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Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp Director, Production Engineering in Cincinnati, Ohio
If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub. A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We're an $18 billion U.S. food company with nearly 60,000 employees worldwide. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Join our family today. Apply Now! Your Opportunity As part of our Engineering team, you would analyze data, draft implementation plans for production process optimization. Seeking out ways to maximize efficiencies by eliminating the waste of valuable resources that directly impact our overall operating costs. You are instrumental to the manufacturing of Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, and our other product brands, to meet the needs of our customers and consumers. The Director of Production Engineering manages and directs engineering for the company in an assigned functional area and is responsible for the efficient operations of the engineering resources for the organization. The key focus of this position is to collaboratively achieve world class operational and engineering performance in our plants; through business partnerships, strategic planning, problem resolution, talent development, insurance of good maintenance execution, capital budget management, and consistent, high level plant execution. The Director of Production Engineering will build, develop, and manage an organization capable of carrying out operational strategies and executional excellence. A great job and a great future await you at Smithfield Foods. As the world's largest pork processor and largest hog producer in the United States, we're a $16 billion global food company with more than 55,000 employees. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Our team members receive industry-competitive salaries and are eligible for great benefits packages: * Competitive Starting Pay * Annual Bonus Earning Potential Looking to move? We will help! Ask about our Relocation Assistance packages! Benefits include, but are not limited to: * Lump Sum payments * Agents to help you sell/buy * Lease Termination Assistance * Moving of goods and vehicles In addition, we offer opportunities for career growth, professional development, and tuition assistance. Core Responsibilities Operational Leadership Directly responsible for leadership of engineering resources across the organization and in assigned plants to ensure optimal plant performance. Drives a collaborative relationship with cross-functional leadership (Operations, Business Management, Innovation, HR, FSQA, Environmental, Safety, PSM, CI, etc.) to ensure organizational goals are achieved. Provides leadership to Central Engineering resources, Plant Engineering leadership teams, and front-line maintenance talent in pursuit of operational and engineering goals, including capability building, staffing, etc. Develops and monitors capital budget and Maintenance budget. Manages the capital planning process and Capital and Expense projects. Drives Engineering performance in assigned functional area(s) to ensure efficient, reliable, and cost-effective achievement of performance goals, while ensuring the execution of strategic programs. Liaises with Operations and Maintenance leadership to identify areas of opportunity and strategies to improve operational performance using all available resources, both internal and external. Provides clarity to engineering teams in the areas of process, schedule and priorities. Develops and reinforces habits that maintain development best practices. Develops and implements strategic, long, and short-term plans. Establishes processes and procedures for maintaining high standards of operatio