ASK Chemicals · 2 days ago
Plant Engineering Manager
Cleveland, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expASK Chemicals is a leading supplier of solutions to the worldwide foundry industry and a global provider of high-performance phenolic resins. The Plant Engineering Manager will manage the maintenance of plant and equipment to improve performance and reliability, overseeing all maintenance and engineering activities within a defined area.
ChemicalIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing
Responsibilities
Direct maintenance of plant buildings and coordinate requirements for new designs, surveys, and maintenance schedules for equipment and machinery
Prepare bid sheets and contracts for construction and facilities acquisition
Test newly installed machines and equipment to ensure fulfilment of contract specifications
Assist in managing, coordinating and controlling all aspects of engineering in order to meet agreed departmental objectives
Develop the maintenance strategy for a defined area in conjunction with the site engineer
Manage and control the maintenance strategy on a day-to-day basis, including routine, special and stop period maintenance, and develop and implement capital activities
Ensure COMAH, Health & Safety and Environmental standards and targets are met and maintained within defined company procedures and legislative requirements
Identify areas for engineering and financial improvement and enable their inception whilst maintaining an appropriate level of availability and reliability of equipment
Ensure the safe and effective introduction of new equipment, capital expenditure and process improvement technologies
Determine training requirements and prepare training plans
Prepare and manage engineering budgets, forecasts and plans
Deputize in an equivalent position as required
Undertake any other reasonable task as required
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Manage the maintenance of plant and equipment, to significantly improve plant performance and reliability through the management and coordination of all maintenance and engineering activities within a large scale, complex, defined area
Direct maintenance of plant buildings and coordinate requirements for new designs, surveys, and maintenance schedules for equipment and machinery
Prepare bid sheets and contracts for construction and facilities acquisition
Test newly installed machines and equipment to ensure fulfilment of contract specifications
Assist in managing, coordinating and controlling all aspects of engineering in order to meet agreed departmental objectives
Develop the maintenance strategy for a defined area in conjunction with the site engineer
Manage and control the maintenance strategy on a day-to-day basis, including routine, special and stop period maintenance, and develop and implement capital activities
Ensure COMAH, Health & Safety and Environmental standards and targets are met and maintained within defined company procedures and legislative requirements
Identify areas for engineering and financial improvement and enable their inception whilst maintaining an appropriate level of availability and reliability of equipment
Ensure the safe and effective introduction of new equipment, capital expenditure and process improvement technologies
Determine training requirements and prepare training plans
Prepare and manage engineering budgets, forecasts and plans
Deputize in an equivalent position as required
Undertake any other reasonable task as required
Other duties as assigned
Ability to demonstrate previous success in introducing risk based maintenance techniques into industrial/manufacturing organizations
Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems, and a knowledge of SAP would be advantageous
Engineering experience, with significant experience in risk-based maintenance engineering and man-management
Considerable knowledge of manufacturing methods, policies and procedures
Education Required: Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred
Expert understanding of maintenance and engineering processes and strategies
5 years experience in a process, technical or engineering discipline
Preferred
Experience in manufacturing environment a plus
Attention to detail
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Strong customer service and problem-solving skills
Strategic thinker with project management experience
Knowledge of SAP a plus
Knowledge and Experience with Process Control and in particular Delta V
Process Safety Management experience
Benefits
Industry competitive compensation
Opportunities for development and advancement
Company
ASK Chemicals
ASK Chemicals is a suppliers of complete solutions and tailor-made consultation services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$280.84MKey Investors
Idinvest Partners
2022-12-16Debt Financing· $280.84M
2017-10-12Series Unknown
2014-07-01Acquired
Recent News
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