Plant Engineering Manager

Our client is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in multiple industries. They currently seek a Plant Engineering Manager for their plant in Albany, GA.

• Directly supervise all resources in maintenance and act as the Maintenance Manager
• Analyze and plan maintenance workforce utilization, predictive and preventative maintenance, space requirements, workflow, and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Owner, accountable for all plant assets; responsible for controlling, tracking and reporting spending of the capital budget and maintenance costs
• Function as a project manager for capital projects
• Communicate with internal and external customers to ensure project plans and work in progress will meet desired outcomes
• Communicate with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts and evaluate products according to specifications and quality standards
• Provide technical advice on plant operations and improvements. Prepare engineering analysis of projects that includes preliminary design, detailed design, project cost analysis, life cycle cost analysis and equipment selection
• Develop, evaluate and improve manufacturing controls and automation utilizing knowledge of instrumentation, controls & automation, product design, materials, chemicals, and production equipment capabilities

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering
• 5+ years of plant maintenance, engineering, or project engineering experience in specialty chemicals, chemicals, refining, paper manufacturing, or similar industries
• Exposure to Programmable Logic Controllers, Distributed Process Controls Systems (Delta
  
  V), HMI and automation control systems
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated record of leadership, teamwork, adaptability, innovation and initiative
• Ability to work well with all levels of personnel throughout the facility and the company
• Experience executing pillars of total productive maintenance (TPM)
• Engineer in Training certification or Professional Engineer certification would be ideal

Salary Range: up to $150,000 plus 10-15% yearly bonus potential