Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Our client is a signature Northwest company seeking an Engineer to contribute to their success by planning, organizing and executing engineering assignments and projects that develop technology and methods innovations to enhance distribution, manufacturing or packaging productivity and capacity. The candidate will model and act in accordance with guiding principles.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assesses the benefits of engineering technology and methods changes to manufacturing operations.
- Integrates engineering principles and coffee manufacturing technologies, and resolves technical obstacles for specific engineering projects.
- Applies logic in problem solving and analysis of alternatives to assess the financial and operations impact of business initiatives.
- Assesses critical information to make effective decisions or recommendations.
- Develops Requests for Proposal and bid analyses, and leads contract negotiations as required to meet business needs.
- Manages project budget.
- Develops and implements engineering designs in specific technical functions within distribution, manufacturing or packaging to improve efficiencies, increase capacity and reduce costs.
- Builds consensus across functions as project team leader on complex projects and initiatives.
- Develops project plans that define scope, schedule, budget and business impact and risks.
- Executes plans and identifies issues or obstacles, gains alignment and brings to resolution.
- May oversee facility maintenance and automation specialists (at plant locations).
- May perform general plant engineering work (at plant locations).
- Promotes development of strong working relationships among engineering and distribution, manufacturing or packaging partners.
- Mentors less experienced engineering partners.
- Develops and implements advanced processes (including predictive maintenance techniques) to measure, analyze and improve equipment performance (reliability) and communicate prioritization of plant performance improvement projects.
- Collaborates with and coach maintenance and operations partners to upgrade preventative maintenance processes and process control systems, constantly incorporating new knowledge that has been developed to improve performance (reliability).
- Manages medium to large capital projects, applying technical expertise and project management methods and tools during design, construction and commissioning.
- Oversees detailed root cause analysis of reliability issues.
- Coaches plant partners to develop and improve analytical troubleshooting skills, applying Six Sigma and/or total productive maintenance tools and methods.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

- Engineering (electrical, mechanical, chemical or industrial): 3 years
- Engineering design and implementation in particular area of specialization: 5 years
- Order management system (if supporting Distribution): 5 years
- Performance metrics development and root cause analysis: 5 years
- Warehouse or inventory system implementation (if supporting Distribution): 5 years
- Project management: 3 years
- Strategic planning: 1 year
- Consumer products or food company and plant experience, either technical or production Supervision, including direct supervision of contractors
- Project management skills, including measurement, reporting and financial analysis
- Ability to provide leadership, with the ability to coach and mentor team partners
- Team building skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Ability to work independently
- Results oriented
- Solid distribution operations or transportation skills

This contract position is expected to be 4 months in duration.