Sr Director, Engineering

Winland Foods is a leading manufacturer of high-quality food products trusted by households and foodservice partners across North America. Guided by our One Winland mindset and values of Excellence, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration, we are advancing how we operate—from the plant floor to the executive table—to build a safer, more reliable, and more competitive manufacturing network.
The Sr Director of Engineering is a senior enterprise leader responsible for engineering strategy, process standardization, and end-to-end asset reliability across Winland Foods’ multi-site manufacturing network. This role partners directly with Operations, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, and Procurement to ensure that engineering systems enable consistent execution, predictable performance, and sustainable growth.
This leader will move the organization from site-specific solutions to standardized, scalable, and repeatable engineering practices, while ensuring capital investments, technology decisions, and reliability strategies are tightly aligned to business priorities.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

US Works from Home

Job Type:

Engineering

Job Posting Title:

Sr Director, Engineering

Job Description:

Work Location: Remote and must reside in one of the states where our manufacturing facilities are located. (AZ, MO, KY, TX, IL, NY, SC, WI, PA, ND)

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Travel: 50-65%

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $169k - $396k Annually with additional bonus potential

We are seeking a transformative leader - someone who is as passionate about coaching and developing talent as they are about technical rigor and data-driven problem solving. 

• Establish enterprise engineering standards that drive safety, quality, cost, and service consistency

• Build a strong operating partnership with Operations to ensure engineering enables throughput, uptime, and capacity reliability

• Own end-to-end asset lifecycle performance, from concept and design through installation, commissioning, maintenance strategy, and long-term reliability

• Lead capital strategy that balances growth, cost discipline, risk mitigation, and return on investment

This role is both strategic and highly operational—a visible leader who shapes direction while remaining deeply connected to plant realities.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Engineering Strategy & Governance

• Define and execute a company-wide engineering strategy aligned to Winland Foods’ operational, financial, and growth objectives

• Establish and govern engineering standards, design criteria, and best practices across all manufacturing sites

• Create clear decision frameworks for technology selection, equipment design, automation, and scalability

• Serve as the executive owner for engineering policies, stage-gate processes, and technical governance

Process Standardization & Operating Integration

• Drive standardization of manufacturing processes, equipment platforms, and engineering approaches across the network

• Partner with Operations leadership to ensure engineering solutions support consistent run strategies, staffing models, and performance expectations

• Translate operational needs into engineered solutions that are repeatable, maintainable, and operator-friendly

• Reduce variability between plants while respecting unique site constraints

End-to-End Reliability & Asset Performance

• Own the end-to-end reliability strategy for manufacturing assets, from design and installation through maintenance and lifecycle optimization

• Partner closely with Maintenance and Operations to reduce downtime, extend asset life, and improve overall equipment effectiveness

• Ensure reliability, maintainability, and safety are designed into all capital projects—not retrofitted later

• Champion data-driven decision making related to asset health, failure modes, and performance trends

Capital Strategy, Portfolio Management & Execution

• Lead development and governance of the multi-year enterprise CAPEX strategy, ensuring alignment with operational priorities and financial targets

• Oversee capital portfolio prioritization, trade-off decisions, and risk management across sites