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Plant Engineering Manager

Crescens Inc.

Sumter, SC

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Asset Management, Automation, Blueprints, Cadence, Capacity Utilization, Capital Project, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systems, Cost Engineering, Cross-Functional, Customer/Consumer Behavior, Electricity, Engineering Management, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Mechanical Engineering, Operating Systems, Operational Strategy, Operations Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Preventative Maintenance, Problem Solving Skills, Process Engineering, Process Improvement, Product/Service Launch, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Safety/Work Safety, Servant leadership, Six Sigma Certification, Succession Planning, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Talent Management
LOCATION
Sumter, SC
POSTED
1 day ago
Job title : Plant Engineering Manager
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Type : Full time
  • The Plant Engineering Manager provides strategic and operational leadership of the site engineering function(Automation, Process Engineering), while embedding Client Excellence as the core operating system.
  • This role drives world-class performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) through:
  • Deployment of Client Excellence principles (Lean, CI, Zero Loss mindset)Development of high-performing technical teamsExecution of site strategy deployment and Cost-to-Win (CtW) initiatives in collaboration with Site Client Excellence Manager

Organizational Impact
  • Member of Site Leadership Team / extended LT
  • Leads managers, engineers, and technical specialists
  • Accountable for multi-year engineering strategy aligned to site master plan

Direct impact on:
  • Equipment reliability & OEE
  • Cost structure and capital efficiency
  • Engineering capability and bench strength
  • Operates with broad influence across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and Client Excellence teams

Core Responsibilities
1. Strategy Deployment (Client Excellence Anchor)
  • Lead engineering input into
  • Strategy Deployment (SDD)
  • and site master plan
  • Cascade KPIs aligned to SQDC priorities across engineering teams
  • Align engineering roadmap to
  • Client Excellence roadmap and maturity expectations

Ensure integration of:
  • Asset strategy
  • Automation & digital roadmap
  • Reliability and maintenance excellence

2. Zero Loss & Continuous Improvement Leadership
  • Champion projects around Zero Loss mindset across engineering domains (safety, quality, downtime, cost)

Lead elimination of losses through:
  • Root cause problem-solving
  • Kaizen and focused improvement initiatives
  • Own engineering contribution to Cost-to-Win (CtW) portfolio

Deploy Lean tools:
  • Standard work
  • Visual management / Tier management
  • Problem-solving (7-step / A3)

3. Collaborates with Assess Manager around Asset Care, Reliability & Performance
  • Partnering to establish and execute site-wide asset care strategy
  • Ensure engineering resources to support:
  • High equipment uptime and reliability
  • Effective preventive and predictive maintenance
  • Optimal spare parts and lifecycle management

Drive engineering improvements that enhance:
  • OEE
  • Capacity utilization
  • Cost efficiency


4. Client Excellence Integration (Factory Blueprint)
  • Partner with Client Excellence leaders to:
  • Deploy Factory Blueprint standards

Build component-based excellence (FI, Quality, Maintenance, etc.)
  • Lead engineering participation in:
  • Focused Improvement teams
  • Kaizen events
  • Loss landscape analysis

Ensure engineering teams actively contribute to:
  • Tier Management routines
  • Visual performance tracking
  • Continuous improvement cadence

5. People & Capability Development
  • Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization
  • Develop talent aligned to skills matrices and capability strategy

Coach leaders and teams on:
  • Client Excellence behaviors
  • Problem-solving capability
  • Data-driven decision making

Own:
  • Succession planning
  • Technical pipeline and bench strength
  • Development of future JG4/JG5 leaders

6. Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with:
  • Manufacturing (MU Leaders, Ops Managers)
  • Quality & Validation
  • Supply Chain & Planning

EHS
Provide engineering leadership in:
  • New product introductions (NPI)
  • Capacity expansion and capital projects
  • Regulatory and compliance activities

7. Governance, Compliance & Standards
Ensure adherence to:
  • Client Quality Systems and policies
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Engineering and maintenance standards

Establish:
  • Standard work within engineering
  • Governance processes aligned to Client Excellence
  • Leadership Expectations (Client Excellence Behaviors)
  • Demonstrates servant leadership and Gemba mindset
  • Drives culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Key Performance Measures
  • Safety: TRIR, zero incidents
  • Quality: defect rates, deviations, CAPA effectiveness
  • Delivery: OEE, downtime reduction
  • Cost: maintenance cost, CtW delivery
  • People: capability maturity, engagement, succession coverage
  • Client Excellence: maturity assessment progression

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)
  • 7–10+ years of engineering/manufacturing experience
  • 3–5+ years leadership experience managing managers or technical teams

Strong knowledge of:
  • Lean / Continuous Improvement
  • Reliability / Asset Care systems
  • Manufacturing processes

Preferred:
  • Six Sigma certification
  • Experience with Client Excellence or similar Lean operating system

About the Company

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Crescens Inc.

Crescens Inc. is an industry leader in providing IT staffing services and tailored workforce solutions to meet the demanding expectations and distinctive needs of clients across the United States and Canada.  We have grown tremendously in the past years and have been applauded by our clients for the quality of workforce and the quick turnaround time. We have evolved from good service to great service and all management plans are geared towards quality. 

Our vision is to be the best in Talent Acquisition and strive for excellence consistently by focusing on four performance dimensions; Quality, Efficiency, Cost and Risk.  A satisfied client and candidate are the backbone to our continued success. Headquartered in New Jersey, we are a team with unique expertise to deliver exceptional results to our clients by setting benchmarks and establishing best practices. 

COMPANY SIZE
20 to 49 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2002
WEBSITE
http://crescensinc.com/