Manufacturing Engineer

The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. If you are energized by solving complex manufacturing challenges, leading capital improvements, and finding smarter ways to help production teams succeed, this could be the opportunity that is just right for you.

Business Unit Overview:

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedInor Facebook for the latest news.

Location Description:

Post Consumer Brands in Jonesboro, Ark. is home to more than 200 team members. Jonesboro may be a smaller town, but it has a strong performing arts scene, multiple schools, and a diverse geography with sports and outdoor recreation opportunities for everyone. The Post Jonesboro team supports the community through food pantry volunteering and an annual toy drive during the holiday season.

Responsibilities:

Are you ready to make a visible impact in one of our largest cereal manufacturing facilities? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to help strengthen performance, modernize processes, and bring meaningful improvements to life at our Jonesboro, Arkansas facility.

 

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on engineering, capital project leadership, and continuous improvement in a highly automated manufacturing environment. You will have strong resources behind you, the opportunity to work across functions, and the ability to see your ideas translate directly to the production floor.

 

Big company opportunity. Small company attitude. Discover just right.

 

About the Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will serve as a frontline engineering partner for assigned production lines. You will help the Operations team improve safety, food safety, quality, schedule attainment, yield, overall equipment effectiveness, cost, and growth.

 

You will own production operating parameters, centerline processes, and equipment design and layout for your area. You will also lead equipment modifications and capital project installations, from identifying the need and building the business case through contractor coordination, installation, and performance follow-through

 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily engineering support to sustain and improve safety, food safety, quality, schedule attainment, yield, OEE, cost, and engagement.
• Lead capital projects, including project development, financial justification, contractor bids, documentation, installation, forecasting, and expenditure ownership.
• Manage small equipment and process modifications for assigned production lines.
  Apply Lean, DMAIC, root-cause analysis, and other continuous improvement methods to reduce waste and improve performance.
• Own operating parameter standards, centerline processes, and production equipment design and layout.
• Identify and implement equipment technologies that improve reliability, efficiency, and OEE.
• Use production data and process instrumentation to identify opportunities and validate results.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives involving production materials, processes, and finished products.
• Evaluate the manufacturing feasibility of new products and coordinate equipment, methods, tools, and resources for successful commercialization.
• Partner with suppliers, contractors, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and other teams to improve equipment and process performance.
• Support technical training and provide engineering guidance to Operations team members.
• Contribute to long-term plant strategies and replacement plans for key production assets.

Qualifications:

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Manufacturing, Packaging, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, project engineering, or a similar engineering role.
• Experience leading or supporting capital projects, including project planning, equipment modifications, implementation, and execution.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement capabilities in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work cross-functionally, and drive improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships and influence operators, maintenance teams, leadership, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Food manufacturing experience.
• Mechanical engineering background or hands-on experience with pumps, valves, piping systems, or related process equipment.
• Experience improving equipment reliability, OEE, throughput, yield, or manufacturing efficiency.
• Experience supporting automation, modernization, or large-scale capital improvement initiatives.

Why You’ll Love This Role
This is a highly visible engineering role where you'll have the opportunity to see the direct impact of your work on the production floor every day. You'll lead meaningful capital and continuous improvement projects, influence how a major manufacturing facility operates, and help drive improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and reliability. With a strong pipeline of automation, modernization, and process improvement opportunities, you'll never run out of challenges to tackle or opportunities to make a difference. You'll also be part of a collaborative team that values ownership, innovation, and partnership.

 

 

Location & Travel
This position is fully onsite at the Post Consumer Brands manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The work includes regular time on the production floor as well as desk-based project development, analysis, and planning.

 

 

Ready to Make an Impact
If you are energized by solving complex manufacturing challenges, leading capital improvements, and finding smarter ways to help production teams succeed, this could be the opportunity that is just right for you.

 

Bring your engineering experience, curiosity, and bold ideas to Post Consumer Brands. Apply today and help us turn big ambitions into better, safer, and more efficient ways of working.