Jack Link's Protein Snacks
Food & Beverage
PlantEngineeringManager
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“Plant Engineering Manager at Jack Link's Protein Snacks. Skills: Plant engineering, Maintenance management, Automation systems, Food safety compliance. Oversee engineering. Oversee maintenance”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure equipment reliability; Ensure regulatory compliance; Drive continuous improvement; Ensure long-term asset health; Drive operational excellence; Reduce unplanned downtime
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Problem solving
Wear PPE, Stand for extended periods, Use hands/arms to push/pull/reach, Lift up to 25 pounds, Lift up to 50 pounds infrequently, Visually inspect equipment, Work in 40 degree temperatures, Work in wet/slippery conditions, Exposure to raw meat, Exposure to cooked meat, Work with moving equipment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years engineering experience, Experience with PLCs, Experience with SCADA, Experience with automated material handling, Experience with industrial robotics, Experience with high-speed servo equipment, Experience with USDA, Experience with FDA, Experience with HACCP, Experience with GMP, Experience with food safety standards, Experience with sanitary design principles, Experience with Management of Change (MOC)
Nice to Have
Experience with TPM, Experience with CMMS optimization, Experience with RCA, Experience with FMEA, Experience with RCM, Experience with cybersecurity for OT, Experience with network segmentation
What You'll Do.
Oversee automation systems
Ensure equipment reliability
Ensure regulatory compliance
Drive continuous improvement
Ensure long-term asset health
Drive operational excellence
Align engineering strategies
Define engineering standards
Approve equipment specifications
Guide automation roadmap
Build high-performance culture
Perform succession planning
Develop technician skills
Develop supervisor skills
Develop engineer skills
Serve as technical authority
Partner with Operations
Partner with Sanitation
Partner with Corporate Engineering
Solve complex problems
Drive plant-wide improvements
Own plant reliability strategy
Implement preventive maintenance
Implement predictive maintenance
Implement condition-based maintenance
Ensure accurate work order management
Ensure accurate asset histories
Ensure spare parts control
Identify chronic failures
Optimize PM frequencies
Lead root cause analysis
Reduce unplanned downtime
Track maintenance cost per unit
Oversee production control systems
Oversee line control systems
Oversee automated material handling
Ensure seamless communication
Implement secure access
Implement network segmentation
Guide teams through failures
Ensure rapid recovery
Implement long-term corrective actions
Ensure USDA compliance
Ensure food safety compliance
Ensure FDA compliance
Ensure HACCP compliance
Ensure GMP compliance
Ensure sanitary design compliance
Maintain documentation
Maintain validation records
Maintain maintenance logs
Support USDA inspections
Support third-party audits
Manage engineering changes
Lead capital projects
Manage multi-million dollar projects
Commission capital projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional influence; Partner with Operations; Partner with Quality; Partner with Sanitation; Partner with Corporate Engineering
Process & Methodology
Capital project management
Full Job Description
At Link Snacks , we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—[Jack Link’s®](https://www.jacklinks.com/) , [Lorissa’s Kitchen®](https://www.lorissaskitchen.com/) , [Golden Island®](https://www.goldenislandjerky.com/) , [BiFi®](https://www.bifi.com/en) , and [Peperami®](https://www.peperami.tv/) and [KOOEE!®](https://www.kooeesnacks.com.au/) to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks. The Plant Engineering Manager oversees all engineering, maintenance, utilities, and automation systems within a large, highly automated USDA food manufacturing plant. This leader ensures equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, continuous improvement, and long‑term asset health while driving operational excellence in a 24/7 production environment. The role blends technical depth, leadership, strategic planning, and hands‑on problem solving across mechanical, electrical, controls, and facility systems. Engineerin
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