Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Company:
Specialty Minerals Inc., a Minerals Technologies company, is the largest supplier and global leader in providing Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) and Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) specially designed for customers' application needs.

Location:

On-site in Adams, MA.

Pay Rate: $140k - $175k annually plus annual incentive bonus

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

The Senior Manager - Engineering, under limited supervision, is responsible for managing the plant engineering function, including all plant equipment and process systems, project engineering, utilities and automation systems. This includes but is not limited to, the overall planning, execution, monitoring/controlling and closing of specific projects ensuring consistency with company processes. The incumbent will manage and control scope, costs, and schedules to deliver projects built to appropriate quality standards.

They are also responsible for supervising and leading Engineering team, overseeing their priorities, production and work quality. The value of individual capital projects will vary, and may exceed $1MM. Total capital budget annually may exceed $5MM.

Engineering Management

• Takes ownership by leading the planning and implementation of projects meeting timing, cost, and performance targets.
• Facilitates the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Defines project tasks and resource requirements.
• Develops full scale project plans.
• Assembles and coordinates the project team.
• Manages the project budget.
• Plans and schedules project timelines/milestones and manages the schedule.
• Tracks project deliverables
• Manages project quality.
• Constantly monitors and reports on progress of the project to all stakeholders.
• Defines and controls project risks identifying possible problems and solutions.
• Manages project changes and intervenes to achieve project outputs.
• Assesses project outcomes and incorporates learning into future projects.
• Makes final approval of engineering design, cost estimating, and installation of additions, renewals, changes, and improvements to the plant.
• Accomplishes specification inspection and cost control analysis of all contractors' work performed in the plant for capital projects.
• Coordinates all contractual and vendor arrangements with suppliers, vendors, repair shops, and capital / engineering contractors.
• Works with project team to resolve conflicts as they arise.
• Ensures projects are completed safely and in accordance with all company and governmental safety, environmental, and health standards and regulations.
• Manages the capital project and estimate process.
• Works with Supply Chain to identify cost effective services and suppliers as needed.

Organization and Personnel

• Participates in developing and maintaining effective employee relations within the Engineering Department and properly staffs all positions.
• Initiates the training of new and inexperienced personnel, as well as experienced personnel.
• Develops and maintains a high degree of morale within the department and with other departments within the plant.
• Enforces safety rules and regulations.
• Takes the initiative to improve the department's, as well as the plant's safety posture and awareness
• Administers performance management of those on the engineering team, including but not limited to, periodic performance reviews.

Energy and Utility Systems

• Directs the efficient operation of plant energy (utility) systems to include: electricity, water, natural gas, air, and steam.
• Explores and directs energy system related efficiency, improvements, conservation, and insures appropriate in-plant distribution of energy costs.

Automation Engineering

• Supervises the plant's Process and Automation Engineer to insure state-of-the-art automation projects and repairs.
• Sets priorities for the automation function in conjunction with Production Management

Other Related Duties

• Keeps abreast of the latest technological developments in the Plant Engineering field.
• Participates in the…