Our client, a prominent food and beverage manufacturing company, is constructing a cutting-edge Largest dairy plant in the  US near Rochester, NY area. They are actively seeking a Director of Engineering to join their team.
Ideal candidate is a hands-on aseptic processing, extended shelf life (ESL), HTST, UHT, high speed bottling (hot/cold), sterilization, technical engineer (SCADA, DCS, utilities (water: city, soft, RO, electrical), Boilers, Chillers, Control systems, PLC, etc.) plus cross functional experience, leadership and mentoring.

Key Highlights:

• Career Growth: This role offers significant career advancement opportunities.
• Visibility: You’ll have high visibility within the organization.
• Rewarding: The position promises rewarding experiences.
• Responsibilities: As the Director of Engineering, you’ll closely collaborate with and lead the project team during installation, commissioning, and plant startup.
• Ideal Candidate: We seek a hands-on technical leader who sets an example, embraces growth, continuous improvement, and possesses proven influential and leadership skills.

• Leadership and Management: The Director of Engineering oversees maintenance, reliability, and engineering functions. They inspire, direct, and coach the maintenance and reliability teams.
• Project Coordination: They collaborate closely with the Project Engineering team to ensure sustainable and efficient construction, commissioning, and ramp-up of the plant.
• Ownership Transition: The Director ensures a smooth handoff from the project team and OEMs to the plant team, including training, support, systems, and specifications.
• Process Improvement: They drive management routines, implement PM programs, lead improvement projects, and devise technical solutions.
• Team Building: The Director supports hiring and onboarding of maintenance leadership, reliability engineers, and subject matter experts to build a capable technical team.

• Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related discipline is required.
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of experience in Engineering or Plant Management, directly related to the outlined duties and responsibilities. Experience in remote location leadership is preferred.
• Industry Experience: Dairy, bottling, or brewing experience is required. Pharmaceutical or food industry experience is also considered. Aseptic processing experience is preferred.
• Food Safety: Proven ability to identify and mitigate food safety risks, particularly with temperature-sensitive pathogens in raw materials such as milk.
• Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of utility systems, processing technology, and controls in manufacturing environments.
• Continuous Improvement: A track record of implementing TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and LEAN principles to create short- and long-term value.
• Technical Skills: Strong technical skills in deploying and implementing new technologies in a fast-paced environment.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead a team, emphasizing trust and integrity.
• Process Optimization: Skilled in examining and re-engineering operations, formulating policy, and developing new strategies and procedures.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, working effectively with diverse constituencies.
• Decision-Making: Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions on sensitive, confidential matters.
• Training and Development: Analyzing training needs and managing performance.
• Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with computerized information systems, including MES, MRP, CMMS, and SCADA systems.
• Environmental Regulations: Understanding of federal and state environmental laws, regulations, procedures, and standards.
• Budgeting and Fiscal Management: Knowledge of budgeting, cost estimating, and fiscal management principles.
• Adaptability: Ability to handle ambiguity and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.