Engineering Project Manager (12351)

Responsibilities

• As the direct link between the corporate Engineering management and the factory, the Maintenance/ Engineering Manager has to be the technical manager guiding the maintenance, technical and improvement teams;
• Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand to plan and assess feasibility and equipment. Accept ownership of all automation initiatives;
• Prepare bid packages, work with Purchasing on contracts, and manage contractor engineering activities;
• Develop sound and cost effective solutions to problems facing the operations team;
• Assess the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering solutions to include serving as the liaison with engineering consulting service, vendors and the corporate engineering management;
• Prepare capital investment requests by determining the best equipment design and/or facility layout, developing estimates and provide justification for the expenditure;
• Manage contractor engineering activities and oversee management of delivery schedules, warranties, liquidated damages, and performance guarantees;
• Coordinate start-up and commissioning of new equipment with operations;
• Test newly installed machines and equipment to ensure fulfillment of contract specifications;
• Maintain plant in a safe and productive state to ensure compliance with health and safety standards in order to achieve maximum productivity;
• Review budget projections for current and upcoming projects and schedule forecasts to ensure plant projects are completed on-time and on-budget;
• Provide engineering support to maintain, after, or curtail operations during emergencies;
• Analyze downtime, identify causes and recommend action plan for improvement;
• Collaborate and lead locally predictive and preventative maintenance plan;
• Identify and prioritize major maintenance issues with production and initiate and develop action plans to resolve issues in order to achieve maximum productivity;
• Manage and direct the maintenance department of the facility to achieve business objectives;
• Oversee maintenance activities and programs implementation to ensure compliance with all health and safety standards;
• Support the maintenance team on a daily basis and act as technical resource;
• Implement and manage routine systems for technical problem solving and accountability;
• Collaborate and communicate with other plant management team members on various technical and key performance issues;
• Pursue improvement opportunities and provide technical support for capital improvements;
• Promote and enhance a positive and safe working environment through teamwork and high level of employee involvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial or a related Engineering field or equivalent work experience;
• Have 8 + years of relevant experience combining technical and management experience, preferably in a food manufacturing / fast pace environment;
• Knowledge of GFSI / BRC, SQF, GMP and other food safety standard including HACCP or similar food industry regulations is preferable;
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability for decision making under pressure;
• Strong oral and written communication skills, excellent judgment, strong sense of ethics & integrity, result oriented;
• Excellent people skills, maintain a positive attitude and ability to motivate people, specifically mentoring and coaching individuals;
• Ability to adapt operational changes;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging, and consistently changing environment;
• Efficient at handling multiple priorities;
• Be familiar with SAP or other ERP system;
• Experience using Microsoft Office and other computer based application (I pad, One Note, etc.);
• Experience with AutoCAD is a plus;
• Strong knowledge of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, instrumentation and control;
• Excellent manual dexterity;
• Strong physical endurance;
• Ability to stand for long periods of time;
• Flexible with work hours

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