Lead Capital Critical Planning initiatives.
Develop, document, and track short term and long-term potential capital projects to align with company goals and objectives.
Capital plan and execution including bringing forward new ideas and technologies.
Ensure proper coordination of work between team, subcontractors, and clients.
Ensure work is produced in adherence to company, contract, and client requirements.
Identify obsolete or critical risk equipment and systems and bring forward a plan to prevent unplanned failure.
Work effectively with maintenance team members to develop a solution.
Consider impact of improvements on all facility functions when developing plans and implementing changes.
Work with all internal Plant Teams to identify, recommend, and implement manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
Aids employees and supervisors in solving work related problems; evaluates the issue and meets with supervisors and human resources to decide the most effective remediation technique.
Set a positive and confident leadership example to all the employees and management.
Promote positive employee relations through relationship building and issue resolution.
Provide work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff.
Act as Sr PM for select projects.
Lead budgeting process as it relates to global engineering areas.
Track and is accountable for budgetary spending.
Responsible for project performance of local work including project planning/forecasting, resource management, quality control, and profitability.
Ensures manufacturing project engineering designs follow codes, standards, and regulations.
Provide engineered solutions and root cause analysis for complex manufacturing and support equipment issues.
Continuously analyze costs and develop cost reduction plans for capital improvements and maintenance projects.
Monitors and reports performance of the manufacturing project.
Responsible for the communication of the manufacturing project status to all team members.
Organizes engineering support to construction and commissioning with occasional site visits.

Requirements

15+ years’ experience in Manufacturing and Process Technologies
Previous experience with Food and Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods companies required
10 years developing engineering strategy to support manufacturing environments is required
7+ years managerial and leadership experience over multiple engineering functions is required
7+ years of project management experience including project timeliness, budgets, risk analysis is required
Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial, or process preferred)
Project/Program Management training and/or certification (PMP) is preferred
knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
familiarity with common CAD software (SolidWorks desired)
Ability to use sound creative thinking to solve complex manufacturing problems
Ability to travel is required
Demonstrated ability to provide both tactical and strategic leadership
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to build relationships and interact with individuals at all levels of an organization
Strong people management skills with the ability to train and develop others
The desire to make a significant difference.
Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently
Proficient using a PC and other department specific databases and/or systems and all assigned machinery and related equipment
Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and exercise good judgment to resolve problems in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.
SAP experience is desired but not required.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision coverage
disability insurance
health savings account
flexible spending accounts
tuition reimbursement
401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
fertility and childcare assistance
12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
wellness resources including an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access, and a monthly wellness newsletter
120 hours of paid time off
11 holidays
paid volunteer time off
military service leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

manufacturing process improvementengineering strategy developmentproject managementbudget managementrisk analysisroot cause analysiscost reduction planningquality controlengineering designcapital project planning

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem solvingcommunicationrelationship buildingpeople managementtactical leadershipstrategic leadershipself-motivationindependent workjudgment

Certifications

PMP