Plant Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Manages the activities of equipment and facilities.
• Oversees Maintenance, Tool Room, Electrical/Mechanical Design, and project groups.
• Sets overall technical direction for the entire facility.

Specific Duties:

• Ensures a safe working environment in the department by holding supervisors accountable for compliance with all safety policies and procedures, prompt accident investigations, and corrections and closures of identified safety issues. Promotes continuous improvement in safety and environmental areas.
• Directs and coordinates department resources to efficiently support plant operations to meet customer, production and plant quality goals.
• Manages and oversees manufacturing projects to meet future strategic goals and competitive pressures as a best value producer.
• Recommends and implements engineering solutions to improve product quality, tooling and facilities.
• Develops and trains personnel to fill supervisory positions in the engineering functions.
• Participates in the plant Environmental, Health and Safety Program.
• Participates with the Plant Manager and plant staff in strategic planning, business plans, market goals, etc.
• Is the designated alternate for the ISO 14001 EHSMS Management Representative, as well as the TS 16949 Quality Management Representative.
• Is responsible for the Capital Appropriations projects. Is empowered to make decisions about the appropriateness of new technology and feasibility of implementation, and is responsible for maintaining all projects within assigned budgets.
• Maintains authority to initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of non-conformities relating to all manufacturing processes.
• Maintains the further authority to stop non-conforming activities until the deficiency or conditions are corrected.

Education

• B.S.M.E or 4 year degree in related field preferred.

Experience

• Five years of experience in plant level engineering management.
• Project management.
• Planning and coordinating skills.
• Communication skills.

Note: This position description describes only the general nature and level of work encompassed by this job. This description is not a comprehensive listing of all responsibilities, duties, and skills of associates at this level. The company may, at Management discretion, alter the minimum job requirements listed here based on the candidate's qualifications and/or modification to job responsibilities.

Each employee has the authority to initiate action to prevent a violation of the Federal-Mogul Integrity Policy.

All employees will abide to local Work Instructions and procedures as defined in the Quality Manual and in accordance to latest IATF 16949 requirement.

Accountability and Scope of Authority

• All employees have the authority to perform their assigned job duties and to address the roles and responsibilities of their position.
• Authorized to enforce the quality standards and systems for all products at the Blacksburg location.
• Authorized to enforce Environmental Health & Safety Rules, Regulations, corporate EHS directives and EHS programs and systems at the Blacksburg facility.
• Accountable for Adherence to the Zero Tolerance policy and practice of refusing to tolerate or allow behavior defined by Federal-Mogul as unacceptable in terms of safety (e.g. "unsafe behavior" meaning behavior that could lead to occupational injury or illness to a plant employee, contractor or visitor).
• Accountable for complying with Environmental Health & Safety Rules and Regulations.
• Must be able to understand what hazards are associated with his/her position and how to minimize them. All accidents/injuries no matter how slight must be reported to any member of management, and/or Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator as soon as possible.
• Required to wear required personal protective equipment.

All employees will abide by the EH&S policy endorsed by the local management, comply with the legal and other requirements and operational controls established under its EHSMS, work toward achieving established objectives and targets, and conform to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard. An employee should report, and if necessary stop, any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.