Plant Engineering Director

We are seeking a highly skilled Plant Engineering Director to join our team at The Hain Celestial Group. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for leading the plant engineering and maintenance group, setting the vision for world-class programs in capital planning, preventative maintenance, machine reliability, parts inventory management, and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in plant engineering and maintenance, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar role. A Bachelor's degree or higher in one or more relevant engineering fields is required, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites, Maintenance CMMS software, and CAD/drafting software.

The estimated salary for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 per year, depending on experience and location. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental, vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, life insurance, critical illness and accident insurance, legal and identity protection insurance, pet insurance, employee assistance program, commuter benefits, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, 401(k), PTO, and parental leave.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build processes and metrics that empower the maintenance organization to improve plant uptime
• Utilize data to identify the root cause of machine failures and put corrective actions in place to reduce mean time between failures
• Continuously improve the PM program to drive machine reliability
• Work with internal and external machine experts to ensure equipment meets or exceeds expected life
• Facilitate parts inventory tracking to ensure the facility carries the correct parts to minimize business risk, while balancing cost
• Partner with key vendors on managed inventory programs
• Oversee the maintenance of plant utility systems and components for electricity, water, steam, gas, compressed air, warehouse coolers, air conditioning, heating, and ventilation
• Maintain property records, surveys, equipment history records, manuals, warranties, and maintenance/engineering resource materials
• Drive the plant investment strategy by ensuring that capital projects have strong returns for the business
• Manage internal & external project owners to ensure that projects deliver on time, on budget, and deliver on committed benefits