Corporate Engineer - Manufacturing

Corporate Engineer – Food Manufacturing

$130,000–$150,000 + Bonus

This role focuses on standardization, reliability strategy, and capital planning—not day-to-day plant maintenance. Partner with plant engineering and operations leaders to improve equipment reliability, throughput, safety, and long-term asset performance.

This Position

This is a unique opportunity to shape engineering strategy and influence long-term capital and reliability initiatives. You will work at the corporate level, driving standardization, mentoring plant engineers, and making a measurable impact on production efficiency, equipment performance, and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish corporate engineering standards and best practices across sites
• Serve as enterprise SME for equipment, utilities, and automation
• Lead cross-site reliability initiatives and root cause analysis
• Standardize PM/PdM programs and CMMS governance
• Support capital planning and execution (new lines, automation, upgrades)
• Review equipment specifications, layouts, and engineering designs
• Coach plant engineering leaders and maintenance management
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, and Supply Chain leadership

Must-Have Requirements

• 5+ years manufacturing engineering, reliability, or maintenance experience
• Food manufacturing experience
• Multi-site or corporate engineering influence
• Strong PLC troubleshooting experience
• Proven experience with PM/PdM programs and reliability strategy
• Experience supporting capital projects and equipment specifications
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems

Highly Preferred

• Bachelor of Science Degree
• Allen-Bradley / Rockwell PLCs
• Corporate or regional engineering role
• Union manufacturing environment exposure
• Lean, Six Sigma, or reliability training