What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Engineer (Contract) position at United Future?
Plant Engineer / Contract
Summary : The Plant Engineer role involves ensuring the reliability of facility conditions and plant equipment to meet downtime and operational goals. This position is responsible for overall plant maintenance, providing direct supervision of the maintenance team to prioritize, plan, and schedule work while offering guidance and direction. The ideal candidate will have experience in industrial maintenance, particularly within the food industry. The role also includes analyzing and validating data to provide recommendations for plant-wide improvements and communicating findings to senior management. Collaboration with the operations team is essential to ensure the safe and high-quality production of goods. This position reports to the Plant Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Provide strategic direction, leadership, and vision for effective maintenance management.
- Develop and coach team members to achieve high performance.
- Maintain and improve utility operations, including wastewater, chillers, heating systems, air compressors, etc.
- Track maintenance expenditures, make necessary adjustments, and report progress.
- Develop and manage work plans, status reports, and value tracking.
- Manage risk and remove barriers to ensure task completion within budget.
- Oversee procurement, purchasing, and rental of maintenance equipment.
- Contribute to the capital planning process and prepare capital commitments as needed.
- Develop capital investment ideas that support plant profitability.
- Maintain communication with operations and other departments to understand overall plant performance.
- Establish and manage contractor and vendor relationships to supplement plant resources.
- Evaluate the performance of superintendents and foremen, implementing corrective actions as necessary.
- Represent plant needs in discussions with corporate engineering regarding technical standards and project execution.
- Assist the Assistant Plant Manager in continuous plant improvement efforts.
- Utilize quantitative and mathematical skills for financial / cost modeling.
- Communicate relevant findings and recommendations to managers.
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