Engineering Manager - SRE

AkzoNobel•High Point, NC

About The Position

Manages engineering projects, concerning all the machines, utilities, facilities and buildings. Maintains facilities and equipment, ensures equipment availability and drives technical improvements, necessary for both existing and new processes and products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil engineering or equivalent)
10+ years experience in a manufacturing facility
Significant experience in chemical or mechanical construction project engineering
Familiarity with the codes and standards regulating the chemical process industry
People management experience

Responsibilities

Performs and oversees project management and engineering of capital and expense projects including scope development, safety reviews, equipment specifications, quotation of equipment, bid package development-quoting for installations, field supervision of construction, cost control, commissioning, and project closure.
Plans, coordinates, controls and fully embeds engineering changes up to agreed thresholds in accordance with quality and costs objectives.
Manages capex plan on behalf of Site Manager and delivers project studies, pre-projects and capital project at quality, in time and within budget.
Contributes in defining needs by bringing technical expertise and by formalizing the strategic elements of the project. Supports the site departments in their investment request applications.
Joins regional team to lead multi-sites projects and to exchange best practices.
Develops and manages the Maintenance and Engineering budget (costs, quality, service & HSE) including cost allocation model.
Ensures that site maintenance operations are planned and executed in accordance with timing, quality and costs objectives.
Ensures timely and accurate availability of reports and metrics required to manage M&E costs and service.
Secures reliability and availability of installation through establishing appropriate preventive maintenance and inspection plans that satisfy regulatory and business needs.
Manages and scales up the manufacturing implementation of new products on site in line with the New Product Introduction Procedures (Stage Gate Process).
Enables and contributes to the implementation of CI / ALPS initiatives.
Stays informed about, amongst others, relevant technology, company news and current SHE standards, and takes action if necessary. Identifies what the pertinent information is to use.
Complies with all the applicable corporate as well as site and laboratory policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct, HSE and Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) standards and process safety management processes.