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Hojeij Branded Foods, Inc.

Director, Engineering Operations

Chicago, IL · Posted May 3
The Director of Engineering Operations, leading a team of engineers, will deliver operational efficiency and cost savings targets as required at MAB. They will drive value in the company through the areas of maintenance and reliability, utility engineering and operation, and process engineering. Owning the highly skilled team already in place, the Director will lead us to a world class criticality based equipment reliability program, our vision of "0" in the utility group including zero safety incidents, NOV's, quality issues, or downtime from utilities, and optimized process systems that allow us to make our product in the safest, the highest quality, most efficient manner possible.

They will collaborate closely with their plant counterparts to identify, define, prioritize, and implement improvement initiatives at all of our brewing facilities. Additionally, this role will be responsible for the development of technical standards, change management programs, and project request and execution templates.
Responsibilities and Requirements
Business Outcomes: Run + Build + Grow - the department, function and/or business through strategic insights and direction. Establishes budgets, policies and long-term roadmaps

People and Teams: Leads and mentors a team and has authority for resource planning, hiring, performance, development, disciplinary action and termination

Know-How: Extensive knowledge of principles and trends for multiple fields and how they can impact business success
  • Plans, directs and manages overall control and coordination of all activities related to the reliability, maintenance, utility systems, process engineering functions
  • Develop and implement corporate standards for change management; where needed bench mark industry leaders and incorporate standard methodologies
  • Collaborate with the Plant Engineering team to ensure the improvement plan delivers desired results and savings commitments
  • Easily communicates complex ideas and solutions to company leadership team for approval

  • Qualification & skill requirements
  • Extensive experience in system troubleshooting, optimization, and improvement
  • Experience developing and implementing change management programs and project specific guidelines and standards (CMR, PHA, etc and RACI charts)
  • Extensive experience operating within an operational production facility, sanitary design, and reliability centered maintenance processes
  • Demonstrated outstanding project safety leadership with balanced results
  • Demonstrated effective management and development of engineering and technical staff
  • Experience implementing continuous improvement or re-engineering of work process
  • Ability to effectively lead change and work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Knowledgeable in plant operations, maintenance processes, capital expenditure and reliability improvement.
  • Can effectively identify and evaluate technical and non-technical opportunities for improvement and translate them to financial terms that provides a case and supports investment.

  • At Mark Anthony, we live by 5 Core Values every day. They are our core belief and cornerstone of our culture. These values are non-negotiable and the DNA one needs to be successful at our company. For this reason, they also become the requirement of how we craft jobs and what we look for in those we hire and promote.

    Sense of Urgency - Our business moves fast and so do we. We understand the power of now. We have consistent drive and believe if it can be done, we're the ones who will do it first.

    Authenticity - We need to stay real because our brands, our stories and our culture must remain genuine to thrive. When we have the best intentions for all, we build space to be our whole selves.

    Simplicity - Our lives are complicated enough. So why use 50 words when you can use 5?We thrive in ambiguity and change, but we also know how to translate our goals into simple explanations and actions.

    Humility- Egos distract us. When we're humble, we're open to listen, take feedback and change direction quickly. We're here for each other, and together we do great things.

    Trust We respect and rely on each other. Trust is the backbone of our relationships, and we work hard not to break it. This level of trust allows us to be all-in and take comfort in the support of our teams.

    We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.