Director Engineering
4 hours ago
Location: Eden Prairie, Minnesota
SunOpta Overview: SunOpta (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, SunOpta drives growth for today's leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths, and tea products sold through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company's commitment to top brands, retailers, and coffee shops, SunOpta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN, Dream, and West Life.
Job Summary: SunOpta is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and enhance our engineering and technical operations across our network of seven production plants. This role is instrumental in driving innovation, optimizing production processes, and enhancing the overall efficiency and sustainability of our operations. Reporting directly to the VP of Manufacturing, the Director of Engineering will be responsible for setting engineering strategies, overseeing capital projects, and implementing best-in-class manufacturing and technical capabilities and practices that align with SunOpta's mission to deliver high-quality, plant-based products sustainably.
Essential Functions of the Job:- Leadership & Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive engineering strategy that supports operational excellence across all seven plants. Provide direction and guidance to plant-level engineering teams, fostering a collaborative network-wide approach.
- Capital Project Management: Lead, plan, and execute major capital projects to support growth and efficiency goals, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, developing, and implementing process improvements and automation initiatives. Champion Lean and Six Sigma practices to maximize productivity and reduce waste.
- Technical Support & Troubleshooting: Serve as the top engineering resource across the network for addressing complex technical challenges, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring all equipment and processes meet SunOpta's quality and safety standards.
- Sustainability & Compliance: Collaborate with sustainability and regulatory teams to ensure all engineering initiatives support SunOpta's sustainability goals. Ensure all projects and processes adhere to relevant health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Team Development: Hire, train, supervise, mentor, and develop geographically dispersed plant engineering teams, fostering talent growth and cross-functional collaboration.
- Outside Contractor Leadership: May direct/oversee contracted projects to ensure adherence to specifications.
- Bachelor's of Engineering degree - Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial or related Technology discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading/managing capital projects & leading continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience within the food/beverage production or plant-based product sectors.
- Experience leading a team of engineers, particularly those that are geographically dispersed.
- Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies.
- Aseptic, beverage, or thermal processing experience.
- Master's in Engineering - Mechanical, Industrial, Technology or comparable.
- Experience working across multiple plants or network-wide capacity.
- Familiarity with sustainability practices in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence across multiple levels of the organization.
- Certified Professional Engineer.
- Strong working knowledge of electrical, chemical, and mechanical functions/engineering.
- Deep experience working with DFM, FMEA, SPC tools.
- Project leadership: Ability to manage/oversee multiple projects concurrently.
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
This role requires flexibility to travel to SunOpta plant locations as needed, providing hands-on leadership and support across our network. Travel Expectation: 25-50%.
The Employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Employer does not discriminate in employment and no question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excusing any applicant's consideration for employment on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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