Senior Plant Engineer

Ethos•Wilson, NC

3d•$150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Senior Plant Engineer leads the maintenance and engineering department in a fast-paced food manufacturing plant. The role focuses on maintaining building and equipment performance, reducing mechanical downtime, and ensuring reliable product flow and efficient production lines. The engineer develops and implements maintenance systems, including preventive and predictive maintenance and TPM, and leads resource planning in a large manufacturing environment. The role also owns capital projects from concept through completion, coordinating schedules and project elements to limit operational disruption and meet timing, budget, safety, food safety, and environmental requirements. The position manages and develops the maintenance team, resolves operational and equipment problems, and drives continuous improvement by developing and tracking performance indicators for maintenance, equipment reliability, supplier performance, and overall equipment effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Engineering or a related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership.
Food or food manufacturing industry experience.
Advanced technical skills in mechanical and electrical fields, such as PLCs, instrumentation, or mechanical engineering.
Thorough knowledge of maintenance systems, work order processes, preventive and predictive maintenance, and TPM.
Strong leadership, organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and adaptability.
Ability to use exposure monitoring equipment and interpret and communicate results.

Responsibilities

Manage capital projects from concept to completion, scheduling project elements to minimize disruption and deliver on time and on budget while meeting safety, food safety, and environmental standards.
Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance, TPM, and other maintenance systems, including scheduling work to maximize task completion and minimize downtime.
Manage the maintenance team by delegating tasks, enforcing policies, and guiding work assignments.
Troubleshoot operational challenges and equipment failures, perform problem analysis, and implement short-term fixes and long-term solutions to support reliable plant operations.
Develop and track key performance indicators for the maintenance function, equipment reliability, supplier performance, and overall equipment effectiveness.
Lead resource planning efforts in a large manufacturing environment.
Use exposure monitoring equipment and interpret and communicate results.