Plant Engineer

Pregis•Garland, TX

44d

About The Position

The Plant Engineer will oversee the production facility by leading technicians, training personnel, leading/managing projects, troubleshooting, repairing, installing and modifying mechanical, pneumatic and electrical equipment; Including PLC, DCS and multiple systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering. Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred.
Instinctive servant leader and evidence of success
7+ years of managerial experience
Advanced technical knowledge with strong mechanical aptitude.
Experience managing CAPEX projects & budgets between $5k - $5M+
Ability to read, sketch and understand mechanical, piping and electrical drawings.
Must be “hands on” with eager desire to get dirty and lead by example.

Responsibilities

Set the tone for the team’s culture with emphasis on Safety, Quality, Profitability, and people development.
Model the right behavior through actions.
Combine your talents with the efforts of the entire leadership team to help create and grow our integrity and innovation-driven culture and ensure a safe, informed and engaged workforce.
Attract, retain, develop and mentor key talent within the plant.
Work directly with plant leadership and operations personnel to quickly address breakdowns, repairs, schedule PM’s, etc.
Manage plant projects, capital projects, and project budgets.
Communicate effectively with plant management, engineering, and operations about maintenance and capital project requirements
Grow, sustain, and own competent and complete maintenance spares inventory.
Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation.
Keep Safety in the forefront of all team’s thinking and approach to work.
Ensure safe work environment and well-organized facility.
Ensure safety rules without exception.
Ensure success of production and maintenance departments.
Support and lead for low levels of unplanned machine downtime.
Own plant capital list and CAR system for the facility.
Oversee maintenance spend and adhere to budget.
Lead Maintenance team to safely, quickly, and effectively complete tasks with a customer centered approach, to minimize downtime and negative impacts on service levels to customers.