Sr Manager, Engineering

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Job description

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Volt is immediately hiring a Sr. Manager, Engineering in Rockford, IL.

As a Sr. Manager, Engineering you will ensure delivery of engineering services for our client's fluid milk and cream plant in Rockford, IL. This role provides leadership and direction in assessing, determining, and executing facility capital expenditures and maintenance enhancement needs with significant focus on improving productivity and minimizing labor & overhead costs. The Sr. Manager Engineering will also minimize milk, ingredient and packaging waste while assuring highest levels of safety, quality, sanitation, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure mechanical and electrical expertise is available to production and other departments to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings, and grounds in a 24-hour 7-day per week operation.
• Collaborate with plant management and corporate staff to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability and overall equipment effectiveness utilizing Continuous Improvement techniques and a Management Operating Structure (MOS).
• Design, specify, and commission capital projects which deliver project scope, on-time and on-budget, meeting agreed to stakeholder expectations.
• Utilize a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Develop, report, and analyze key maintenance performance indicators to create and implement corrective actions.
• Remain current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Ensure corporate policies and standards are followed in both capital project implementation as well as daily maintenance.
• Share best practices within the Maintenance Department.
• Promote a safe and environmentally sound workplace that complies with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Provide management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action, and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate in negotiations, grievances or other contract related activities and discussions.
• Cooperate in a cross-functional manner as a change agent with all departments within the Company.

This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 7 years of experience within a maintenance engineering role in dairy or food/beverage industry.
• 5 or more years of experience supervising maintenance personnel.
• Working experience with:
  • Fillers, blow mold machines.
  • HVAC & Boiler experience required.
  • PLC knowledge (troubleshooting) required; programming experience is a plus.
  • Electrical experience to include motor control circuitry up to 480 volt - 3 phase.
  • Ammonia experience required.
  • Preventative Maintenance System (PMS) experience/CMMS knowledge required.
• 5 or more years of experience managing capital projects.
• Union (for union facilities), Safety, and Workers Compensation experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Auto CAD.
• Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.
• Proficiency in Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures, with follow through on any deficiencies.
• Subject matter expert in Continuous Improvement (CI) Processes in the Management Operating Structure (MOS).

Salary Range: $125,000 - 150,000 per year

Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Benefits: Since this is a Direct Hire role, benefits will be provided by the employer.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email or call . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Volt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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