Apollo Colors, wholly owned by Sun Chemical Corporation, is seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Plant Engineering Manager to join their team. The Plant Engineering Manager is responsible for all engineering, maintenance, and repair of the company's manufacturing equipment, buildings, and grounds, supporting day-to-day operations and providing strategic planning through long-range production equipment upgrades.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in MS Office, MS Project, AutoCAD, and PLC Systems and Architecture.
- 7-10 years of experience in manufacturing engineering and maintenance, with a strong focus on ammonia, steam and batch manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of environmental stewardship and sustainability in a chemical manufacturing capacity (e.g. hazardous materials, environmental permits, etc.).
- Layout, design and budget capital projects
- Administer PM program utilizing systems to drive operational improvements through preventative and predictive maintenance methodologies for manufacturing, creating a reliability centered environment.
- Manage CAPEX requirements related to manufacturing equipment, facility maintenance and improvement.
- Ensure adherence to all safety regulations and best practices
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize and direct the maintenance programs and processes of the facility.
- Oversee maintenance of fire suppression system.
- Maintain ammonia system, in partnership with vendor, for efficient operation of the Ice House.
- Plan and execute the defined scope of process development and optimization activities, CAPEX measures.
- Evaluate opportunities, carry out process studies and process optimization, - evaluate opportunities, carry out process studies, process optimization, troubleshooting, and safety/reliability improvements.
- Oversee the process software that all chemical reactions and mixers are managed through.
- Develop, execute and evaluate maintenance-related performance (PM completion, R&M spend to budget, downtime, OEE) for manufacturing equipment and facilities.
Other
- 3-5 years of supervisor or manager experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Data analysis and decision-making capabilities.
