Plant Engineering Manager II

Responsibilities

Provides management of engineering services for the installation, maintenance, and improvement of machinery, equipment and facilities. Troubleshoot, analyze, identify, evaluate, propose, implement, and document maintenance plans and performance metrics:
Failure, analysis, and corrective action procedures. Equipment capacities and risks; and other engineering solutions. Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance plans. Investigate root‑cause for repetitive damage and failure rates, and calculate costs that do not meet or follow the maintenance plans. Evaluate, recommend, and acquire tools for use, including process analysis software and other physical tools and resources specific to reliability and maintenance improvement.

Lead training efforts to ensure maintenance technicians have needed resources for standard operating procedures (SOP’s), work instructions, specialty tools, and updated Preventive Maintenance (PM) kits. Set priorities for maintenance backlog and oversee long‑range and short‑range maintenance schedules. Lead continuous improvement initiatives. Responsible for evaluating, installing and testing new equipment. Ensure that maintenance standards are compliant with statutory health and safety regulations.

Direct teams to assess progress, analyze problems, facilitate solutions, identify resources and adjust plans as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or related field and seven (7) years of engineering, facilities and/or machinery maintenance experience
• Seven (7) years of progressive supervisory experience
• Two (2) years specific experience performing maintenance and equipment reliability
• Demonstrated project management experience by having successfully managed and completed a large, complex engineering project
• Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products
• Understanding of reliability tools and strategies including direct experience facilitating Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning, resource allocation, cost analysis and budgeting, people management, and leadership guidance
• Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to persuade and influence decision making of individuals, groups, or work teams, and to explain difficult situations
• Ability to communicate technical topics to non‑technical audiences
• Ability to utilize and train employees of varying levels/skills on technology, processes and procedures
• Ability to be on‑call 24/7

• Ten (10) years of engineering, facilities, machinery maintenance and/or reliability experience
• Five (5) years specific experience performing maintenance and equipment reliability
• Degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering
• Experience managing multi‑shift or continuous operations
• Paper converting, chemical or plastics processing, or packaging industrial experience
• Lean manufacturing experience

Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to‑go containers and dinnerware to tamper‑evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years. We’re a family‑owned, family‑focused company of 12,000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service.

Headquartered in Mason, MI, with 30 locations in three countries, we’re proud of our ability to innovate, manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Dart Container full‑time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short‑term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug‑free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding…