Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dessert Holdings is a premium dessert company that produces artisanal, scratch-made desserts at scale across multiple manufacturing facilities. The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering will lead manufacturing engineering initiatives, major capital projects, process optimization, capacity planning, product commercialization, and operational performance improvements across the company’s manufacturing network.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a high-performing Manufacturing Engineering team, providing coaching, mentoring, and technical leadership across multiple manufacturing facilities
- Establish and drive manufacturing engineering standards, best practices, methodologies, and technical governance to ensure consistency and operational excellence
- Partner with plant and business leaders to identify improvement opportunities, prioritize engineering resources, and support strategic business objectives
- Serve as the Manufacturing Engineering lead for major capital projects, guiding scope development, design reviews, equipment selection, commissioning, startup, and performance validation
- Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, contractors, and OEMs to ensure successful project execution and operational readiness
- Lead product commercialization efforts, including manufacturing feasibility assessments, process scale-up, validation activities, and launch readiness planning
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, throughput, yield, labor efficiency, quality, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
- Analyze manufacturing processes, equipment performance, and operational constraints to identify root causes and implement sustainable performance improvements
- Lead capacity planning, manufacturing studies, and network optimization efforts to support business growth, expansion strategies, and long-term operational planning
- Develop manufacturing roadmaps, business cases, and technical recommendations for future capital investments and capacity expansion opportunities
- Promote equipment standardization, process consistency, and replication of best practices across the manufacturing network
- Act as a key cross-functional technical leader, supporting initiatives that improve safety, quality, service, cost performance, and long-term manufacturing capability
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Chemical, or related disciplines preferred
- 8+ years of engineering experience within food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or similar manufacturing environments, with a preference for experience in food and in prior GMP/FSMA facilities
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing engineers, technical teams, or cross-functional initiatives
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations through process optimization, manufacturing engineering, capital project execution, continuous improvement, or operational excellence initiatives
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production systems, and operational performance metrics
- Ability to travel up to 60 to 75% within North America (U.S. and Canada)
- Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Chemical, or related disciplines preferred
- Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement certification preferred
- Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-site engineering programs; preference for prior experience with large-scale capital projects, facility expansions, manufacturing start-ups, or product commercialization initiatives
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