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. 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 LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we’re growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That’s where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. At Post Consumer Brands, we take pride in our longstanding legacy of making one of every five breakfast cereals families eat daily. Today, we’re just as focused on our future as we expand our grocery business with different shelf-stable foods, including snacks and peanut butter. We are committed to providing accessible and delicious food for families, and we’re always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio. As we soar to new heights, we need creative, determined individuals from all walks of life to join our team, where your unique perspective and ideas are acknowledged and valued. Be a part of a company that empowers you to make a difference that’s evident on grocery store shelves and families’ tables across North America. Location Description Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, local elementary schools, and hosting several on-site volunteer events throughout the year. Responsibilities Responsible for providing direction and technical support to drive packaging operations performance and standardization across assigned processes and packaging lines.  Identifies and removes barriers and collaborates with plant personnel to establish a sustainable system which will enable attainment of improved production rates, lower costs, consistently high quality, and efficient changeovers. Technical Owner of packaging parameters and Technical Oversight / Resource for operations team.  Act as plant representative and consultant for packaging process changes. Lead small capital projects for significant capital improvements. Focus on developing and implementing the comprehensive system that will lead to sustainable improvements in Packaging Rates, Uptime and Quality. Utilizes and collaborates with plant technicians and engineers to accomplish initiatives. Provide leadership in the identification and implementation of packaging improvement initiatives resulting in increased attainment of OEE, rate, yields, and schedule attainment. Participates in strategic direction regarding Packaging processes and equipment.  Investigates and determines production feasibility.  Identifies tools, equipment and methods to produce new products and support new product start-ups and integration. Aides packaging techs in troubleshooting and training protocols resulting in sustainable system for rapid problem resolution and improvement implementation.  Collaborates with maintenance on identifying equipment reliability issues and developing mitigation strategies to improve reliability. Identifies and implements improvements to ensure process consistency and capability across facilities. Driver of continuous improvement for packaging operations. Analyzes operational data to identify and prioritize chronic barriers to performance for targeted improvement. Coordinates and collaborates with colleagues at all Post Consumer Brands manufacturing sites to share knowledge and best practices in order to ensure multi-site benefits. Understands rate capabilities for packaging operations, identifies bottleneck operations preventing rate attainment and implements improvements.  Identifies gaps and develops strategy for rate increases to meet business growth needs. Collaborates with packaging technicians, engineers and operators to develop standardized system to define and sustain optimal processes and equipment set-ups Collaborates with packaging technology engineers on the development, evaluation, and integration of new packaging designs and enhancements to meet strategic business plans and customer requirements. Qualifications Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Minimum of 5 years of experience in packaging operations encompassing vertical and horizontal form fill and seal machines, cartoning, case erectors, packers, and sealers, robotic operations, and all forms of package conveying.  High speed pouching and blending a plus. Experience in a food processing environment preferred.