Industrial Engineering Manager

Job Summary

As a leader of the Engineering and maintenance team, the Industrial Engineering Manager will lead an organization of 9+ employees, overseeing maintenance supervisors and technicians, as well as taking full responsibility for the plant capital spending program.

Major Job Functions

• Managing a staff of technicians to ensure daily productivity goals are achieved including planning effective preventative maintenance plans and schedules for all facility equipment and material handling systems.
• Responsible for capital execution, including strategic planning, budgeting, and overall project execution.
• Control of all engineering, facility, and maintenance expenses.
• Support the efficient operation of the plant and ensure equipment reliability meets production needs.
• Contribute to the achievement of quality/management objectives by optimizing plant designs, layouts, equipment, to produce quality products.
• Develop and implement an Asset Reliability Program to include Best in Class Preventive Maintenance schedules and executes ongoing preventive maintenance programs for all plant operations.
• Keeps facility management apprised of escalating abnormal or critical situations and coordinates resolutions/repairs with outside professional maintenance.
• Periodic inspection of utilities like Boilers, Cooling tower, Chillers, etc.,
• Establish departmental goals and maintain focus on reliability and process improvement.
• Collaborate with plant staff and key stakeholders to improve the overall efficiency of the plant.
• Manages the installation and care of plant physical assets (building and equipment) so that the lifetime value of the Company's investment in these assets is optimized.
• Manages the technical and professional development of all assigned staff.

Qualifications

• MS Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Facilities/Plant Management, or relevant field.
• Extensive experience leading a maintenance organization utilizing “Best Practice” lean manufacturing tools and programs.
• Experience with work order management using CMMS software. SAP preferred.
• Experience troubleshooting plant manufacturing equipment and systems controlled by PLCs in a high-volume work environment. 
• Must have knowledge of PLC ladder logic and AutoCAD.
• Solid managerial experience and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel