Hybrid Manufacturing Engineer at Trinidad Benham
Trinidad Benham · LaGrange, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Senior
- Office in LaGrange
The Manufacturing Engineer position is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing industrial processes to improve efficiency, quality, and safety at our LaGrange, Georgia facilities.
Key Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Focus on daily production efficiencies and issues and allocate maintenance resources to support improvement.
- Manages the maintenance work force working primarily with maintenance lead employees, the maintenance manager, and production supervision.
- Develop strategies to enhance productivity and reduce costs. This will primarily be through process efficiency improvements and waste reduction.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Read and interpret schematics and equipment manuals to direct required maintenance and service.
- Utilize maintenance software to document improvements and for scheduling of recurring activities.
- Communicate with operations management team and other maintenance personnel on a timely basis to facilitate maintenance repairs and improvements.
- Provide and oversee training of maintenance employees.
- Comply with and enforce company safety policies.
- Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) procedures including timely and accurate documentation of required SQF forms.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING:
- Preferred Bachelor's Degree in related field (Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, etc.)
- Driver License in good standing
- 5+ years industrial experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Minimal travel required. Less than 5%
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Extensive technical skills.
- Adept with spreadsheet/database use for data analysis.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage priorities and workflow.
- Flexibility and willingness to work within frequently changing priorities.
- Must be able to effectively manage time by organizing and planning work.
- Experience and ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work well with all levels of employees whether individually or in a team environment.
- Flexibility to accommodate unscheduled changes in duties and work extended hours as needed.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to lead and manage employees, both direct and indirect reports
Benefits
- Employee-owned
- Advancement Opportunities
- Insurance coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid holidays and competitive vacation/sick pay plans
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)
