AFB Manager Engineering
About The Position
The Engineering and Maintenance Manager is responsible for maintaining process and production equipment, powered industrial trucks, and plant facilities to ensure safe and efficient plant operations. The role manages maintenance staff, local engineering staff, plant projects, and outside contractors. It also supports teamwork and morale in a high-volume, high-pressure, non-union production environment while delivering results without compromising safety, quality, or teamwork. The manager leads the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, Plant Process Engineer, and Engineering and Maintenance Assistant, and is indirectly responsible for subordinate maintenance and engineering staff. The position oversees departmental budgets, capital and expense planning, project design and execution, technical support, work-order prioritization, preventative maintenance, spare-parts inventory, equipment safety, and equipment performance. Routine plant operations budget responsibility is approximately $3 million annually; capital requests and extraordinary maintenance may involve millions more. The facility operates 24/7/365. The manager is expected to work on site during normal business hours, remain available for long hours, evenings, or weekends when project or maintenance activity requires, and be on call for after-hours situations. Travel may be up to 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Six or more years of related experience.
- At least two years of progressive maintenance or engineering management experience within a manufacturing facility.
- Experience in kaizen, operational excellence, Lean/Six Sigma, or business operating systems with a heavy process orientation.
- Leadership skills for performance management of engineering and maintenance staff.
- Professional skills to recruit and hire qualified engineering and maintenance staff.
- Financial skills to manage large budgets and projects.
- Interpersonal and communication skills to communicate across audiences ranging from production operators to the board of directors.
- Computer skills including MS Office, Visio, MS Project, MMS systems, ERP systems, basic networking principles and setups, controls systems and basic ladder logic principles, and AutoCAD.
- Ability to operate a variety of powered industrial trucks.
- Technical writing and presentation skills for communicating complex information to technical, professional, and general audiences.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, and talking or hearing; frequently using hands and reaching; occasionally sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 55 pounds.
- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high or precarious places, and fumes or airborne particles; occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, extreme cold, and extreme heat; and usually loud noise. Appropriate PPE use is required.
Nice To Haves
- Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
- Experience in the food, flavor, or feed industries.
- Experience in a SQF-certified or similar manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with equipment operation.
Responsibilities
- Maintain process and production equipment, powered industrial trucks, and plant facilities for safe and efficient operations.
- Lead, direct, and supervise the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, Plant Process Engineer, Engineering and Maintenance Assistant, and indirectly the subordinate maintenance and engineering staff.
- Manage maintenance and engineering departmental budgets and develop plant capital and expense plans.
- Plan and implement plant projects, including economic analysis, design and engineering, feasibility planning, equipment sourcing, capital requests, equipment purchase, installation, cost tracking, start-up, personnel training, and system documentation.
- Partner with corporate engineering staff as needed to implement projects efficiently.
- Provide technical support to the plant in safety, quality, reliability, and other areas as needed, including troubleshooting ongoing operations.
- Apply and interpret company policies and procedures for plant engineering and maintenance activities.
- Maintain knowledge of new technologies, safety policies, and regulations, and develop recommendations to improve operations and maintain a safe workplace.
- Write and review work orders; evaluate alternatives; prioritize and schedule repairs; follow up to ensure timely completion and acceptable results; and source and purchase supplies and materials.
- Develop and execute preventative maintenance programs and maintain spare-parts inventory.
- Develop line and equipment layouts, estimate system and equipment costs, and benchmark standards.
- Evaluate alternatives and recommend best-case scenarios.
- Write capital requests, order equipment, and coordinate installation.
- Start up equipment and systems and assess performance against projected benefits.
- Manage the plant engineering and maintenance budget, including effective implementation of CARs.
- Ensure equipment is safely designed, installed, operated, and maintained, and is capable of producing safe food products.
- Maintain teamwork and morale while delivering results without sacrificing safety or quality.
- Travel up to 10% as required.
- Be available for long hours, evenings, weekends, and after-hours on-call support when project or maintenance needs require.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
