Assistant Plant Engineer

National Beef•Liberal, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

National Beef of Liberal, Kansas is seeking to hire a qualified professional to join our team as Assistant Plant Engineer/Maintenance Manager. With competitive pay and benefits, National Beef could be your next career move! This is an on-site position. This is a safety sensitive position.

Requirements

Excellent communication and leadership skills with ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Strong ability to coordinate multiple departments and priorities simultaneously
Demonstrate ability to drive accountability and execution through others
Hands-on understanding of maintenance operations in a manufacturing or processing environment
Strong focus on people development, training, and team engagement
Ability to work independently while supporting broader plant strategy
Willingness to work extended hours as needed in a 24/7 operation
Willingness to participate in on-call rotation as needed
Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in meat packing or food processing industry
Strong background in preventative maintenance systems and reliability programs
Experience working with CMMS/E-Maintenance programs
Experience leading or coordinating multi-department maintenance teams
Knowledge of Automated processing equipment
Knowledge of Weighing and scale systems
Knowledge of Food safety and USDA Environments
Experience supporting Training program development
Experience supporting Continuous improvement initiatives
Experience supporting Cross-functional plant projects

Responsibilities

Provide and uphold a high standard of personal safety, proper PPE, and safe work practices
Drive maintenance ownership of food safety, including intervention systems, equipment condition, and sanitary design awareness
Promote 6S, organization, and clean-as-you-go culture across all maintenance departments
Drive PM completion rates, quality of work, and follow-up on deficiencies
Superintendent alignment and accountability
Support downtime reduction initiatives and rapid response coordination
Promote structured Root Cause Analysis from downtime events and follow through
Assist in building structured training programs for maintenance technicians
Evaluate safety performances and promote engineered change for safety preventatives
Drive proper work order usage, data accuracy, and provide actionable insights
Act as key liaison between maintenance, operations, QA, and safety teams
Ensure maintenance activities align with production priorities and food safety requirements
Improve communication flow between departments to reduce delays and conflicts
Support plant initiatives requiring cross-functional execution
Assist with department-level spend tracking and accountability
Identify opportunities for cost reduction through reliability improvements and planning
Support prioritization of maintenance resources and materials.
Assist Plant Engineer in execution of core capital projects.
Coordinate with departments to ensure successful startup integration of new equipment
Support development of scopes of work, time-lines, and execution plans