Huber Engineered Materials - Whites Creek, TN
posted 3 days ago
About the position
Design, develop, and manage projects for enlarging, modifying, and maintaining facilities to improve products and processes. Provide plant-wide engineering support for design, utilization and operation issues relating to the Spring City facility and division-wide by advising on technical problems, technical changes to plant equipment, processes, energy, electrical/instrumentation systems, and site facilities. Plans, organizes and initiates capital and repair projects. Implements projects from concept, design, and construction through start-up, written procedures, training, and operation. Responsible for projects at Spring City. Solely responsible for projects from $3,000 to $2.5 million. Manage multiple projects; assists with other large expansion projects. Supervise contractors on site through construction supervisors.
Responsibilities
- Accurately estimate and ensure correct construction by creating mechanical, structural, civil and electrical designs producing drawings required for installation or modification of plant processes and structures.
- Write the justification for assigned projects and process through required channels.
- Initiate contracts with detailed scopes of work, contractor bids, and rate sheets.
- Provide monthly forecast updates for all projects assigned, targeting +/- 10%.
- Initiate, propose and implement both capital and repair projects after determining their economic and technical justification and keep the Plant Engineer informed on the progress of assigned projects.
- Assist and advise on the preventive maintenance program, cost control, and spare parts inventory control.
- Provide engineering services necessary for manufacturing operations, mechanical systems, and plant facilities.
- Plan, design, procure, and oversee installation of equipment needed to complete approved projects.
- Produce complete projects within budget by preparing project cost estimates for materials, equipment and labor.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 5-7 years in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Project management experience is preferred
Nice-to-haves
- Strong work ethic
- 'Hands-on' approach to work
- Willingness to learn
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Profit-sharing payout
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunities for professional and personal development
