Plant Engineering Manager- Sumter ,South Carolina Full Time (MK

Plant Engineering Manager
- Sumter ,South Carolina Full Time (MK)

• Sumter, Saouth Carolina

The Plant Engineering Manager provides strategic and operational leadership of the site engineering function (Automation, Process Engineering), while embedding BD Excellence as the core operating system.

This role drives world-class performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) through:

Deployment of BD Excellence principles (Lean, CI, Zero Loss mindset)
Development of high-performing technical teams
Execution of site strategy deployment and Cost-to-Win (CtW) initiatives in collaboration with Site BD Excellence Manager

Organizational Impact

• Member of Site Leadership Team / extended LT

• Leads managers, engineers, and technical specialists

• Accountable for
  multi-year engineering strategy aligned to site master plan

• Direct impact on:

  • Equipment reliability & OEE

  • Cost structure and capital efficiency

  • Engineering capability and bench strength

• Operates with
  broad influence across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and BD Excellence teams

Core Responsibilities

1. Strategy Deployment (BD Excellence Anchor)

• Lead engineering input into
  Strategy Deployment (SDD)and site master plan

• Cascade KPIs aligned to SQDC priorities across engineering teams

• Align engineering roadmap to
  BD Excellence roadmap and maturity expectations

• Ensure integration of:

  • Asset strategy

  • Automation & digital roadmap

  • Reliability and maintenance excellence

2. Zero Loss & Continuous Improvement Leadership

• Champion projects around
  Zero Loss mindset
  across engineering domains (safety, quality, downtime, cost)

• Lead elimination of losses through:

  • Root cause problem-solving

  • Kaizen and focused improvement initiatives

• Own engineering contribution to
  Cost-to-Win (CtW) portfolio

• Deploy Lean tools:

  • Standard work

  • Visual management / Tier management

  • Problem-solving (7-step / A3)

3. Collaborates with Assess Manager around Asset Care, Reliability & Performance

• Partnering to establish and execute
  site-wide asset care strategy

• Ensure engineering resources to support:

  • High equipment uptime and reliability

  • Effective preventive and predictive maintenance

  • Optimal spare parts and lifecycle management

• Drive engineering improvements that enhance:

  • OEE

  • Capacity utilization

  • Cost efficiency

4. BD Excellence Integration (Factory Blueprint)

• Partner with BD Excellence leaders to:

  • Deploy
    Factory Blueprint standards

  • Build
    component-based excellence (FI, Quality, Maintenance, etc.)

• Lead engineering participation in:

  • Focused Improvement teams

  • Kaizen events

  • Loss landscape analysis

• Ensure engineering teams actively contribute to:

  • Tier Management routines

  • Visual performance tracking

  • Continuous improvement cadence

5. People & Capability Development

• Build and lead a
  high-performing engineering organization

• Develop talent aligned to
  skills matrices and capability strategy

• Coach leaders and teams on:

  • BD Excellence behaviors

  • Problem-solving capability

  • Data-driven decision making

• Own:

  • Succession planning

  • Technical pipeline and bench strength

  • Development of future JG4/JG5 leaders

6. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with:

  • Manufacturing (MU Leaders, Ops Managers)

  • Quality & Validation

  • Supply Chain & Planning

  • EHS

• Provide engineering leadership in:

  • New product introductions (NPI)

  • Capacity expansion and capital projects

  • Regulatory and compliance activities

7. Governance, Compliance & Standards

• Ensure adherence to:

  • BD Quality Systems and policies

  • Regulatory requirements

  • Engineering and maintenance standards

• Establish:

  • Standard work within engineering

  • Governance processes aligned to BD Excellence

Leadership Expectations (BD Excellence Behaviors)

• Demonstrates
  servant leadership and Gemba mindset

• Drives
  culture of accountability and continuous improvement

• Promotes:

  • "Problem…