Lead Engineer, Emerging Technology

Lead Engineer, Emerging Technologies Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Process Engineer to bring knowledge of emerging technologies to our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading plant projects, establishing and maintaining standards, engaging proactively with plant employees for operations technologies, and building the long-term roadmap to new technology adoption. This role will also involve supporting the automation landscape, locating, and reapplying successful automation solutions, functioning as an expert for AI technologies and applications, and staying current on emerging operational technologies. The candidate will foster a culture of learning and mutual respect by being a key leader, mentor, and hands-on coach in the plant technical community.

Location - New Orleans, LA(Chef Facility)

Work Arrangements:

• 100% on-site. Monday - Friday, 7am - 4pm, flexibility required
• Ability to travel up to 25%

In this Role You Will:

• Develops and implements engineering designs specific to coffee machinery that will improve efficiencies, increase capacity, and reduce costs.
• Partner with Technicians, Managers, and Vendors to build consensus and engagement as project team leader on complex projects and initiatives. Take general ownership for overall, final performance of project.
• Can leverage data and education with empathy to engage project teams and project constituents. Volunteers for in-field, hands-on support of work in the plant.
• Utilizes knowledge of core Coffee CPG processes to develop data mapping tools and gaps in support of future Machine Learning applications. Gathers valuable input from operations technicians and managers to build a better project success.
• Leverage continuous improvement tools, value stream mapping, and problem-solving tools to eliminate root causes, improve performance, and drive waste reduction.
• Support the automation landscape by understanding current operations state and helping drive targeted improvements.
• Applies logic in problem-solving and analysis of alternatives to assess the financial and operational impact of business initiatives. Assesses critical information to make effective decisions or recommendations.
• Seeks "Best Value" solutions balancing short term needs of the plant with posturing for long term success in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
• Engage new and existing vendors to investigate, test, and validate new technology and equipment.
• Can drive decision making with peers in project teams including R&D, QA, HS&E, Engineering, Operations, and other corporate leaders.
• Develop self - stay current with industry for implementing automation and other new technologies in production areas.
• Develop others - provide education to evolve the workforce skillset to manage, maintain, and improve the new technology.
• Support the Education and Training teams to engage and up-skill current employees for our evolving work environment.

The Right Role for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What We are Looking For:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required (Electrical,Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical or Packaging )

• A minimum of 5+ years of experience working in manufacturing
• A minimum of 2+ years leading collaborations with others (project management, operations leadership)
• Experience with organizational level coaching and growing of capability in other engineers, engaging and energizing team members, and steering long term direction
• Strong analytical, operational, and interpersonal aptitude
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written with an ability to recognize and appraise seriousness and urgency of issues as they relate to department activities
• Ability to work well and maintain strong business relationships with other departments by demonstrating high personal integrity; be ethical, trustworthy, and dependable with focus on customer needs and objectives
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and organize daily activities to finish required work within agreed to commitments and deadlines with business needs in mind
• Track record of delivering business results with new technology implementation
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Experience with Machine Learning AI systems, Production statistics, Robotics, or other automation technology

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• Experience utilizing the Capital Project Delivery process or another equivalent Engineering Design Process
• Ability to navigate through organizational boundaries and proactively manage change within an organization
• Effectively collaborates with customers to gain agreement/support
• Ability to learn & apply added information quickly; Anticipate problems before they occur; take a broad view; find meaningful connections; use logic and intuition to define problems/solutions
• Ability to work accurately and successfully with a limited amount of supervision
• Regularly finds creative/innovative ways to overcome obstacles, i.e., unresponsive suppliers, strong internal resistance to action, resolving steep learning curves
• Experience with Construction in Food or Pharmaceuticals
• Working knowledge of OSHA and robotics safety systems

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