Job Summary:

Coordinate and direct activities and projects related tomaintenance, engineering, and automation.

General Tasks:

• Overseeing a team of multi-disciplined engineers in thecompletion of engineering projects.
• Oversee the repairs, installations and upkeep of variousbuildings, offices, and other facilities.
• Oversee the maintenance operation and processes related.
• Ensure operational efficiency of electrical equipment andmechanical systems through timely inspection and repair.
• Ensure that company premises and facilities are kept inclean and hygienic condition.
• Implement workplace safety policies and standards.
• Designing maintenance procedures, tracking budgets andexpenses, and performing inspections on different facilities to find problemsand coordinate repairs.
• Hiring and training qualified staff, setting project budgetsand timelines for completion and helping their staff run tests or troubleshootissues.
• Making determinations for equipment, staff, and trainingneeds.
• Proposing project and program budgets.
• Hiring and supervising staff.
• Ensuring the validity of methods used by staff.
• Coordinating work with other directors/managers and staff.
• Review project budgets and select staffing and equipment asneeded.
• Direct management of project team and corporate functions(including engineering, procurement, legal, services, vendors, subcontractors,and owner's engineer).
• Communicate project status to senior management andstakeholders with regular project updates, identify issues that could impactproject performance, and lead the corrective action effort to put solutions andresolutions into place.
• Maintain a continuous improvement mindset, looking forproductivity gains through project closeout meetings and document lessonslearned for future projects.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in an engineering specialtyrequired.
• 15 years of experience as a project engineer/projectmanager and related positions.
• Master's degree in business administration (MBA), technologymanagement (MSTM) or engineering management (MsEm or MEM) preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing industry processes andautomation technology.
• Hands on experience with Global Food Safety Initiative(FGS); Food Safety, environment, and audits
• Analytical skills for evaluating information carefully andsolving complex problems.
• Communication skills for overseeing staff and working withother management personnel.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Familiarity in drafting and understanding blueprints andschematics.
• Effectively communicate instructions while leading the teamto meet their goals.
• Detail-oriented for understanding complex systems and theability to pay attention to details, as a minor error can result in majorproblems.
• Math skills, including calculus and other advancedmathematics for developing new processes and products.
• Organizational skills for tracking various budgets,employees, and schedules simultaneously.
• Comply with the company safety procedures.
• Live the company culture of integrity, teamwork,self-discipline, and professional competence.
• Quality - Ensure standards are maintained in a processdriven environment.
• Comply with GMP normative and pest control procedure.
• Must be available and willing to work overtime, weekends,and holidays to meet project commitments.
• Support new hire training.
• Participate in HR and plant activities as required.
• Use a professional-level language when using the 2-wayradio, always following the Basic Radio Etiquette Rules (Clarity, Simplicity,Brevity, Security).
• Participate in internal and external training programsrelated to evolving technologies and industry advancements.
• Reports to Plant General Manager