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Position Title: Plant Engineering Manager
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Sumter, SC
Base Salary: $160,000 to $170,000 + Best-in-class benefits
Industry: Medical Equipment / Devices
Job Category: Manufacturing - Plant Management

Job Description: 
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 Excellence teams

Core Responsibilities

1. Strategy Deployment ( 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 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. Excellence Integration (Factory Blueprint)

Partner with 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:

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:
* Quality Systems and policies
* Regulatory requirements
* Engineering and maintenance standards

Establish:
* Standard work within engineering
* Governance processes aligned to Excellence

Leadership Expectations (Excellence Behaviors)
* Demonstrates servant leadership and Gemba mindset
* Drives culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Promotes:
* “Problem finding before problem solving”
* Data transparency
* Daily management discipline
* Leads change effectively and influences at all levels

Builds a culture where:
* Associates are engaged in identifying and eliminating waste
* Continuous improvement is embedded in daily work

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
* 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 Excellence or similar Lean operating system
*For additional details regarding submission eligibility and payment terms, please refer to your contract. Only submissions from agencies with current service contracts in place will be considered.

Compensation:
*Full-time
*Benefits - Full
*Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate
*Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes

Candidate Details:
*7+ to 10 years experience
*Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
*Management Experience Required - Yes
*Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
*Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
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Screening Questions:

# Total experience:
# How many years have you worked in Plant/Manufacturing Engineering, and how many years have you managed engineering managers or technical teams?
# How many years of experience do you have implementing Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Six Sigma, TPM, or Operational Excellence programs?
# How many years have you been responsible for equipment reliability, Asset Care, TPM, preventive/predictive maintenance, and improving OEE?
# How many years have you led Automation, Process Engineering, CapEx projects, equipment installation, or New Product Introduction (NPI)?
# How many years have you worked in a regulated manufacturing environment such as Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, or FDA/GMP manufacturing?
# What is the reason for seeking change from your current role?
# What is your annual base salary expectations (USD)?
# Are you open for Sumter, SC (Onsite):
# Current Location, State with zip code:
# Are you authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship?
# Work authorization for working in USA (USC / GC):