Plant Engineering Manager

Overview

Position Summary:

Direct the operations of the Facilities Department to support buildings, grounds, equipment, and shared facility infrastructure systems; manage all local, state, and federal requirements relative to plant operations. Direct the plant engineering staff in support of plant and Company objectives.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities:

• Facility Maintenance and Management: Oversee the maintenance and repair of all buildings, grounds, and facility infrastructure through both internal and outsourced labor. Supervise the Facilities Team Leader in these activities.
• Capital Improvements: Identify, justify, and implement capital improvements to buildings, infrastructure, grounds, and equipment.
• Equipment Maintenance: Ensure production equipment, including spare parts, is maintained to meet business demands. Monitor equipment maintenance trends and failures, implementing improvements to enhance reliability and performance.
• Preventive Maintenance: Oversee the content and execution of the preventive maintenance program to ensure operational efficiency.
• Security and Safety: Ensure building security is sufficient to maintain a safe working environment.
• Budget Management: Prepare and manage the annual Operating Plan and Reforecast for areas of responsibility, ensuring adherence to budget and financial forecasts.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with all company policies, ISO certifications, and local, state, and federal regulations. Operating in a regulated industry (FDA).
• Project Management: Lead key engineering projects in alignment with company and plant objectives.
• Calibration Program Administration: Administer the plant-wide calibration program to maintain equipment accuracy.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to setting plant-wide project priorities and resource allocation plans. Develop and track plant capital and cost reduction goals.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Facilitate interdisciplinary projects to meet strategic company goals, including materials management, manufacturing transfer, quality control, and cost reduction.
• Staff Supervision: Supervise professional staff, conduct performance appraisals, and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Leadership: Exemplify commitment to company and plant objectives, fostering high morale and teamwork among subordinates and peers.
• Additional Duties: Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Networking/Key Relationships:

• Interface with external agencies and regulatory bodies to manage permitting where needed
• Familiar with key leadership within the Rockland Business Association and town leadership
• May work with state agencies concerning funding for energy incentives and/or growth incentives and rebates
• Networks with counterparts in Werfen North America, implements facility standards where applicable

Skills & Capabilities:

• Strong mechanical aptitude, equipment maintenance and repair skills
• Timely decision making, managing direct reports
• Capital project management experience
• P&L planning and execution
• High Performance Team development and management
• Knowledge of spare parts planning and procurement
• Change management process and control
• Process equipment validation methodology

Qualifications

Min Knowledge & Experience for the Position: 

• BS in Engineering Discipline or equivalent
• Seven years minimum experience engineering management, operations management, facilities management, or project management disciplines.
• Proficiency with computers, including spreadsheet, database, and word processing programs.
• SAP experience a plus

Travel Requirements:

• <5% of time

The annual salary range Werfen reasonably expects to pay for the position is $100,000 to $130,000.  Compensation is reasonably based upon multiple factors including education, relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, and specific needs of the business.