AI Engineer

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

 

PEOPLE.    PRODUCTS.   CUSTOMERS.

 

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

 

Job Purpose and Overview

We are looking for a proactive AI Engineer to join Dawn Foods as our first in-house AI resource. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI within the bakery food distribution sector. You will focus on applying artificial intelligence to optimize business processes, starting with enhancing inventory visibility to improve customer service and minimize waste.

 

The ideal candidate is technically skilled, innovative, and adept at bridging the gap between technical possibilities and business needs.

 

Work Environment & Travel: This is a remote role with up to 10% travel.

 

What will you do as an AI Engineer at Dawn Foods? 

• Engineer end-to-end AI solutions to address business challenges, focusing on data-driven decision-making and automation.
• Partner with business teams to analyze requirements and provide actionable AI insights.
• Build and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient AI models for inventory, supply chain, and operational optimizations.
• Use AI to enhance data visibility, predict trends, and support real-time decision-making across the organization.
• Develop tools and dashboards using the MERN stack to empower business users with next-gen analytics.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and digital transformation at Dawn Foods.

 

What Does It Take to be an AI Engineer at Dawn Foods?  

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.   

• A High School Diploma or GED is required
• A Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, or similar technical fields
• A minimum of 2 years of AI Development/Design experience in data sciences, computer science, or similar technical fields.
• Demonstrated success in deploying AI projects that address real-world business challenges.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interpret AI concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Relationship builder who can collaborate across departments to deliver impactful AI solutions.
• Adaptable and innovative, with a mindset geared toward continuous learning and improvement.

 

Technical Expertise:

• Proficient in AI model development, Python, SQL, and MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).
• Hands-on experience with next-gen analytics and machine learning tools (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch).
• Familiar with AI guardrails, responsible AI use, and ethical considerations.

Preferences:

• AI Developer certification a plus, but not mandatory
• Experience in supply chain or inventory management is a plus.

 

Physical Demands & Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• The normal setting for this role is remote with up to 10% travel.

 

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here. 

 

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.” 

 

About Our Benefits 

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits. 

 

Compensation

$88,750-$142,000 with bonus eligibility

 

#LI-Remote #LI-AH1

 

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

 

Requisition ID: 36868