Plant Engineer

About the Role

This is a plant leadership role responsible for supervising and training Project Engineers, Co-ops, and hourly staff. You will work within a centralized engineering department, providing engineering support to all plant departments while incorporating safety into all activities and ensuring safe working conditions.

Responsibilities

• Successfully identify, develop, budget, and execute plant Capital, Non-Capital, Infrastructure, and Non-Routine projects.
• Participate in day-to-day process activities and recommend improvements to reduce variation and maximize efficiency, including waste, speed, delay, and raw material usage.
• Collaborate and build relationships across the organization to complete projects successfully.
• Demonstrate initiative in seeking opportunities and solutions for plant operational needs with limited direction or supervision.
• Assist with leading continuous improvement initiatives, such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and the plant’s Reliability Predictive Maintenance system.
• Apply advanced problem-solving techniques, including SPC, control charts, Pareto charts, process cycle time analysis, fishbone diagrams, flowcharting, and process balancing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with prior experience as a Project Engineer.
• Strong analytical skills, including understanding data collection, statistics, and recognizing relationships between process functions.
• Training in Lean Six Sigma methodology preferred.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills to foster cross-functional collaboration.
• Self-starter with excellent organizational skills to handle multiple activities.
• Detail-oriented to maintain data integrity.

Benefits

• Two medical insurance options, plus vision and dental coverage (employees pay ~25% of the monthly premium; USG covers the rest). Coverage begins on the first day of employment.
• 401(k) Investment Plan with company match and a pension plan.
• Optional programs such as life insurance, accident insurance, legal insurance, and pet insurance.
• Quarterly (hourly) / Annual (salary) bonus potential based on performance metrics tied to safety, quality, and productivity.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.