AFB Manager Engineering

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company

Aurora, MO

Estimated pay: Est. $30–$49/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

This opportunity is located within our**AFB International** business, the global science and technology leader in pet food palatability. We develop and produce a full range of liquid and dry palatability enhancers using high-quality ingredients proven to optimize companion animal response and consumption.

**Job Description**

**Job Description**

The Engineering and Maintenance Manager is responsible to maintain all process and production equipment, powered industrial trucks, and plant facilities for safe and efficient operations of the plant; and, is responsible manage the maintenance staff, the local engineering staff, plant projects, and outside contractors as necessary for the safe and efficient operations of the plant.

A strong collaborator, the Engineering & Maintenance Manager is charged with maintaining and improving teamwork and morale in a high volume, high pressure non-union production environment, ensuring that results are delivered without sacrificing safety, quality, or teamwork.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities** include the following.

Other duties may be assigned.

• All functions are performed with employee and contractor safety as the number one priority.
• Provide leadership, direction, and supervision for the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, the plant Process Engineer, and the Engineering and Maintenance Assistant. Responsible indirectly for the subordinate maintenance and engineering staff as well.
• Manage and maintain plant maintenance and engineering departmental budgets.
• Responsible for the development of the plant capital and expense plans and implements projects accordingly, or partners with corporate engineering staff for efficient project implementation. Project activities will include initial economic analysis, design and engineering, feasibility planning, equipment sourcing, capital appropriation development, and execution of the project including equipment purchase, coordination and supervision of installation, project cost tracking and control, equipment/system start-up, personnel training, and system documentation.
• Provides technical support to the plant as required including safety, quality, reliability or other areas as needed.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the maintenance and engineering activities of the plant.
• Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develops recommendations accordingly.
• Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure plant safety and a safe environment and culture for all plant associates.
• Provides direction for and application of company policies and procedures for the plant engineering and maintenance activities.
• Writes and reviews job work orders, evaluates alternatives, prioritizes and schedules repair and execution to ensure continuous production operations in a safe and cost-effective manner. Follows-up to insure repairs are completed in a timely manner and are producing acceptable results. Sources and purchases supplies and materials as needed.
• Responsible to develop and execute preventative maintenance program in conjunction with support staff and personnel, including maintaining the spare parts inventory.
• Develop line/equipment layouts, develop system/equipment costs, benchmarking of standards.
• Evaluate alternative options and recommending “best case” scenarios.
• Writing capital requests.
• Ordering equipment and coordinating installation.
• Startup of equipment/systems and assessment of performance versus projected benefit(s).
• Provide technical troubleshooting as required to support ongoing plant operations.
• Accountable for the plant engineering and maintenance budget including the effective implementation of CAR’s.
• Budgetary responsibility for routine plant operations is approximately $3MM annually. CAR’s and extraordinary maintenance activity can range in the millions as well.
• Accountable for equipment safety, the safe design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the equipment to ensure an injury free work environment.
• Accountable to ensure equipment is designed and maintained to produce safe food products for our customers.
• Travel up to 10%.

Schedule: This is a 24/7/365 production facility.

The Engineering and Maintenance Manager is expected to be on site during normal business working hours, and available to work long hours, evenings, or weekends as required for project or maintenance activity. The Engineering and Maintenance Manager is expected to be on call and available to assist with after-hours situations as required.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**

• Supervise the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, the Plant Process Engineer, and the Engineering and Maintenance Assistant. Two direct reports, 10 additional indirect reports

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