AmeriQual Foods - Manufacturing Engineer

Turn ideas into uptime. Turn challenges into smarter solutions.
We’re looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer who thrives where engineering, maintenance, and production come together. In this role, you’ll lead reliability initiatives, guide equipment installations and upgrades, and help keep a fast-paced food manufacturing operation running safely, efficiently, and at its best.

Your Impact

· Own equipment reliability: Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies that improve performance and reduce downtime.

· Lead projects from concept to completion: Coordinate installations, upgrades, shutdowns, contractors, schedules, and budgets.

· Solve problems at the source: Troubleshoot manufacturing processes and equipment alongside Production and Maintenance.

· Translate technical details into action: Interpret blueprints, schematics, and drawings and provide practical guidance on parts, repairs, and system improvements.

· Keep teams aligned: Communicate project timelines and adjust plans around a rapidly changing production schedule.

· Champion safe execution: Ensure contractors and project teams follow applicable safety standards and AmeriQual policies.

· Build strong partnerships: Collaborate positively with team members, customers, vendors, contractors, and cross-functional stakeholders.

What You Bring

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.

· Strong knowledge of project management principles.

· Proven decision-making skills, accountability, and a results-driven approach.

· Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset.

· Strong leadership, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to prioritize multiple demands, anticipate changing project needs, and meet deadlines.

· Clear communication skills and the ability to succeed in a team-oriented environment.

· Working knowledge of current OSHA requirements and safety standards.

· A professional, can-do mindset and commitment to excellent internal and external customer service.

The Work Environment

This is a full-time, exempt role with primarily first-shift hours. Longer hours, evenings, weekends, or holidays may occasionally be needed to complete projects. The role works in both office and production-floor settings, including seasonal warehouse and food-processing temperatures. It requires regular sitting, standing, walking, reaching, repetitive hand use, close and distance vision, use of specialized tools and equipment, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and push, pull, or move objects. The facility contains nuts, fruits, and other allergens.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person