Senior Plant Engineering Specialist

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Senior Plant Engineering Specialist

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

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We are ZimVie, a global life sciences leader focused on restoring daily life by advancing clinical technology to improve patients' smiles, function, and confidence. Our company is founded on a legacy of trusted brands, products, and clinical evidence made possible through an inclusive and collaborative culture that empowers our team members to bring their whole selves - their best selves - to work every day to accomplish our Mission. Together, our dedicated, diverse global team is shaping an exciting future for ZimVie - we hope you'll consider being a part of it!

Job Summary:

The Senior Plant Engineering Specialist serves as the primary technical authority for the facility's critical infrastructure. This role is responsible for the strategic oversight, maintenance, and optimization of complex mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, with a heavy emphasis on industrial chillers, high-voltage motors, and automated climate controls. The successful candidate will ensure 100% operational uptime for our medical device manufacturing environment, mitigating risk through advanced preventative maintenance and root-cause analysis.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Strategy: Lead the lifecycle management of all plant utilities, including commercial centrifugal chillers, compressed air systems, and cooling towers.
• Electrical & Motor Mastery: Oversee the troubleshooting, repair, and optimization of industrial motors, VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives), and high-voltage electrical distribution systems.
• System Optimization: Monitor and tune Building Automation Systems (BAS) and PLC-driven equipment to ensure precise environmental conditions required for dental implant production and digital restorative solutions.
• Vendor & Project Management: Act as the primary point of contact for external mechanical/electrical contractors. Manage project budgets, verify work quality, and ensure all facility upgrades are completed on time and within financial targets.
• Preventative Maintenance (PM) Ownership: Design and implement a world-class PM program that transitions the facility from a reactive to a predictive maintenance model.
• Emergency Response: Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for critical system failures, providing rapid diagnostic leadership to minimize manufacturing downtime.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.

Expected Areas of Competence (i.e., knowledge, skills, and abilities)

• CMMS: Proven experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Specialized Technical Skillset: Expert-level knowledge of commercial chiller operations, industrial motor rewinding/repair, and electrical circuit diagnostics.
• Certifications: Master HVAC or Journeyman/Master Electrician license preferred.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret complex blueprints, P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams), and electrical schematics.
• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and influence cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be able to work without constant supervision.
• Exert heavy physical effort, work in difficult working positions, dirty and disagreeable conditions, and lift materials weighing 20-50 pounds.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to work in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Available for occasional "on-call" consultation for critical infrastructure emergencies.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Typically requires Mechanical/Electrical or Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering degree.
• A minimum of 12-15 years of hands-on experience in commercial/industrial HVAC, electrical systems, and plant engineering. Experience in regulated manufacturing environment. Technical mastery and a proven track record of facility ownership are paramount. Hands-on troubleshooting experience and utilities strategy. Preventive Maintenance and Vendor Management experience, preferred.

Travel Requirements

Up to 5%

ZimVie is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants for employment and employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation, and separation, are considered without regard to race, color, religion, religious beliefs, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, gender/sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, lactation and breastfeeding), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status, protected veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state and local laws.

ZimVie generally does not sponsor applicant work visas for this position.

• Requisition ID: 3588

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