Plant Engineering Manager

Strivector Corp is a National Recruiting and Staffing agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.


Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector's premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.


POSITION OVERVIEW


s a Plant Engineering Manager provides strategic and operational leadership of the site engineering function (Automation, Process Engineering). This role drives world-class performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) through:

• Deployment of Excellence principles (Lean, CI, Zero Loss mindset).
• Development of high-performing technical teams
• Execution of site strategy deployment and Cost-to-Win (CtW) initiatives in collaboration with Site Excellence Manager

Core Responsibilities

1. Strategy Deployment

• Lead engineering input into Strategy Deployment (SDD) and site master plan
• Cascade KPIs aligned to SQDC priorities across engineering teams
• lign engineering roadmap to Excellence roadmap and maturity expectations
• Ensure integration of:
  • sset strategy
  • utomation & digital roadmap
  • Reliability and maintenance excellence

2. Zero Loss & Continuous Improvement Leadership

• Champion projects around Zero Loss mindset across engineering domains (safety, quality, downtime, cost)
• Lead elimination of losses through:
  • Root cause problem-solving
  • Kaizen and focused improvement initiatives
• Own engineering contribution to Cost-to-Win (CtW) portfolio
• Deploy Lean tools:
  • Standard work
  • Visual management / Tier management
  • Problem-solving (7-step / A3)

3. Collaborates with Assess Manager around Asset Care, Reliability & Performance

• Partnering to establish and execute site-wide asset care strategy
• Ensure engineering resources to support:
  • High equipment uptime and reliability
  • Effective preventive and predictive maintenance
  • Optimal spare parts and lifecycle management
• Drive engineering improvements that enhance:
  • OEE
  • Capacity utilization
  • Cost efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)
• 7-10+ years of engineering/manufacturing experience
• 3-5+ years leadership experience managing managers or technical teams
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Lean / Continuous Improvement
  • Reliability / Asset Care systems
  • Manufacturing processes

Preferred:

• Six Sigma certification
• Experience with BD Excellence or similar Lean operating system

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry



Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)



Minimum Experience: 7-10+ years of engineering/manufacturing experience



Type of position: Full-time Permanent position with benefits

Location: Sumter, South Carolina



Remote / Hybrid: No

Relocation accepted: Possible for ideal candidate