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Senior Engineer, Process & Projects

The J.M. Smucker Co.
Decatur, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/28/2026
Your Opportunity as the Senior Engineer, Process & Projects

The Senior Engineer, Projects role will lead the execution of projects related to product quality and food safety. Primary responsibilities include supporting site quality team with technical expertise, developing scopes of work, project plans, budgets, and cost controls.

Location: Decatur, AL plant

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site, travel to other sites, vendors as needed on average 10 – 15% with peak periods higher.

Reports to: Plant Engineer

In This Role You Will

  • Develop technical mastery as applicable to the role
  • Participate in and/or lead Improvement teams to provide targeted improvements to meet Plant and SBA objectives
  • Writes project charters and project funding requests
  • Provide technical leadership within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and plant projects
  • Lead options analysis for project technology decisions / process changes supporting product/process innovations, working as required with Corporate, SBA, and multi-functional technical teams
  • Develop or oversee the development of Engineering deliverables for project definition, execution & start-up; (location & technology selection, installation details, installation and start up sequencing & checklists)
  • Lead root cause investigations for non-compliance events related to food safety and product quality. Track countermeasures and follow ups and drive list to completion.
  • Track Cost of Quality metrics and lead efforts to address gaps and cost savings opportunities
  • Identify, Develop, and Execute improvement projects - including developing the funding request, managing the capital & engineering execution through start-up and clearly communicates project status, outages and watchouts as the primary link between the project team and upper management
  • Interact with vendors, develop equipment specifications, perform equipment testing, lead Commissioning / Qualification / Verification (CQV) tasks as required
  • Develop self and others - Technicians, Managers, Engineers
  • Identify and address opportunities to improve food safety and product quality within the facilities (i.e. foreign material and microbiological controls and mitigations)
  • Collaborate and build relationships within plant, SBA, and corporate resources to implement new standards and practices
  • Owns site adherence to Food Safety and Product Quality Standards from a mechanical and structural perspective
  • Will own a safety system, Quality Key Element System

The Right Place 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.

Minimum Requirements

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering
  • A Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management
  • Experience in food manufacturing

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

  • An Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering degree
  • People management or experience leading team(s)
  • Understanding, demonstrated utilization, or participation with Initiative Management (IM) Pillar tools
  • Experience with daily management systems to assure quality and/or food safety

Learn More About Working At Smucker

  • Our Total Rewards Benefits Program
  • Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business
  • Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

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