Plant Engineering Manager

About the role

At Niagara, we're seeking a Plant Engineering Manager to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with a focus on engineering and project management. This role involves overseeing the design, construction, maintenance, and repair of plant equipment and machinery, as well as developing and implementing monitoring systems to ensure the health of maintenance equipment.

Responsibilities

• Routine facility maintenance duties including plant electrical infrastructure, chilled water systems, HVAC and air exchange systems, facility structural maintenance, compressed air systems, and water farm systems.
• Developing and coordinating preventative maintenance systems through in-plant labor and outside services.
• Managing technicians as assigned to accomplish engineering department tasks.
• Maintaining product water and mineral injection systems, filtration, CIP tasks, ozone, filler sanitation, batching support, and other tasks as needed.
• Assisting with corporate projects and data collection initiatives.
• Executing plant task assignments in areas needing evaluation and corrective action.
• Driving cost-saving projects and other initiatives as assigned to support company strategies.
• Ensuring overall plant safety, advocating for team member safety, and driving continuous improvement in safety behaviors, environment, and culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in a similar position.
• Minimum 6 years of experience managing people and projects.
• Preferred qualifications include 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, 10+ years of experience in a similar position, and 10+ years of experience managing people and projects.

Competencies

• Lead Like an Owner: Makes safety the top priority, keeps alert for safety issues, and escalates immediately. Prioritizes tasks based on department goals, respects others, confronts interpersonal issues directly, responds promptly to customer issues, and honors commitments.
• InnovACT: Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and products. Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes, increases performance through greater efficiency, seeks solutions rather than placing blame, and empowers team members to be great.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off, including holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits with company match.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings account.
• Income protection including life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness, and an accident plan.
• Tuition reimbursement and college savings plan.
• Discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.