Engineering / Continuous Improvement Manager

Wolcott, Indiana

Who are we?

Egglife Foods is reimagining the future of food by harnessing the power of eggs to transform traditionally flour-based food products. The company was created in 2017, motivated by a desire to modernize nutrition and champion better wellness without sacrificing taste. Two years and over 2,000 recipes later, our debut product, egglife egg white wraps were hatched. Made with cage-free egg whites and just a few simple ingredients for a delicious, nutritious alternative to traditional tortillas, egglife egg white wraps are The Perfect Wrap® for consumers looking for a versatile, low-carb, high protein wrap.

Egglife Foods is experiencing tremendous growth and success. After 2 years in market, we’re experiencing results that are nothing short of amazing including:

• #1 Category Share of Healthy Refrigerated Wraps
• #1 Incremental Item to Dairy Category
• Rocket ship growth from 381 to 11k locations and 15x ACV growth over the last 18 months!
• 2020 Gold Stevie Award Winner for Best New Product
• 2021 NOSH Best New Product Award Finalist
• 2021 Progressive Grocer Editor’s Pick Award
• 2021 CNBC Best of Small Business Award Winner

To learn more visit us at www.egglifefoods.com.

Summary

As the brand is growing so is our team! Egglife Foods is looking for an Engineering / Continuous Improvement Manager to join our team, reporting to the Plant Manager. This position will be a key member of the egglife team helping drive design and execution of engineering projects and identification and execution of continuous improvement projects that will be essential to drive the financial success and growth of the business. The position will also be responsible for ensuring we build a culture of engagement and teamwork.

Who are you?

• A process driven person willing to create structure out of chaos.
• A team player willing to roll up their sleeves and do what is necessary to support the fast growth of our team and organization.
• Naturally curious: asking questions to identify opportunities and challenge status quo
• A team-oriented individual of high integrity with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships across cross functional teams.
• Strong critical thinker & problem solver.
• A genuine person who embraces optimism with a personal commitment to health & wellness and is eager to help shape our company.

Essential job functions

• Responsible for working collaboratively with the plant staff in the identification and execution of engineering projects across the facility. To include but not limited to infrastructure, process improvement, equipment improvement, etc., to help improve capacity, efficiency, effectiveness, and to drive the best business results.
• Responsible for working collaboratively with the Marketing, Sales, and R&D functions to help execute innovation and growth projects that require engineering/capital.
• Responsible for setting and maintaining the applicable capital budgets and ensuring that the budgets come in on cost, timing, and delivery.
• Responsible for project management to successful completion.
• Responsible for managing the vendors, suppliers and technicians that are associated with engineering projects.
• Ensure that all projects and vendors are in compliance with all Federal, State, Local, and company regulations, rules, procedures, and industry standards.
• Work jointly with the maintenance department in the care and upkeep of the facility, the equipment, utilities, etc.
• Responsible for developing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives, in collaboration with cross-functional staff, across the facility.
• Responsible for detailed data analysis utilizing process information and financial reports to assess manufacturing activities and identify improvement opportunities.
• Familiarity with reading blueprints, infrastructure design and with automation/robotics and awareness of new technology advances in the food manufacturing arena.
• Responsibility with being familiar with and your department and vendors are at all times fully compliant with Food Defense, QC, HACCP, SQF, GMP, IDEM, OSHA, and EggLife.
• Perform any other duties deemed necessary or vital to egglife's operations or interests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 10-15 years’ experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Food Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong experience with change management and influencing organizational change.
• Ability to quickly address critical and urgent situations.
• Possess good decision-making skills.
• He or she will also demonstrate strong leadership, teamwork and communication skills and can work on a computer (understanding Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Proven experience in leading and developing direct reports.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills and experience/knowledge of statistical processes.
• GMP/HACCP Experience.

Egglife Foods is an equal employment opportunity employer. The company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, religion, national origin, age, disability, military status, or any other basis protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Work setting:

• In-person
• Manufacturing facility

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wolcott, IN 47995: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Engineering: 10 years (Preferred)
• Food industry: 1 year (Preferred)
• Lean manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Six Sigma: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location