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Schwan's Company Sr Manufacturing Engineer in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Who we are! Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.com We are hiring a Sr Manufacturing Engineer. This will be a remote opportunity but does need to be located near a major airport. If you have excellent technical and communication skills and love to partner with cross functional teams to deliver solutions for focused opportunities, then this job is for you! What you will get from us: + Opportunity to work on exciting, strategic projects in partnership with key leaders and showcase your creative, communication and technical skills. + A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its employees + Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured and highly skilled + Competitive wages, incentive pay and a comprehensive package of benefits Responsibilities: + Primary focus is to drive process improvement in Manufacturing Processing and Packaging systems + Develop and deploy strategies to maximize manufacturing performance on targeted systems + Leads efforts to identify and drive cost savings projects (i.e., material optimization or waste reduction) + Creates and improves manufacturing instructions and standards to increase sustainability and reduce variation + Develops and deploys advanced data analysis tools to expose and eliminate losses + Provides technical leadership to solve problems, drive improvements in production systems and implement standards to ensure sustainment + Builds technical skills within manufacturing teams to drive out losses across processing and packaging systems + Maintains a central library of technical documentation to provide standardization and facilitate best practice sharing + Serves as a subject matter expert in the assigned technologies and platforms + Responsible to conduct yourself and those you lead in a manner consistent with company mission, values, code of ethics, policies, and other standards of conduct Qualifications: + Years of Experience: 5+ years, + Education: Bachelor of Science Degree; Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering preferred + Experience in Food Manufacturing or Consumer Packaged Goods. + Experience with USDA, FDA, OSHA, and EPA regulations. + Leadership of structured problem-solving approaches such as Lean, Six-Sigma, or TPM. + Development and use of statistical models and data analytics (Corporate). + Ability to travel up to 50-75% as required This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications associated with the job. An individual must be able to perform all of the duties and responsibilities listed in a fully competent manner to be considered successful in the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties and responsibilities. The employing subsidiaries of Schwan's Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.