Engineering Manager

Mechanical Engineering ManagerLocation: Goose Creek, SCOur client is in search of an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to work in our maintenance organization. You will provide technical and TPM-focused developmental support to maintenance teammates. This role will report directly to the VP of Engineering and will work closely with both the Production and Reliability teams. Responsibilities include ensuring overall asset health, effectively analyzing process concerns and performance gaps and guide resources to resolve problems, developing maintenance technical skills, and ensuring company mechanical engineering standards are met.Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities· Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance teammates in areas such as safety, housekeeping, 5S standards, lean manufacturing, planning, TPM/reliability, cost, efficiency, quality, and labor utilization (productivity).· Implement TPM and Reliability best practices in order ensure stability and machine efficiency.· Effectively analyze process concerns and performance gaps and guide resources to resolve manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum cost and prevent operation delay.· Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, and safety standards.· Provide leadership in TPM activities such as: collection of data through PMs, maintenance planning, coordinating planned work during outages, and continuously improving the maintenance planning and execution process.· Direct responsibility for departmental spend and managing budget.· Supporting safety initiatives across the site and establishing benchmarks within the maintenance team.· Work closely with capital project teams and initiatives to ensure maintenance and reliability are integrated into capital projects.· Train and develop well-qualified, highly motivated teammates.· Keep continuous communication and transparency with all involved departments on status of projects and the development progress of direct team members.· Improve/enhance the pertinent technical skill sets of the department that shows continual growth in positions helping the company meet and exceed its specified targets.RequirementsRequirements· Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering· Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment· Proven work experience as a Project/Plant/Manufacturing/Maintenance EngineerAt least 2 years of managing engineers and technicians· Experience with Predictive Maintenance or Condition-Based Monitoring (Vibration analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasonic emissions)· Familiar with TPM principals· Greenfield experience is a plus· Demonstrated commitment to zero incident safety culture, teammate engagement, active teamwork, continuous improvement while practicing JW’s Target Behaviors· Solid organizational skills and time-management· Proficient in MS Office products and MS Project· Proficient in AutoCAD or similar drawing package