Facility Engineering Manager, Oklahoma

Overview

This exciting role is a crucial leader in supporting the plant to drive quality, process improvements, and ensure optimal plant performance. The successful candidate will play a key role in continuously improving the batch polyester resin processes, leveraging engineering expertise and problem-solving skills to enhance the safety, quality, and productivity of the plant.

Salary Range: $130-170k/yr. DOQ

Location:

This is an on-site position in a suburb of Tulsa, OK.

Benefits:
Health, dental, vision, generous PTO, 401(k) with company match.

Only U.S. citizens will be considered.

• Manage a team of site engineers and participate in areas such as chemical process improvement, automation, capital expenditure planning, and execution.
• Ensure the highest levels of plant reliability by leading the Plant Engineers and Maintenance teams in effective management of the maintenance organization, including outside contracting.
• Improve the business performance of the site by optimizing capacity gains, project execution, asset reliability, and waste reduction.
• Implement new and innovative processing techniques that improve plant performance in the areas of safety, quality, and productivity by leveraging established engineering practices.
• In collaboration with the Plant Engineers, oversee the management of the site's Capital Expenditure program, including budgeting, project selection, and execution. Provide tools and practices to achieve 100% on-time, on-budget projects.
• In collaboration with the Plant Engineers, oversee the management of the Site Maintenance and Reliability management system. Develop strategies and initiatives focused on improvements in reliability of key utility and processing equipment, and efficiency of the department, including determining technician skill areas and levels and appropriate outsourcing.
• Manage the site Quality function, comprised of two teams servicing multiple businesses and technologies.
• Collaborate with direct reports and the Corporate R&D and Quality functions to develop and implement strategies that improve site quality performance metrics and customer satisfaction.
• Provide leadership in managing the site's ISO-9001 quality management system.
• Assume a site leadership role as the Plant Manager's key direct report.
• Drive site engagement in support of the company's core values, including EHS values, by maintaining and enforcing all company EHS requirements.
• Manage assigned departmental budgets and projects.

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 7+ years' experience in batch chemical processing preferred
• 5 years' experience leading or managing an engineering team
• Experience applying continuous improvement analytics programs such as SPC/SQC, Six Sigma, and Lean
• Working knowledge of wet chemistry analytical equipment
• Proficient in software including Mini Tab, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office
• 5+ years of hands-on capital project management, executing projects ranging from $100,000 to $5,000,000 in team and autonomous settings

Versique is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. We provide executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions across multiple industries. Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce.

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is an agency dedicated to helping organizations find the right people and helping candidates advance their careers.

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Business Development
• Industries:
  Staffing and Recruiting