Engineering Project Manager – Food & Beverage (35750)

Engineering Project Manager

Cedar Rapids, IA (On-site)

Benefits: Standard Medical, Dental, 401(k)

Summary: Seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager to support a large-scale food manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, IA. This is a hands-on engineering and project management role focused on enhancing plant productivity, efficiency, quality, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and capital projects within a high-volume food manufacturing environment.
• Manage projects involving production equipment, production lines, packaging systems, conveyors, material flow, and ingredient handling.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Production, Packaging, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, throughput, and overall plant performance.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and equipment and recommend improvements.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, vendors, contractors, and implementation.
• Work directly on the production floor to understand processes, identify issues, and develop practical solutions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing operation.
• Help improve material flow, production processes, equipment performance, and line efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement process and equipment improvements.
• Provide technical and project leadership while supporting the day-to-day needs of the manufacturing operation.
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, productivity, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Support the selection, installation, modification, and commissioning of capital equipment.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or a related field is preferred. Experience can be supplemented for degree.
• 3 years of engineering project management, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or closely related plant experience.
• Proven experience working inside a manufacturing/production facility is required.
• Food or beverage manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects and capital equipment.
• Experience working with production lines and manufacturing equipment.
• Understanding of material flow, conveyors, ingredient handling, production equipment, and/or packaging lines.
• Experience partnering with Operations, Production, Packaging, Maintenance, Engineering, and/or Supply Chain.
• Experience with continuous improvement, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams.
  
  

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of these characteristics.

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