Plant Engineer II - Thomson Facility - Plant 22
About The Position
The Plant Engineer II is responsible for managing maintenance personnel, developing and implementing project schedules, ordering supplies and equipment, and overseeing maintenance projects to ensure they are completed safely and on time. This role involves managing major breakdowns, submitting project proposals, approving payments and requisitions, and expediting work orders. The engineer will also interact with outside contractors and vendors, assist staff with project development, and supervise a preventive maintenance program. Key responsibilities include overseeing the Waste To Energy (WTE) boiler area, adhering to SQS and SES management responsibilities, administering policies, promoting safety, conducting safety meetings, interviewing and training maintenance staff, and ensuring safe work practices and PPE usage. The role also involves participation in QIT and PRIDE teams, performing welding, plumbing, carpentry, or electrical services, reporting accidents, assigning overtime, and leading safety awareness within the department. Additionally, the engineer must follow waste disposal and recycling procedures.
Requirements
- 4 year degree or equivalent experience
- Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Responsibilities
- Effectively manage maintenance personnel
- Discuss project with process engineer and determine level of priority for each
- Develop and implement a schedule for completing projects for plant operations in a timely manner based on priority needs given by higher management
- Order supplies and equipment
- Determine and schedule delivery times
- Oversee maintenance projects providing necessary supervision to complete job assignments on schedule in a safe and quality manner
- Oversee major breakdowns in the plant
- Submit project proposals for needed items
- Approve payments on applicable bills
- Approve maintenance department requisitions
- Efficiently expedite and assign work orders
- Deal with outside contractors/vendors for plant project on status update, problem or assistance
- Assist staff operations with project development and proposal (i.e. collect quotes, assist in determining requirements)
- Supervise and implement a preventive maintenance program
- Provide quotes for in-house maintenance labor and/or material
- Meet with plant manager to review projects and activities when necessary
- Oversee work in the Waste To Energy (WTE) boiler area
- Follow SQS management Responsibilities as required in the SQS procedures manual
- Follow SES management Responsibilities as defined in the SES Program Manual
- Administer departmental and plant policies and procedures
- Promote and instruct safe work habits and good housekeeping practices and assure that they are observed
- Hold first day back safety meetings
- Interview maintenance openings and work with human resources in hiring and training new maintenance associates
- Ensure associates work safely and wear PPE as required
- Serve as member of the QIT and other PRIDE teams as required
- Welding, plumbing, carpentry or electrical servicing
- Fill out accident or first aid reports on maintenance employees injured
- Notify/assign employees to work overtime
- Lead safety awareness and education within the department
- Follow waste disposal and recycling procedures
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
