Plant Engineer

Job Description:

• The Plant Engineer is responsible for achieving the highest level of reliability for plant equipment through committed support for the Performance System (PS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and strong ownership of the Maintenance Excellence (ME) process within their plant.

• Ensure the safety of all employees by leading a comprehensive safety process to prevent injuries. Lead plant compliance of all federal, state and local environmental and safety regulations.
• Effectively implement/maintain a reliability-centered maintenance process that drives machine uptime, improves OEE and lower operations costs by championing the Maintenance Excellence process.
• Provide department leadership to ensure the highest standards of plant condition and equipment performance are achieved and sustained.
• Ensure maintenance department personnel possess the appropriate skills and are qualified and proficient. Identify and support technical training and development for department employees.
• Scope and execute capital projects, participate in annual plant budgeting, manage department spend, and integrate vendor support to augment overall business success. Identify technical improvements to equipment/processes.
• Develops capital authorization requests and manages capital projects. Identifies new technology and leverages new technology from other Thermo-Flex Division manufacturing locations.
• Apply reliability tools to determine the root cause of critical equipment failures and downtime. Identify the appropriate countermeasures and solutions to improve equipment reliability and prevent recurrence.
• Perform as a key member of the plant leadership team – positive communicator and problem solver - driving for plant/process improvements, meeting objectives and setting the bar for performance standards.
• Support pillar continuous improvement activities; act as a direct technical resource for SPS pillar teams (ME, DTM, and CSD).

• Minimum experience 3+ years of successful experience leading a plant maintenance department to include supervising direct reports in an industrial manufacturing environment
• 5+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience.
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis techniques and have the ability to lead a successful team (people manager)
• Experience in TPM or Reliability field preferred.

• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements related to equipment in-house. Ability to identify gaps and assist in implementing countermeasures to achieve Zero Safety Incidents.
• Ability to lead and develop a highly collaborative and effective team.
• Excellent organization, project management and communication skills
• Proficient in Root Cause Analysis techniques (FMEA's, 5Why's, ATS, etc.) and developing/implementing Countermeasures to drive Zero Breakdown culture and improve Meant Time Between Failure (MTBF) across all departments.
• Process-oriented. Can identify gaps in any process and implement solutions.
• Basic mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation, lubrication and predictive maintenance understanding.
• Ability to manage costs and reduce/optimize where needed
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CMMS experience

• Minimum education required: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering, or a related field.

We offer attractive, competitive compensation and benefits including, medical, dental, 401k, short-term disability, AD&D, tuition reimbursement, and more. If you take pride in your work and are committed to personal and professional success, let's talk. Please visit

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Zobility is RGBSI's workforce management and staffing division. RGBSI is a multi-national corporation headquartered in Troy, MI with branches throughout the USA, Canada, Germany, and India.