Job Description
Plant Engineer – Job Summary:
We’re supporting our client, a leading global packaging manufacturer based in Winchester, Kentucky who are looking for a Plant Engineer to join their growing team. The successful Plant Engineer will have experience in running a manufacturing maintenance department.
Salary: $87,000 – $105,000
Job Type: Direct Hire
Location: Winchester, KY
Job Start date: ASAP
Benefits:
- Quarterly 12.5% Bonus
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for you and dependants, including FSA and HAS options.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services.
- Paid Time Off and Holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family.
- Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance.
Job Summary:
While reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Engineer is responsible for achieving the highest level of reliability for plant equipment through committed support for the company’s Performance System, Total Productive Maintenance, and strong ownership of the Maintenance Excellence process within their plant.
This is a progression position and could be a level I, II or III. Compensation and progression level will be based on candidate’s experience and education, and current business needs.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the safety of all employees by leading a comprehensive company safety process to prevent injuries.
- Lead plant compliance of all federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations.
- Effectively implement/ maintain a reliability-centred maintenance process that drives machine uptime, improves OEE and lower operations costs by championing the company Maintenance Excellence process.
- Provide department leadership to ensure the highest standards of plant condition and equipment performance are achieved and sustained.
- Ensure maintenance department personnel possess the appropriate skills and are qualified and proficient.
- Identify and support technical training and development for department employees.
- Scope and execute capital projects, participate in annual plant budgeting, manage department spend.
- Identify technical improvements to equipment/ processes.
- Apply reliability tools to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime.
- Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence.
- Perform as a key member of the plant leadership team – positive communicator and problem solver – driving for plant/process improvements, meeting objectives and setting the bar for performance standards. Support pillar continuous improvements activities.
About You:
- Experience in running a manufacturing maintenance department.
- Engineering Degree; Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering
- Experience and proven record of coming up with failure analysis.
- Minimum experience 3+ years of successful experience leading a plant maintenance department in an industrial manufacturing environment and/or 5+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience.
- Minimum education required: Bachelor’s degree in industrial maintenance, Engineering or related field.
- Experience with CMMS preferred.
- Experience in TPM or Reliability field preferred.
- Strong understanding of OSHA requirements related to equipment in-house.
- Ability to identify gaps and assist in implementing countermeasures to achieve Zero Safety Incidents.
- Ability to lead and develop a highly collaborative and effective team.
- Excellent organisation, project management and communication skills.
- Proficient in Root Cause Analysis techniques (FMEA’s, 5Why’s, ATS, etc.) and developing/ implementing Countermeasures to drive Zero Breakdown culture.
- Process-orientated.
- Can identify gaps in any proves and implement solutions.
- Basic mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, lubrication and predictive maintenance understanding.
- Ability to effectively learn the plant’s equipment and processes.
- Ability to manage costs and reduce/ optimise where needed.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS experience.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with your full Resume – or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
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