Senior Engineering Manager

Are you known for exceeding expectations? Do you embrace the Spirit of Hawai‘i? Then please keep reading because we’re looking for people like you at Hawaiian Host Group.
Who are we? Hawaiian Host Group (HHG) is a leading Hawai‘i-based consumer goods company with a portfolio of brands that includes Hawaiian Host, Mauna Loa, MacFarms, and Kapua Orchards. Sold in over 23 countries, HHG produces a suite of products ranging from flavored macadamia nuts to premium treats. Our dedicated team of Hosts of Hawai‘i is spread across our headquarters in Honolulu and offices in Hilo, Kona, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. HHG has 3 manufacturing plants in Hawai'i, as well as the state's largest single macadamia farm.   
We are an excited team of people that all have one vision in common: sharing the Spirit of Hawai‘i with the world. Expect camaraderie, product tastings, and other (virtual and in-person) events that make our culture unique. And more importantly, know that your work contributes to our purpose; to make the Islands’ future flourish. We do this through our Takitani foundation that grants scholarships to deserving local students, our solar farm on the Big Island, and other social & environmental initiatives.
That’s enough about us for now, we’d love to learn more about you. Read the job description below and let us know if you’re interested. We can’t wait to meet you!
POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Engineering Manager leads the Engineering function for the company’s food-grade CPG and nut harvesting/processing facilities, with responsibility for all capital projects, capital project management, managing contractors, and supporting facility packaging and processing equipment and facility utility infrastructure.   This dynamic role works cross-functionally across the organization and indirectly supports maintenance reliability programs, maintenance strategy, and ensuring projects support human safety, production efficiency, quality, and regulatory compliance. This role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, and other functions to deliver throughput, cost, and continuous improvement objectives in large scale agricultural operations and a high-speed manufacturing environment. This role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Full responsibility to manage the annual capital plan from plan approvals, to oversight of all projects, to leading larger capital engineering projects.
• Ensures project management is run effectively delivering projects on time, at or below cost, and succeeding in project deliverables while meeting overall organizational expectations.
• Works closely with contractors and OEMs on new technologies, improved equipment performance, and drives overall equipment and manufacturing / processing engineering improvements.
• Leads, coaches, and develops Engineering dept employees and functions as a technical resource for Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and all Agricultural Operations.
• Supports the maintenance strategy around CMMS (MaintainX), equipment reliability and preventive/predictive maintenance programs, spare parts strategy, and overall proactive maintenance strategies to increase OEE and minimize downtime and unplanned outages.​
• Design, implement, and optimize processing and packaging lines for husking, drying, cracking, sorting, roasting, seasoning, enrobing, panning, packing, and other associated CPG operations, ensuring OEE and yield targets.​
• Manage plant utilities and infrastructure (steam, compressed air, refrigeration, water/wastewater, power) with focus on energy efficiency and Hawaii-specific cost/availability constraints.​
• Lead capital planning and execution (scoping, justification, vendor selection, installation, commissioning) for new equipment, expansions, and facility upgrades.​
• Tracks and manages cash flow on capital projects working with Accounting and Finance along with other key stakeholders.
• Leads with both a value engineering mindset and leverages lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles (5S, value stream mapping, SMED, line balancing, waste reduction) to improve line design throughput and reduce cost per pound.​
• Ensure engineering and maintenance activities comply with OSHA, FDA/FSMA, USDA (if applicable), environmental regulations, and local/state of Hawaii codes and permitting.​
• Partner with Quality and Food Safety to design hygienic equipment, allergen control, sanitation-friendly layouts, and support root cause analysis for customer or regulatory issues.​
• Maintain plant layouts, drawings, and documentation; standardize work instructions and change control for process and equipment changes.​
• Possess a range of analytical and mechanical skills with a high tolerance f