Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Engineering & Maintenance Manager has department-level responsibilities for the entire engineering and maintenance group. This individual sets the vision for the maintenance organization by leading world-class programs in capital planning, preventative maintenance, machine reliability, parts inventory management, and continuous improvement. The successful manager will partner with internal and external experts to build quality, safety, and reliability into our processes to drive out defects and waste. Tasks are to be completed while maintaining the highest safety, food safety and quality, cost, and GMP standards in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Capital Planning
  • Partners with the business team to develop multi-year capital plans aligned with business goals
  • Drives the plant investment strategy by ensuring that capital projects have strong returns for the business
  • Manages internal & external project owners to ensure that projects delivers on time, on budget, and delivers on committed benefits
• Reliability
  • Build processes and metrics that empower the Maintenance organization to improve plant uptime
  • Utilize data to identify the root cause of machine failures and put corrective actions in place to reduce mean time between failures
• Preventative Maintenance
  • Continuously improves the PM program to drive machine reliability
  • Works with internal and external machine experts to ensure equipment meets or exceeds expected life
• Parts Management
  • Develop plans to ensure that the facility carries the right parts to minimize business risk, while balancing cost
  • Partners with key vendors on managed inventory programs
• Plant & Facility Maintenance
  • Oversee the maintenance of plant utility systems and components for electricity, water, steam, gas, compressed air, warehouse coolers, air conditioning, heating, and ventilation.
  • Maintains property records, surveys, equipment history records, manuals, warranties, and maintenance/engineering resource materials.
• Maintenance & Engineering Leadership
  • Build capabilities within the maintenance team by providing effective onboarding of new hires and regular coaching, continued learning
  • Ensure priorities are met and activities identified by shift/day/week/month for maintenance team
  • Host regular strategic meetings with plant leadership to ensure alignment of strategic goals
  • Focuses on identifying root causes for machinery downtime and build into team's scope of work
• Engineering Support
  • Maintains current drawings, schematics, and files for plant/facility structures, systems, and equipment
  • Maintains a master plan for future improvements/expansion of the plant
  • Prepares accurate and timely reports, statistics, drawings, and recommendations as required.
  • Interfaces with staff managers, outside contractors, and engineers related to facility upkeep, renovations, or construction.
  • Manage vendor services and support to meet operational goals, issues and projects while adhering to budget.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

• Required:
  • Minimum ten years' experience in a Plant Engineering role or related capacity
• Preferred:
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in one or more relevant Engineering field(s), or equivalent knowledge with emphasis on mechanical, electrical, industrial, and civil engineering disciplines.

Supervisory Requirements:

• Manage Maintenance, Engineering, Facilities, performance management, payroll and training & development

Skills & Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of federal safety regulations and electrical codes.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, government regulations, and general business periodicals.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Ability to generate mechanical drawings and apply graphical development techniques.
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and analytical skills; ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical schematic diagrams; interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Familiar with basic computer concepts and operations; proficient on Microsoft Office Suites, CAD/drafting software, and Maintenance software.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow, handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Ability to understand all safety requirements and cautions.
• Ability to perform any necessary physical labor.
• Ability to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace.
• Strong interpersonal skills: the ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at various organizational levels.
• Expert in a wide variety of manufacturing machinery/equipment systems, including PLC controllers, variable frequency drives, DC controllers, servos, instrumentation, sensors, photo electrics, form/fill/seal machines, code dating equipment, volumetric filling, statistical scale filling, motorized conveyors, labeling machines, box closers, pumps and controllers, label applicators, metal detectors, all types of power transmission components, and all types of motors and electrical control devices.
• Expert in a wide variety of facility support systems, including plumbing, electrical, steam generation, compressors, and plant air system design.
• Expert in the use of testing and measuring instruments for both electrical and mechanical applications, all types of welding and cutting equipment, shop machinery and power tools, drafting tools, CAD software.
• Ability to "troubleshoot" malfunctioning electrical and mechanical systems and provide accurately diagnostic evaluations.

Conditions of Role:

• Travel Requirements: Limited travel
• Work Environment: office, warehouse, stairs and food manufacturing environment.
• Physical Conditions: Work environment can be dusty and noisy. Moderate to heavy lifting occasionally, flexible work schedule to support 24/7 operations, standing, walking, climbing as needed

Compensation and Benefits:

• $100,000 -$129,000 /year (commensurate with experience and location)
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Legal and identity protection insurance
• Pet insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• 401(k)
• PTO

Hain Celestial is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, expression, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you need accommodations for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to talent@hain.com or call 516-587-5000 to let us know the nature of your request.

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