Plant Engineering Manager

FPC of Hendersonville — Plant Engineering Manager

FPC Hendersonville is assisting in a search for a Plant Engineering Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, and capital initiatives at a manufacturing site. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, this role oversees the reliability and performance of all production assets and facility infrastructure, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost‑effective operations.

Base pay range: $100,000 - $125,000 per year.
Additional compensation includes annual bonus and sign‑on bonus.

• Serve as the primary leader responsible for the condition, reliability, and lifecycle planning of plant equipment and facilities, including oversight of maintenance spending and capital investments.
• Drive effective use of the maintenance workforce through planning, scheduling, preventive/predictive strategies, and optimization of equipment layouts and workflows.
• Manage and execute capital projects from concept through implementation, ensuring alignment with operational needs and budget targets.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams and external suppliers to ensure project deliverables, technical requirements, and timelines are met.
• Work closely with vendors to define equipment specifications, evaluate options, negotiate purchases, and ensure compliance with plant quality and safety standards.
• Lead and develop the maintenance team, ensuring resources, training, and support are in place to maintain high equipment uptime.
• Provide engineering expertise for process improvements, equipment upgrades, and facility enhancements; conduct technical analyses including design reviews, cost evaluations, lifecycle assessments, and equipment selection.
• Enhance plant controls, automation, and instrumentation systems to improve consistency, throughput, and operator ergonomics.
• Utilize automation strategies to reduce ergonomic risks and reinforce production standardization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of maintenance, plant engineering, or project engineering experience within chemical, rubber, or similar process‑driven industries.
• Hands‑on experience with Rockwell controls systems (PLCs, VFDs, HMIs).
• Background working with batch processes and industrial process historians.
• Demonstrated leadership ability with strong communication, teamwork, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with personnel at all levels across the organization.
• US citizenship or Green Card required.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full‑time. Job function:
Manufacturing, Engineering, and Project Management. Industries:
Chemical Manufacturing, Rubber Products Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing.

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