DFA Zumbrota has an opening for a Plant Engineering Manager.
The Engineering Manager is responsible for the oversight and performance of the engineering and maintenance staff and functions engineering and site facilities. Develop engineering plans to support current and future plant requirements and develop systems in critical areas such as reliability excellence preventative maintenance spare parts inventories and work order systems. Work closely with plant management and plant employees and serve as a liaison with DFA enterprise-wide functional departments such as Quality Assurance and Compliance Human Resources Accounting Engineering Purchasing Research and Development and Risk Management.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Establish and manage the departments budget and accountable for the monthly facility maintenance spend focusing efforts on closing any gaps to target by identifying key operating risks opportunities and contingencies to achieve target.
Provide technical support and leadership during complex technical issues that arise during plant operations. Understand the operating principles for the different manufacturing processes in the plant. Troubleshoot issues in the manufacturing processes and make operational improvements
Utilize Plant Core Historian SAP and other DFA systems when investigating issues. Pull relevant trends alarms or historical data to support troubleshooting.
Responsible for asset management including maximizing utilization replacement upgrading maintenance and tracking utilizing SAP.
Manage capital and expense projects to meet scope budget and timeline as defined.
Develop and utilize maintenance key performance indicators KPIs to drive improvements to plant reliability
Drive the implementation of Reliability Excellence as the Reliability Excellence Owner for the facility to maximize plant performance through use of CI Tools PM work order systems etc
Ensure the departments activities remain in or exceed the standards and specifications established by Quality Assurance
Manage parts inventory purchasing and inventory control processes.
Coordinate with on-site staff and DFA management or engineering to review and approve plans for new equipment installation and layout to ensure operational efficiency
Engage and interact with maintenance and engineering personnel on a regular basis assisting them with their concerns and questions.
Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities to ensure plant reliability and sustainability.
Manage maintenance and engineering employees performance through establishing expectations and holding employees accountable.
Coach and mentor maintenance and engineering employees to develop their skills and instill an appropriate sense of urgency.
Build joint ownership of the facility and equipment by partnering with other facility departments production sanitation shipping etc. as well as Reginal Support functions Engineering Purchasing Finance etc.. Ensure good business communication practices are engaged at all levels to ensure key stakeholders are well informed and can appropriately respond as needed.
Ensure all process changes equipment changes or product changes are understood by affected employees in a timely fashion utilizing communication and management of change process.
Serve as a member of the plant Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point HACCP team.
Work any shifts if necessary. Must be able to receive calls pertaining to plant issues when not on duty
Must adhere to all safety policies and procedures
Follow all DFA GMPs and works in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory food safety quality and sanitation requirements
The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee but is not a complete list of responsibilities duties and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.