Plant Engineer Jobs

Become a part of a growing team for a company with a family-feel culture that offers great benefits! A National Manufacturer that has been in business for over 50 years is seeking a Plant Engineer to work in their West Virginia facility. Experience in processes and scheduling preventative maintenance is required.

In this role, you will work to develop manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards. Deliver technical solutions for achieving the operations Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Cost (SQDIC) metric objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and improve processes in manufacturing systems.
• Submitting comprehensive formal capital requests, including designing the scope of projects and timeline from equipment acquisition through project completion.
• Trains employees on proper work methods and safety procedures.
• Maintains accurate records of maintenance work performed and inventory.
• Provides regular status reports to various audiences
• Parts inventory and analysis.
• Ensures tasks are completed in accordance with OSHA standards and regulations.
• Follow and promote established best practices for process excellence.
• Develops and/or maintains Key Performance Indicators for tracking and reporting the performance of the maintenance function (supplier performance, 3rd party contractor performance, equipment reliability, overall equipment effectiveness, etc.)
• Oversee creation of nonscheduled work orders, maintain a history of repairs, parts used and parts cost tracking.
• Modification of PM frequencies based on known/documented failure(s) history
• Ensures maintenance is scheduled in a timely manner and works closely with Production to schedule and accomplish equipment and facility repairs.
• Maintenance reporting Identifying capital needs focused on operational improvements within the facility.
• Share best practices to help build a centralized knowledge base, including updating processes and procedures upon achieving significant improvements.
• Provides long-term solutions and day-to-day support to all operating teams having issues with troubleshooting, problem analysis, equipment failures, etc.
• Develop and implement systems that optimize all phases of the production process.
• Maintain reliable and safe manufacturing systems while improving production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs, and changeovers.
• Participate in securing project job bids process and providing recommendations.
• OEM best practices and feedback from mechanics/inspections.
• Maintain process and facility equipment for the development, implementation and day-to-day supervision of maintenance systems, processes, and documentation associated with efficient and High Performing Manufacturing Organizations (Prevention and Predictive Maintenance, TPM, SOPs, Safety, etc.)
• Champion the continuous improvement process and relative metrics

Requirements:

• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work independently
• Strong verbal/written communication skills
• 3+ years of Manufacturing experience required, industrial experience highly preferred
• Strong Microsoft office skills to include Excel and related computer applications
• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering preferred
• Ability to interact with various departments such as Quality, Safety, Production, Maintenance, etc.
• Proven detail attentiveness, organizational and time management skills
• Experience in developing processes and scheduling preventative maintenance
• AutoCAD experience preferred
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles and tools preferred
• Less than 10% Travel
• Excellent math and measuring skills

Why work here?

• Represent products that are proudly Made in the USA
• Great benefits and competitive compensation, including 401k and profit sharing
• Been in business for over 50 years
• A family-feel culture that cultivates employee longevity