Principal (Director), Engineering & Capital Projects

Responsibilities

• Lead Capital Critical Planning initiatives. Develop, document, and track short term and long-term potential capital projects to align with company goals and objectives. Bring forward new ideas and technologies to move the company forward and/or provide a competitive advantage.
• Ensure proper coordination of work between team, subcontractors, and clients. Ensure work is produced in adherence to company, contract, and client requirements.
• Identify obsolete or critical risk equipment and systems and bring forward a plan to prevent unplanned failure. When applicable, work effectively with maintenance team members to develop a solution.
• Consider impact of improvements on all facility functions (i.e., maintenance, EH&S, production) when developing plans and implementing changes. Work with all internal Plant Teams to identify, recommend, and implement manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
• Develops and works with supervisors in all areas such as employee relations, problem solving, setting, and achieving goals, manufacturing processes, skill development, scheduling, disciplinary action, terminations, equipment problems, etc. Aids employees and supervisors in solving work related problems; evaluates the issue and meets with supervisors and human resources to decide the most effective remediation technique.
• Set a positive and confident leadership example to all the employees and management. Promote positive employee relations through relationship building and issue resolution.
• Provide work assignments and review performance to ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff, including responsibility for recruitment, development, and retention of the staff.
• Act as Sr PM for select projects. Lead budgeting process as it relates to global engineering areas. Track and is accountable for budgetary spending.
• Responsible for project performance of local work including project planning / forecasting, resource management, quality control, and profitability. Ensure manufacturing project engineering designs follow codes, standards, and regulations for Local, State and Federal Regulating Authorities along with FM Global.
• Provide engineered solutions and root cause analysis for complex manufacturing and support equipment issues for production facilities within Area of Responsibility. Continuously analyze costs and develop cost reduction plans for capital improvements and maintenance projects; provide support to facility managers in the implementation of cost reduction initiatives as needed.
• Makes sure manufacturing project status is communicated to all team members; conducts regularly scheduled manufacturing project reviews, provides timely project summaries and reports to senior management. Sets up and improves engineering standards and guidelines that will increase efficiency and accuracy associated with the engineering execution of the project.
• Develops, reviews and approves Master Engineering Projects including drawings, specifications, data sheets and lists necessary to complete the projects, meeting project schedule and budget commitments. Organizes engineering support to construction and commissioning with occasional site visits.

Requirements

• 15+ years’ experience in Manufacturing and Process Technologies. Previous experience with Food and Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods companies required.
• Ten (10) years developing engineering strategy to support manufacturing environments is required.
• Seven (7) years managerial and leadership experience over multiple engineering functions is required.
• Seven (7) years of project management experience including project timeliness, budgets, risk analysis is required.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, industrial, or process preferred).
• Project/Program Management training and/or certification (PMP) is preferred.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Project, familiarity with common CAD software (SolidWorks desired).
• Ability to use sound creative thinking to solve complex manufacturing problems.
• Ability to travel is required.
• Demonstrated ability to provide both tactical and strategic leadership.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships and interact with individuals at all levels of an organization.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to train and develop others.
• The desire to make a significant difference. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Proficient using a PC and other department specific databases and/or systems and all assigned machinery and related equipment.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and exercise good judgment to resolve problems in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.
• SAP experience is desired but not required.