Plant Engineering Manager - Lithonia, GA

Summary Our client, a leading manufacturer of disposable food packaging products, is seeking a Plant Engineering Manager to join their team in Lithonia, GA. Manage engineering, reliability, maintenance, and facilities operations in a facility containing multiple, complex operations with at least 200 employees, focusing on meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, production, maintenance, efficiency, and service. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Manage and promote practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards, and serve the needs of our customers. Take ownership and demonstrate leadership necessary to achieve goals specific to Safety, Quality, Service, Efficiency and Employee Development. Monitor KPIs, anticipating and correcting trends that would compromise achievement of targets. Lead by example to promote and encourage employees to strongly commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices). Provide management of engineering services for the installation, maintenance, and improvement of machinery, equipment, and facilities. Develop and document maintenance plans and performance metrics, including failure analysis, corrective action procedures, equipment capacities and risks, and other engineering solutions. Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance plans. Investigate root causes for repetitive damage and failure rates, and calculate costs that do not meet or follow the maintenance plans. Evaluate, recommend, and acquire tools for use, including process analysis software, and other physical tools and resources specific to reliability and maintenance improvement. Lead training efforts to ensure maintenance technicians have needed resources for standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, specialty tools, and updated Preventive Maintenance (PM) kits. Set priorities for maintenance backlog and oversee long‑range and short‑range maintenance schedules. Lead continuous improvement initiatives. Be responsible for evaluating, installing, and testing new equipment. Ensure that maintenance standards are compliant with statutory health and safety regulations. Direct teams to assess progress, analyze problems, facilitate solutions, identify resources, and adjust plans as needed. Ensure that objectives are achieved at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirements. Identify and recommend short‑ and long‑term business strategies, understand and drive industry best practices. Develop and convey broad, advanced conceptual ideas, and propose and persuade several diverse stakeholders, including senior manufacturing leadership. Establish and communicate department goals. Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on applicable machinery, equipment, and facility for cross‑functional projects. Understand, support, and follow management expectations in alignment with company values. Leadership/Supervisory Responsibilities Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of staff. Be responsible for employee development, discipline, performance appraisals, and administration of policies. Review staff levels to ensure they are adequate, and resources are effectively allocated to meet short‑ and long‑term objectives. Make recommendations regarding staffing decisions. Conduct or participate in the interview process with new candidates. Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or related field and seven (7) years of engineering, facilities and/or machinery maintenance experience. Seven (7) years of progressive supervisory experience. Two (2) years of specific experience performing maintenance and equipment reliability. Displays strong interpersonal skills and is accessible and approachable. Demonstrated project management experience by having successfully managed and completed a large, complex engineering project. Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products. Advanced knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. Understanding of reliability tools and strategies, including direct experience facilitating FMEA, RCM, and RCA. Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products. Knowledge of business and management principles specifically as it relates to maintenance planning, resource allocation, cost analysis and budgeting, people management, and leadership guidance. Excellent verbal and written skills necessary to persuade and influence decision making of individuals, groups, or work teams, and to explain difficult situations. Ability to communicate technical topics to non‑technical audiences. Ability to utilize and train employees of varying levels/skills on technology, processes and procedures. Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language to ensure effective new hire training and ongoing communications about safety and quality issues. Equal Opportunity Employer Statement TRS Staffing Solutions are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome you to provide OFCCP data voluntarily. #J-18808-Ljbffr TRS Staffing Solutions