades or process capacity increases.
Participating in meetings and resolving client/engineering and management project issues. Solicit feedback from facilities and business units to improve project execution.
Ensure effective engineering and client communications through thorough understanding of the supply chain and the impact of assigned projects/equipment/building changes.
Travel is Project/Workload dependent, approximately 30%.

Main Office Location is centralized to the plants being supported, travel is predominately to other locations in Iowa within driving distance.

Perform other duties of a similar nature or level, as assigned.
This position will primarily support on our Iowa Locations.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing/Chemical Engineering or Related Experience/Education.
5+ years of experience with CapEx projects, Maintenance, Equipment/Process Design and Food Production Environment a plus.
Project management experience. Must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication. Ability to work with vendors, customers, and employees.
Experience with implementing projects in food processing environment

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

Experience with CPG packaging technology and automation.
AutoCAD Software Experience.
Knowledge of PLC’s, 3A standards, USDA Regulations.

Must possess a valid drivers license.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties associated with this position.

About the Company

Post Holdings

CPG holding company pursuing acquisitions

Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer packaged goods holding company that grows its business mainly through acquisitions. It oversees a portfolio of food and beverage products, food processing, and pet care brands, built through strategic purchases such as Perfection Pet in 2023. The company’s products reach consumers across multiple segments by acquiring and integrating brands rather than developing everything in-house. The core way its products work is through a diversified brand portfolio under one corporate umbrella, allowing cross-brand distribution, scale, and operating efficiency rather than a single product line. Compared with peers, Post Holdings emphasizes growth through continuous acquisitions to broaden its footprint and diversify revenue streams across categories. Its stated goal is to expand its market position by acquiring, integrating, and growing brands in the consumer packaged goods space to create a larger and more diversified business.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Maplewood, MO
Founded: 1897

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