Engineering Manager
Axalta•Mount Clemens, MI
•Onsite
About The Position
The Engineering Manager is a critical site leadership role responsible for leading all engineering functions at the Mt. Clemens plant. This role ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of manufacturing processes and infrastructure, while driving capital project execution, process optimization, and long-term site strategy. The Engineering Manager leads a team of process, project, and controls engineers and partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, EH&S, and Quality to deliver operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical preferred)
- 7+ years of progressive engineering experience, including leadership responsibility
- Demonstrated experience in chemical or manufacturing environments
- Proven ability to lead teams and influence across functions
- Strong experience with PSM / PHA processes
- Strong experience with Capital project execution
- Strong experience with Budget management
Nice To Haves
- Experience in coatings, chemical, or regulated manufacturing environments
- Lean / Six Sigma certification
- Experience managing multi-million-dollar capital projects
- Knowledge of controls/automation systems
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing engineering team across multiple disciplines
- Set clear performance expectations and ensure accountability to site goals
- Build bench strength through talent development, succession planning, and recruitment
- Foster a culture aligned to Axalta values, safety, and continuous improvement
- Provide engineering support to ensure safe, stable, and efficient plant operations
- Lead troubleshooting of complex process and equipment issues
- Drive improvements in asset reliability, uptime, and process capability
- Partner with Maintenance to implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies
- Ensure full compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM), OSHA, and environmental regulations
- Own and govern key safety processes including: Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Job Hazard Analyses (JHA)
- Lead risk mitigation activities and ensure safe design and operation of processes
- Lead development and execution of the site capital plan, including safety and compliance projects, reliability and maintenance improvements, and capacity and growth initiatives
- Manage project execution from concept through commissioning
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives
- Partner with corporate engineering teams to align to long-term strategy
- Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Utilize data and metrics to improve cost efficiency, throughput, and quality performance
- Lead FMEAs, root cause analysis (RCA), and process optimization efforts
- Manage the Engineering capital and expense budgets
- Ensure effective allocation of resources across priorities
- Deliver cost control while supporting operational and growth objectives
- Partner with Operations to support production performance
- Partner with Quality to ensure product integrity and compliance
- Partner with EH&S to drive a strong safety culture
- Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability
- Serve as a key member of the site leadership team
Benefits
- health insurance
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
