Plant Engineer - Tier I

TOPPAN Packaging Americas • Elk Grove, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

TOPPAN Packaging Americas specializes in designing and manufacturing sustainable, high-performance flexible and thermoformed packaging solutions for the food, beverage, medical and consumer goods industries. We offer products like transparent high barrier films, pouches, clamshells and trays, utilizing advanced technology to enhance product safety, visibility and environmental sustainability. TOPPAN Packaging Americas operates as part of the global TOPPAN group, with 22 manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America and Europe. Want to learn more? Visit us at packaging.toppan.com Summary Description: Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Plant Engineer is responsible for achieving the highest level of reliability for plant equipment through committed support for the Sonoco Performance System (SPS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and strong ownership of the Maintenance Excellence (ME) process within their plant. What you will be doing: Ensure the safety of all employees by leading a comprehensive Sonoco safety process to prevent injuries. Lead plant compliance of all federal, state and local environmental and safety regulations. Effectively implement/maintain a reliability-centered maintenance process that drives machine uptime, improves OEE and lower operations costs by championing the Sonoco Maintenance Excellence process. Provide department leadership to ensure the highest standards of plant condition and equipment performance are achieved and sustained. Ensure maintenance department personnel possess the appropriate skills and are qualified and proficient. Identify and support technical training and development for department employees. Scope and execute capital projects, participate in annual plant budgeting, manage department spend, and integrate vendor support to augment overall business success. Identify technical improvements to equipment/processes. Develops capital authorization requests and manages capital projects. Identifies new technology and leverages new technology from other Thermo-Flex Division manufacturing locations. Apply reliability tools to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime. Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence. Perform as a key member of the plant leadership team – positive communicator and problem solver - driving for plant/process improvements, meeting objectives and setting the bar for performance standards. Support pillar continuous improvement activities; act as a direct technical resource for SPS pillar teams (ME, DTM, and CSD). This position is located in Elk Grove Village, IL and 100% onsite

Requirements

• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements related to equipment in-house.
• Ability to identify gaps and assist in implementing countermeasures to achieve Zero Safety Incidents.
• Ability to lead and develop a highly collaborative and effective team.
• Excellent organization, project management and communication skills
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis techniques (FMEA’s, 5Why’s, ATS, etc.) and developing/implementing Countermeasures to drive Zero Breakdown culture and improve Meant Time Between Failure (MTBF) across all departments.
• Process-oriented. Can identify gaps in any process and implement solutions.
• Basic mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, lubrication and predictive maintenance understanding.
• Ability to manage costs and reduce/optimize where needed
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS experience
• Minimum experience 3+ years of successful experience leading a plant maintenance department to include supervising direct reports in an industrial manufacturing environment and/or 5+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience.
• Minimum education required: Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CMMS preferred.
• Experience in TPM or Reliability field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of all employees by leading a comprehensive Sonoco safety process to prevent injuries.
• Lead plant compliance of all federal, state and local environmental and safety regulations.
• Effectively implement/maintain a reliability-centered maintenance process that drives machine uptime, improves OEE and lower operations costs by championing the Sonoco Maintenance Excellence process.
• Provide department leadership to ensure the highest standards of plant condition and equipment performance are achieved and sustained.
• Ensure maintenance department personnel possess the appropriate skills and are qualified and proficient.
• Identify and support technical training and development for department employees.
• Scope and execute capital projects, participate in annual plant budgeting, manage department spend, and integrate vendor support to augment overall business success.
• Identify technical improvements to equipment/processes.
• Develops capital authorization requests and manages capital projects.
• Identifies new technology and leverages new technology from other Thermo-Flex Division manufacturing locations.
• Apply reliability tools to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime.
• Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence.
• Perform as a key member of the plant leadership team – positive communicator and problem solver - driving for plant/process improvements, meeting objectives and setting the bar for performance standards.
• Support pillar continuous improvement activities; act as a direct technical resource for SPS pillar teams (ME, DTM, and CSD).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level