Plant Engineer - Le Mars, IA

Company: Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company)

Functional Area: Engineering

The Role

Manages Capital and Expense projects at an assigned plant from the scoping phase to completion. Supports corporate managed projects as the plant SME, completing task assigned from project meetings. Is the technical resource for a plant in equipment related issues including selection, maintenance, reliability and root causing operational issues.

What You’ll Do

• Project Manager for Plant Engineering projects. This includes project scoping, budget, forecasting, developing timeline, installation and start up.

• Manages internal and external resources holding them accountable to hitting timelines and project deliverables.  
• Corporate Project Support - Serves on project teams representing area of responsibility.
• Works to ensure the reliability, operability, and maintainability of new and modified assets.
• Identifies and implements opportunities to reduce costs.
• Captures lessons learned and applies best practices from other areas of the plant on the project.
• Works to ensure that equipment purchased for the project starts up successfully and performs reliably long term. Accountability will include new equipment integration, equipment FAT's, coordination with vendors and suppliers, and on-site start-up support.
• Provides technical support to operations, maintenance, and applies problem solving and troubleshooting to technical issues.
• Identifies and works on opportunities to improve processes within the area of responsibility. Assists in identifying potential long-term improvements or capital investments that would reduce costs to the business.
• Uses company engineering standards and specifications. For project specific work, develop detailed and accurate engineering documentation.

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Wells Enterprises, a Ferrero company, is one of the largest ice cream manufacturers in the United States and the maker of well-loved brands including Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, and Blue Ribbon Classics and today Trolli, Butterfinger 100grand, Baby Ruth, Nutella and Kinder Bueno. 

Wells Enterprises is a 2 billion company employing 4,000 employees, across 4 production plants and 2 main hub locations, Chicago and Le Mars. Guided by innovation, quality, and a people-first mindset, Wells is committed to delighting consumers and developing exceptional teams.

As part of the Ferrero Group, Wells combines its strong U.S. heritage with Ferrero’s global standards of excellence, offering a unique opportunity to grow within a dynamic, values-driven, and international environment.

At Wells, our people—and their experience—sit at the heart of our ambition.  Learn more at www.wellsenterprisesinc.com.

What We Offer

At Wells, we’re proud to support our employees with comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO). Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance.  Learn more about our benefits here.