Engineering Manager

Morton Salt•Town of Gainesville, NY

2d•$105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Morton Salt has an immediate opening for an Engineering Manager at its Silver Springs, New York manufacturing facility. The role is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Engineering Department and provides technical assistance to EHS, quality, wet-end and dry-end operations, maintenance, and building and ground infrastructure. The manager plans, directs, and controls capital project planning and execution, including project scoping, equipment specification and engineering design, estimates, documentation and corporate approvals, procurement, project management, cost control, scheduling, and contractor management. The position also manages the Engineering Cost Center and supports equipment specification and standardization, reliability improvements, and maintenance guidance. The Engineering Manager helps develop the annual capital budget, five-year capital plan, and monthly financial updates, and reports and explains capital project budget variances. The role promotes compliance with EHS, quality, corporate, and company-policy requirements, including applicable GMP, FSP, HACCP, management-control, maintenance-excellence, and MOC processes. The position leads and develops people by encouraging open communication, teamwork, problem solving, process improvement, employee engagement, positive morale, diversity, inclusion, cooperation, and responsibility. It determines resource plans, may recruit and staff, supports performance management and employee development, and maintains processes for operational continuity during absences and staffing changes. Work takes place in both a general office and a manufacturing plant. The normal schedule is a flexible daylight shift, with overtime and responses to urgent or emergency situations outside normal hours as needed. Physical duties include prolonged sitting or standing; walking; handling objects; occasional work at heights, on ladders or open grating, and in confined spaces; and lifting up to 55 pounds. The environment may include moving machinery, vibration, elevated or precarious locations, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, steam, liquids, gases, temperature extremes, and potentially high noise. Required protective equipment includes PPE and, when required, hairnets and beard snoods. Salary starts at $105,000 and is based on experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least five years of experience overseeing engineering projects in a manufacturing plant.
Knowledge of technical information.
Background knowledge of operating procedures and processes.
Understanding of maintenance procedures and processes.
Working knowledge of SAP.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Management and/or supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure EHS performance and compliance, address root causes of OIIs or near misses and employee safety concerns, conduct effective safety meetings, and lead by example.
Ensure compliance with QC requirements, including GMP and FSP, and lead continuous improvement in product quality.
As an FSP team member, ensure duties and work instructions for the plant HACCP program are established and communicated to staff, including how the program applies to product safety, legality, and quality.
Provide engineering support for operations and participate in reliability-improvement initiatives, guiding the maintenance department.
Scope projects and oversee equipment specification and engineering design.
Develop project estimates; submit project documentation for corporate approval; procure equipment and services; manage projects and costs; coordinate scheduling and documentation with operations.
Manage contractors as needed for project support.
Manage the Engineering Cost Center.
Ensure the department uses standard business processes, PAMs, the Management Control and Reporting System, Maintenance Excellence Work Practices, and the MOC process.
Oversee equipment specification and standardization.
Assist with development of the annual capital budget, five-year capital plan, and monthly financial updates.
Report and explain capital project budget variances.
Ensure compliance with corporate standards, including financial standards and the code of business conduct, and with company policies.
Perform other related duties as required.
Promote open and honest communication, team building, problem solving, process improvement, appropriate decision-making, clear roles and responsibilities, workforce engagement, and positive employee morale.
Determine resource planning and deployment strategy; perform recruiting and staffing activities as needed.
Facilitate performance management and employee development activities; perform HR recordkeeping and reporting as needed.
Maintain systems and processes that support smooth operations during employee absences and staffing changes.
Foster a culture that values diversity and promotes respect, inclusion, cooperation, and responsibility.