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Natasha Owens
Talent Acquisition Partner at The J.M. Smucker Co.
Your Opportunity as the Manager, Engineering & TSO – Coffee Packaging
Location: New Orleans, LA – Gentilly
Working Arrangements: 100% on-site
Travel – typically under 20% (but peak periods may be higher)
Reports To: Senior Director, SBA Engineering & TSO
In This Role You Will
Coach and develop the Packaging TSO team
Set clear team workplan and individual objectives
Maintain objectives through regular 1:1 discussions
Standardize work processes
Develop and deploy measures to track and improve team performance
Coach team members to build skills and to increase contributions
Complete mid-year and year-end performance reviews
Develop and maintain technical and operational expertise for coffee technologies across packaging formats
Initiate, define and deliver operational savings projects to support SBA savings goals
Develop relationships with key technical resources in each manufacturing plant
Identify loss opportunities across SBA Operations
Partner with plants and Marketing Project Managers to complete loss analysis
Prioritize opportunities with business and align resources to highest potential projects
Deliver optimization projects
Partner with Operations, R&D and Green Coffee to identify opportunities
Coach team members to deliver projects and initiatives
Directly lead projects with greatest impact and/or highest complexity
Develop and improve work systems and training to qualify new conditions
Support delivery of quality improvements and resolution of quality issues through root cause analysis
Partner with Operations, R&D, and the broader SBA team to deliver robust initiatives
Actively participate in Technical Readiness reviews for initiatives
Develop, review, and provide input to process and packing solutions proposed for initiatives, including potential problem analysis for scale-up
May act as a Technical Readiness Leader for new product initiatives
Write and secure approval to test plans required for initiatives and other improvements; executes plans; reports on results
Write Technical Brief and Engineering Study Documents, outlining technical scope, equipment recommendations, system and equipment performance/design rates, critical assumptions, technical risks, labor implications, high level cost estimates, first pass system layouts, long lead equipment deliveries, and value engineering
Act as Subject Matter Expert for one or more technologies (packaging formats)
Maintain relationships with key material suppliers and equipment vendors
Evaluate equipment improvements for application in our facilities
Support plant engineers to develop site capital master plans
Develop and recommend opportunities for equipment standardization across plants
Work with other managers in JMS communities to align on similar approaches to business practices.
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
Minimum Requirements
What we are looking for:
Bachelor’s degree
5+ years of experience in Operations, Research & Development (R&D), and/or Engineering/TSO
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Previous experience managing small teams and coaching individuals is strongly desired
7+ years of experience in Operations, Research & Development (R&D), and/or Engineering/TSO
5+ years of engineering (or related food industry) experience
Degree in Engineering or Packaging Science
Fundamental understanding of food science / packaging interactions
Technical mastery of packaging formats and processes
Experience developing and executing CQV plans and qualifying ingredients / recipes / processes
Familiarity with Prodika and TraceGains
Capital project and/or start up management experience
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Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Food and Beverage Services and Manufacturing
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