Plant Engineering Manager
Darigold
- Sunnyside, WA
- $108,866-163,299 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Partner with plant leadership to drive a robust culture of safety & quality based on recognition and accountability.
- Develop and deliver on maintenance programs with an emphasis towards OEE-based performance.
- Responsible to maintain manufacturing assets and facility, parts inventory, monitor PO’s, invoice approvals, and manage department budget.
- Work with corporate and site engineering to oversee capital expenditure.
- Oversee plant utilities including steam generation, power distribution, glycol, ammonia, cooling towers, domestic tempered water, plant HVAC systems, water distribution systems, fire suppression, etc.
- Train and enforce GMP practices, zoning requirements, tool cleaning procedures, etc. with employees.
- Develop training plans for employees to build technical capability and adherence to plant safety and quality goals.
- Manage a safe working environment for all mechanics, automation technicians, utilities maintenance, WWTP operators, engineers, etc.
- Oversee the wastewater treatment plant and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Provide emergency response.
- Develop and establish a robust preventative and predictive maintenance program.
- Work directly with vendors, contractors, and data to understand planned PM requirements and improvements.
- Maintain plant engineering library (drawings, functional descriptions, GA’s, etc.)
- Manage maintenance support services including parts purchasing, contractor scheduling & alignment, and maintenance planning.
- Responsible for the implementation and continuous improvement of the maintenance parts inventory, purchasing, and planning ERP.
- Develop leading and lagging KPI’s critical to demonstrate maintenance performance (e.g., OEE, planned vs. unplanned work, labor allocation, PM schedule adherence, process stops, minor stops, cost of maintenance, unplanned downtime, breakdown etc.)
- Utilize continuous improvement tools to improve plant reliability including defect handling, CIL (clean inspect lubricate), breakdown analysis, etc.
- Partner with plant personnel and direct reports to resolve customer concerns and root cause analysis for off spec production.
- Perform FMEA analysis for facility during construction and during plant operation; implement mitigation strategies cross-functionally with other project team members.
- Maintain a professional working relationship with plant management, customers and vendors.
- Work cross-functionally to develop robust electronic systems (PM program, maintenance training, safety tools and resources, etc.)
- Engage with vendors and contractors to perform maintenance; be accountable for vendor and contractor performance.
- Organize process auditing and process auditing controls to bring visibility to PM quality, time allocation of maintenance resources, cost control, and adherence to safety and GMP standards.
- Possess a high degree of initiative and flexibility to meet commissioning and operational needs post-commissioning.
- Perform additional assignments made by the corporate engineering team / Site Director.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and writing skills.
- Experience in dairy, beverage, packaging, or processing industry. Preference given to candidates with infant formula (high care) drying experience, dairy processing, and consumer packaging experience.
- Ability to work effectively with all plant employees and build effective solutions.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with mechanical systems, plant automation, fluid processing, carpentry, electrical, building maintenance, wastewater treatment, steam generation, and refrigeration.
- Good technical understanding of manufactured dairy products.
- PSM and risk management experience with an ammonia refrigeration system preferred.
- Ability to troubleshoot reliability issues in a manufacturing environment in a plant that operates 24/7.
- B.S. in Engineering or related field OR an associate degree in a technical field with the correct combination of leadership experience.
- 8 to 10 years combined experience in plant maintenance and engineering; minimum of 5 years in supervisory capacity.
- Maintenance experience with high-care infant formula dairy powder production, dairy processing, and consumer packaging.
- Experience with process control systems, PLC’s, instrumentation, and automation.
- Complete understanding of computer driven process controls for a dairy manufacturing facility, and PC literate.
- Employer 401K contribution of up to 9%
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
- Employer-paid life & disability coverage
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- Compensation range: $108,866-$163,299 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge, and skills)