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Lead and develop the Engineering Department.
Establish departmental objectives, budgets, and engineering priorities.
Coach and mentor engineers and technical staff.
Ensure engineering resources are aligned with operational and strategic business needs.
Develop succession plans and technical expertise within the team.
Oversee manufacturing process design, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Drive process standardization and operational consistency.
Improve equipment reliability and manufacturing performance.
Support product transfers, scale-up activities, and process validations.
Lead Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence programs.
Manage Kaizen initiatives and productivity improvement projects.
Develop and implement improvement roadmaps across all manufacturing areas.
Lead capital expenditure projects from concept to implementation.
Prepare business cases and ROI analyses.
Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
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Engineering degree (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing)
10+ years in manufacturing/process industries
Experience leading engineering teams
Strong Lean/Six Sigma background
Capital project management experience
Automation and Industry 4.0 exposure
Experience in plastics, packaging, chemicals, polymers, industrial manufacturing, or food processing
Ability to bridge Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Leadership teams
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Full-time
Senior · 10+ years experience
Onsite
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