Job Title: Production & Plant Engineer
Location: Quincy, WA
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work independently or as a member of cross functional teams to represent plant engineering functions to support projects and operational readiness of assigned systems.
Supervise union production employees
Identify and champion projects to support site’s continuous improvement, cost control and any compliance gap remediation initiatives.
SAP subject matter expert in regards to all maintenance management processes.
Spearhead on boarding of all new equipment into SAP.
Bill of Material ownership for plant equipment.
Work on identifying critical spare parts required for systems in assigned areas.
Supports maintenance
Participates or leads production improvement projects.
Leads or participates in Root Cause Failure Analysis activities.
Champions proactive maintenance, encouraging all production and maintenance personnel to turn in work to be planned and scheduled using SAP.
Ensures that all data collected regarding the work process is accurate and complete when being entered into SAP.
Performs additional reports and tracking as assigned using Google or other tools.
Supports maintenance objectives.
Support the Respirable Crystalline Silica project
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTE REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of mechanical maintenance processes, including preventative/predictive maintenance procedures such as vibration, oil analysis and thermal analysis.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, lead, coach, and motivate the workforce.
Skills in assessing the nature of a situation, identifying options, selecting best alternative, and implementing the chosen plan
Internal customer focused and proven strong team member.
Ability to use financial information in decision making and find ways to reduce cost.
Good communication skills including the following: verbal, nonverbal, written, and listening.
Ability to use and learn SAP.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Associates or Bachelor’s degree in relative Engineering discipline plus 5 OR at least 7 years experience in a related industry and environment
Prior mineral processing experience is desired.
Prior Leadership experience required
SAP experience desired.
Co-op and/or intern experience is desired
Compensation Range: $100-135,000 Depending on education and experience
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. In addition, Imerys provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, generous 401K match savings plan, and holidays.
Position TypeFull timeand
PermanentOnly technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:
recruiting.support@ imerys.com
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Skills Required
- Associates or Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline plus 5 years experience, OR at least 7 years experience in a related industry
- Prior leadership experience (supervising union production employees)
- Knowledge of mechanical maintenance processes including preventative/predictive maintenance
- Ability to use and learn SAP and act as SAP subject matter expert for maintenance management
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, lead, coach, and motivate the workforce
- Ability to perform root cause failure analysis and lead production improvement projects
- Ability to use financial information in decision making and cost reduction
- Prior mineral processing experience
- SAP experience
- Co-op and/or intern experience
What We Do
We are a world leader in mineral-based specialties, offering high value-added solutions to many different industries, ranging from process manufacturing to consumer goods. Our value-added solutions are formulated to meet the technical specifications of each customer and contribute to the performance of a multitude of products in three categories: 1. Functional additives - added to the mineral formulation of customers’ products. 2. Mineral components - essential constituents in the formulation of customers’ products. 3. Process enablers - used in customers’ manufacturing processes, but not present in the end product. These serve many industries such as construction materials, mobile energy, steelmaking, agri-food, automotive, and cosmetics.
