Sr Director, Engineering

Role overview

Sr Director, Engineering at Winland Foods is a senior enterprise leader responsible for engineering strategy, process standardization, and end-to-end asset reliability across a multi-site manufacturing network.

The role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, and Procurement to ensure engineering systems enable consistent execution, predictable performance, and sustainable growth.

Location / work setup

• Remote (works from home)
• Must reside in one of these states where manufacturing facilities are located: AZ, MO, KY, TX, IL, NY, SC, WI, PA, ND
• Travel: 50–65%

Responsibilities

Enterprise Engineering Strategy & Governance

• Define and execute a company-wide engineering strategy aligned to operational, financial, and growth objectives
• Establish and govern engineering standards, design criteria, and best practices across manufacturing sites
• Create decision frameworks for technology selection, equipment design, automation, and scalability
• Own engineering policies, stage-gate processes, and technical governance

Process Standardization & Operating Integration

• Standardize manufacturing processes, equipment platforms, and engineering approaches across the network
• Partner with Operations leadership to enable consistent run strategies, staffing models, and performance expectations
• Translate operational needs into repeatable, maintainable, operator-friendly engineered solutions
• Reduce variability between plants while respecting site constraints

End-to-End Reliability & Asset Performance

• Own the end-to-end reliability strategy for manufacturing assets (design/installation through maintenance and lifecycle optimization)
• Work with Maintenance and Operations to reduce downtime, extend asset life, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Ensure reliability, maintainability, and safety are designed into capital projects (not retrofitted)
• Use data-driven decision making for asset health and failures

Requirements

• Demonstrated capability as a transformative enterprise engineering leader with strong coaching and talent development mindset
• Technical rigor and data-driven problem solving
• Ability to lead strategy while staying connected to plant realities and execution

Nice-to-haves

• Experience moving organizations from site-specific solutions to standardized, scalable engineering practices
• Familiarity with capital planning/ROI, risk mitigation, and reliability-focused investment strategies