Plant Engineering Manager

Drive performance, safety, and innovation as our next Plant Engineering Manager!

You’ll lead maintenance, reliability, and facilities operations across a complex, high-performing manufacturing site—ensuring top-tier results in safety, quality, and efficiency.

• We’re your top choice for foam cups, classic red SOLO cups, and convenient take-out containers, ensuring you can enjoy your food and drinks anytime, anywhere. Join us, and let’s raise a cup to good times!

Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!

Professional development opportunities with training and tuition reimbursement

A supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritizes safety

Generous PTO policy with vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays

• 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 supervisory experience
• Two (2) years specific experience performing maintenance and equipment reliability
• Displays strong interpersonal skills and is accessible and approachable
• Demonstrated project management experience by having successfully managed and completed a large, complex engineering project
• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products
• Advanced knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• 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)
• Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products
• Knowledge of business and management principles specifically as it relates to maintenance 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
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on‑going communications about safety and quality issues

• 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 more than 50 years. Dart is a family‑owned, family‑focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values.

Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

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 THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

* THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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