Senior Manager Of Engineering & Maintenance.

Spherion Staffing is interviewing experienced candidates for a Sr. Manager of Engineering & Maintenance role in Carrington, ND. This role is part of the plant leadership team and has a broad range of technical responsibilities including: owning the plant engineering strategy and execution, developing a proactive maintenance program, providing technical expertise to production, and driving continuous improvement across manufacturing. This position uses continuous improvement, plant engineering, and preventative/predictive maintenance methodologies to drive significant improvements in manufacturing efficiencies. ...

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Responsibilities:
-Develop the 3-5 year capital plan strategy for the site on equipment and systems that will need refurbishment, replacement, or upgrade
-Responsible for overseeing development, planning, and execution of small and large capital projects for plant operations. Responsibilities include: defining project scope, developing solutions, and partnering with vendors, consultants, and contractors to develop and install projects. Drive control schedule to accomplish projects on time and within cost estimate
-Ability to define cost savings and financial justification for CAPEX investments
-Lead team in the identification of production and process changes, partner with operations leadership to develop and implement engineering improvements, resulting in greater operational efficiencies
-Set vision for the maintenance function to achieve high equipment performance
-Implement proactive strategies such as criticality analyses, PM optimization, reliability-centered maintenance, predictive maintenance to drive high reliability across the plant production assets.
-Ensure vision is set and resources available to strategically develop technical skill sets for maintenance staff; partner with Human Resources to establish clear employee development programs and external talent pipelines for skilled trades
-Manage a portfolio of lean projects directed at reducing waste and improving quality to provide greater value; implements such tools as: 5S, KPI, SMED, VSM, and Kaizen
-Train and lead cross-functional continuous improvement teams including advancement of the understanding of lean principles (TPM) and techniques; focusing on measurable quality, service, and cost improvements
-Provide technical guidance, training, and development for the engineering and maintenance team members; assist in setting annual operational targets and help drive improvements to achieve those targets
-Partner with company leadership to proactively identify and execute on continuous improvement opportunities in the areas of: safety, food safety, quality, productivity, and sanitation
-Other duties, as assigned
Working hours: Various Shifts Available
Skills:
See below
Education:
Bachelors
Experience:
10+ years
Qualifications:
-Bachelor???s degree in Engineering field (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or Chemical)
-8+ years??? Engineering experience (Project, Process, or Plant)
-5+ years Maintenance or maintenance management experience
-3+ years??? experience in food manufacturing
-Experience with high speed automated packaging lines
-Experience with PLCs, Control systems, automation, and instrumentation
-Must have previous experience managing multiple large projects simultaneously
-Previous experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
-15+ years Engineering experience
-PE Certification, PMP certification, CMRP Certification
-Six Sigma Black Belt certification and strong LEAN Manufacturing expertise: 5+ years with black belt
-Experience with CMMS or ERPs
-Experience with Ignition, Redzone, Maintenance Connection
-Previous leadership or supervisory experience
-Previous experience with Auto CAD
-Effective written and verbal communication skills
-Strategic planning skills
-Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
To be considered, please apply online at www.spherion.com/apply or email your resume to leighnelson@spherion.com

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