TreeHouse Foods

Senior Manager, Engineering

TreeHouse Foods$124K — $187K *
US-Anywhere
+ 4 other locationsRemote
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field.
  • Experience in an aseptic environment is strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience in multi-site capital planning and strategic planning.
  • Formal project management training or certifications are beneficial.
  • Familiarity with utility systems and food processing is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability in following LEAN Capital Initiative Management processes.
  • Strong communication skills, comfortable presenting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities.
  • Ensure management of capital projects aligns with the Capital Initiative Management program.
  • Monitor project KPIs including safety measures and budget tracking.
  • Partner with procurement to formulate strategies for projects.
  • Develop and review business case screening scopes and estimates with leadership.
  • Mentor team members to meet engineering needs of the business.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

Benefits

  • Work from home flexibility.
  • Opportunity for significant travel (approximately 50%) across the US and Canada.
  • Engagement with a high-performing engineering team.
  • Exposure to multiple food manufacturing facilities.
  • Career growth in a strategic leadership role.
Full Job Description
Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

ON Works from Home

Job Type:

Engineering

Job Posting Title:

Senior Manager, Engineering

Job Description:

About the Role:

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Manager, Engineering, to lead capital planning and project execution across multiple food manufacturing facilities. In this critical leadership role, you will guide a high-performing engineering team in developing and executing a 5-year capital plan aligned with our broader business strategy. You will oversee the capital workstream using a structured Initiative Management process, ensuring the seamless delivery of key projects. A key focus will be strengthening the team's technical capabilities to support successful execution of capital programs and long-term operational excellence.

You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
  • Collaboratively form and lead internal and external cross functional resources to develop a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities in scope. This includes implementation of projects at multiple locations across the U.S. and Canada.
  • Lead teams to ensure all aspects of assigned capital projects are managed following our Capital Initiative Management program.
  • Responsible for the team's project KPIs including safety, food safety, environmental impacts, operational impacts, adherence to scope, CQV performance, on time delivery, cash flow, and overall budget tracking.
  • Partner with the capital sourcing manager to develop procurement strategies on assigned projects and execute them.
  • Support on-site engineering and plant leadership to develop and review business case screening scopes, schedules and estimates on engineering concepts. Review with leadership to provide a directional view of projects; ultimately lead process through approval on prioritized projects.
  • Mentor, coach and lead team members, both internal and external, to ensure resources meet the business' engineering needs.
  • Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, EHS, Transportation & Warehousing, Supply Planning, Technical Services, Reliability and Maintenance, Environmental, Sustainability, R&D, Finance, Human Resources/Labor Relations the Growth Unit leaders, and IT to deliver assigned goals and projects.


Important Details:
  • This is a full-time role that is expected to travel approximately 50% across assigned plants within the US and Canada.
  • This position is for an existing vacancy,
  • The preferred locations for this role are Toronto, Ontario or Chicago, Illinois
  • The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $124,700.00 - 187,100.00 CAD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.


You'll fit right in if you have:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field
  • Experience working in an aseptic environment is strongly preferred, including but not limited to operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, capital project execution, startup and process validation
  • Experienced in multi-site capital planning. Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities.
  • Formal project management training or certifications are a plus
  • Experience with utility systems, wastewater pre-treatments systems, ingredient handling, food processing, and primary and secondary packaging systems preferred
  • Demonstrated track record of following LEAN Capital Initiative Management processes.
  • Continuous improvement mindset, to challenge current processes both internally and externally with ability to bring adaptable solutions forward
  • Comfortable communicating, presenting & influencing senior leadership on key technical issues
  • Proficient with CADD and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. Proven effectiveness in working collaboratively within a matrix organization


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About TreeHouse Foods

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of private label packaged foods and beverages in North America. The company has over 40 production facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy, and employs approximately 10,000 people. TreeHouse Foods' product portfolio includes shelf-stable, refrigerated, frozen, and fresh products, as well as beverage products. The company's customers include leading grocery retailers, foodservice distributors, and industrial manufacturers. TreeHouse Foods is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious goals to reduce its environmental impact and improve the sustainability of its products and operations.
Learn more about TreeHouse Foods
Size
10,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.8 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
-6.9%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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