Regional Engineering Manager

Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and lead overall technical strategies and tactics focused on safety, compliance, quality, profitable growth, and cost.
• Work collaboratively with Operations leadership and the Vice President of Engineering to execute capital projects that deliver on safety, compliance, quality, profitable growth, and cost.
• Manage capital projects including facility infrastructure, equipment, production systems, technical maintenance support, environmental systems, and energy utilization.
• Congduct project meetings with cross‑functional teams to ensure scope and business objectives are met on time and within budget.
• Master the stage‑gate process to ensure project success.
• Build project timelines, clearly state objectives, and identify risks.
• Develop capital investment strategy, including budgets for future capital projects, and compile them into a multi‑year capital budget.
• Ensure infrastructure is maintained to meet or exceed operational needs, including associate safety, code compliance, electrical, mechanical, boiler, and HVAC systems.
• Train project managers and others in proper project management techniques.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams and elevate issues to management to keep projects on track.
• Report key project management metrics.
• Maintain accurate and current floor plans and equipment layouts.
• Collaborate with safety, FSQA, production, maintenance, and environmental managers.
• Extensive travel to various sites - approximately 45%.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural, Civil, or Structural Engineering, or extensive related work experience.
• 10+ years of related work experience with a track record in problem‑solving, negotiating, managing people, and establishing and meeting schedules.
• Ability to frequently travel to remote plants and project sites.
• Computer skills, including AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.

Preferred Education and Experience

• 12 years of related work experience.
• Technical experience in construction, refrigeration, poultry processing equipment, project management, and equipment layout.