Engineering Manager Jobot
Sumter, SC7 days ago
Highlights
One of the best in the industry Minimum Education: Bachelor s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related) Minimum Experience: 7 10+ years of engineering/manufacturing experience Type of position: Full-time Permanent position with benefits. 2. Zero Loss & Continuous Improvement Leadership Champion projects around Zero Loss mindset across engineering domains (safety, quality, downtime, cost).
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Sumter, SC |
Description
Strivector Corp is a National Recruiting and Staffing agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6/5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.
Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector s premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.
POSITION OVERVIEW
As a Plant Engineering Manager provides strategic and operational leadership of the site engineering function (Automation, Process Engineering). This role drives world-class performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) through:
- Deployment of Excellence principles (Lean, CI, Zero Loss mindset).
- Development of high-performing technical teams
- Execution of site strategy deployment and Cost-to-Win (CtW) initiatives in collaboration with Site Excellence Manager
Core Responsibilities
1. Strategy Deployment
1. Strategy Deployment
- Lead engineering input into Strategy Deployment (SDD) and site master plan
- Cascade KPIs aligned to SQDC priorities across engineering teams
- Align engineering roadmap to Excellence roadmap and maturity expectations
- Ensure integration of:
- Asset strategy
- Automation & digital roadmap
- Reliability and maintenance excellence
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Six Sigma certification
- Experience with BD Excellence or similar Lean operating system
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: Bachelor s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)
Minimum Experience: 7 10+ years of engineering/manufacturing experience
Type of position: Full-time Permanent position with benefits
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Location: Sumter, South Carolina
Remote / Hybrid: No
Relocation accepted: Possible for ideal candidate
Relocation accepted: Possible for ideal candidate