Plant Engineering Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE

Provide oversight across multiple plant locations of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, work request management, project engineering, project design, and project installation and commissioning. Provide engineering and design guidance to facility plant engineer(s). Develop engineering plans to support current and future plant requirements and develop systems in critical areas such as preventative maintenance, spare parts inventories, and work order systems. Lead or oversee capital and expense projects. Coordinate engineering projects with leadership, plant team, management, and contractors. Support maintenance excellence programs and plant maintenance departments within designated locations.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate with plant leadership to complete current and long-term project engineering objectives in accordance with company engineering standards
• Manage expense and capital projects as required. This may include labor, repairs, and maintenance expenses and outside contractor services
• Facilitate, through expansion, equipment and facility design or renovation, company goals and objectives of capacity, productivity, and efficiency

• Develop, organize, and maintain engineering specifications/standards and process equipment operational parameters to ensure process stability while maximizing yield, productivity and efficiencies

• Provide guidance and support to maintain facility operating systems to achieve optimum manufacturing process efficiencies

• Continually strive to reduce facility and manufacturing operating costs by providing best option technical solutions and/or utilizing best method analyses towards improving internal systems
• Utilize best practices across locations to drive continuous improvement for equipment reliability and maintenance department cost controls
• Support plant leadership to define facilities' budgetary needs f or capital and maintenance expense accounts with changing volumes
• Support plant leadership to accomplish maintenance and engineering tasks within budgetary constraints
• Develop and execute action plans associated with projects, production needs, and regulatory compliance
• Develop and execute action plans based on root cause analysis
• Train others to keep pace with the latest technology
• Provide assistance to plant maintenance managers in monitoring, managing, and supporting plant wastewater treatment facility
• Assist with ensuring that plant meets customer requirements
• Ensure all plant environmental policies and procedures reflect current DFA guidelines and regulatory requirements and proper reporting is completed
• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements
• The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required

Requirements:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or related curriculum or technical training in related mechanical or electrical studies (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• 8 or more years of progressive engineering, maintenance, or related experience in a food manufacturing environment that includes team or project leadership experience, environmental compliance experience, PLC

programming, and capital project and budget management experience

• Certification and/or License – may be required during course of employment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations regarding waste, air, wastewater, land application, and storm water
• Knowledge of safety related issues, including regulation compliance
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems
• Skill in critical thinking, analysis, mathematical calculations, and statistical evaluations
• Able to consider both strategic and practical implications for proposed course of action
• Able to manage multiple projects and participate in cross-functional environment
• Able to communicate and translate complex technical topics into easy to understand concepts
• Able to establish effective relationships and independently manage those relations with all levels of internal staff and external customers, business partners, and vendors
• Able to take appropriate steps to find solutions to complex problems
• Able to handle challenging or conflict situations with tact and professionalism
• Able to adapt and manage to change effectively
• Must be able to read, write and speak English

TRAVEL

• 5%-15% (1-3 times per year)An Equal Opportunity Employer