Sr. Project Engineer

About the Business Unit

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™, Malt-O-Meal™ cereal, Peter Pan™ peanut butter, Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™, and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters, and granola. The Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility produces iconic pet food brands like 9Lives®, Gravy Train®, and Kibbles 'n Bits®, and features an on-site Distribution Center.

About the Location

The Bloomsburg, PA facility is home to Bloomsburg University, a municipal airport, and Town Park offering acres of recreational activities. The town hosts one of the largest and longest-running fairs in the country, making it a great place to live, work, and play.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning, including scope development, charters, budgets, schedules, and cost controls
• Ensure adherence to the Capital Project Delivery process, including front-end engineering and startup management
• Manage electrical and controls-heavy projects, including PLC upgrades, infrastructure modernization, and equipment installations
• Partner with internal teams and external contractors to execute projects safely, on time, and on budget
• Drive resolution of technical challenges while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and applicable codes
• Serve as the primary point of communication between project teams and plant leadership, clearly sharing status, risks, and milestones
• Support long-term site reliability through infrastructure upgrades and controls standardization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred; Mechanical, Chemical, or related disciplines considered)
• 3–5 years of experience in project or construction management, ideally in a manufacturing environment
• Strong electrical and controls background, including PLC-driven capital projects
• Experience managing contractors and cross-functional engineering teams
• Comfort navigating change, influencing without authority, and leading through ambiguity
• A desire to grow into future technical and people leadership roles onsite

Why You’ll Love This Role

At Post Consumer Brands, you get the best of both worlds—big company opportunity with a small company attitude. You’ll work on high-impact projects that matter, collaborate with an experienced and respected controls team, and see your ideas turn into real-world results. You’ll have room to grow, lead, and leave your handprint on the work—while being supported by a culture that values flexibility, inclusion, and purpose.

Location & Travel

• Location: Bloomsburg, PA manufacturing facility (onsite)
• Relocation assistance: Available
• Travel: Minimal; primarily site-based with occasional project-related travel