What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Engineer position at Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.?
Job Title: Plant Manager - Beverage Metal Can-Making
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Plant Manager to oversee the operations of our beverage metal can-making plant. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in engineering, business administration, or management, with a minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing-based supervisory role.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of the engineering and maintenance sector. This includes:
- Development and evaluation of key performance indicators for plant performance and maintenance
- Set-up and preventive maintenance planning of plant equipment
- Can-making production line troubleshooting
- Management of engineering staff and workforce
- Spoilage control and improvement
- Plan and oversee equipment purchases and in-house construction and fabrication projects
- Plan and oversee technological changes such as retrofitting machinery
- Facilitate new product, parts, and raw materials trials
- Manage equipment design and product line design
- Provide and coordinate appropriate training for plant personnel
Requirements:
To be considered for this role, you must possess the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (including Industrial Engineering and/or Electronic Engineering), Business Administration, or Management
- Three years of experience in a manufacturing-based supervisory role
- Demonstrated holistic knowledge and understanding of the metal can-making process
- Experience with metal can-making troubleshooting
- Demonstrated ability to identify specific problems throughout the production line that reduce production
- Experience with preventive and corrective maintenance assessment
- Demonstrated experience in cost reduction and cost avoidance
- Experience with development of policy and procedure
- Good leadership, strategic vision, and ability to analyze and solve problems
- Experience in management of engineering staff and workforce, and in employee relations
- Ability to apply intensive and diversified evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard plant engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and effective negotiation skills
Competencies:
- Good oral and written communications skills
- Good record keeping skills
- Good listening skills
- Ability to understand and speak basic English
- Attention to detail, thoroughness, organization, PC proficiency, data entry skills, general math skills
Working Conditions:
The successful candidate will work in a plant environment, but may be required to perform some job duties inside a typical office setting. They may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic, and may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures. The noise level is frequently loud.
