What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Engineering Manager I position at Dart Container?
Drive performance, safety, and innovation as our next Plant Engineering Manager!
You’ll lead maintenance, reliability, and facilities operations across a complex, high-performing manufacturing site—ensuring top-tier results in safety, quality, and efficiency.
If you’re a hands-on leader who thrives on solving challenges and inspiring teams, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Who We Are...
Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.
Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.
https://www.dartcontainer.com/eeoaa/
If you have a disability and need an accommodation to access this website or for the application process, you should call Dart at (800) 545-3278
If you experience difficulty applying online, you may call (800) 545-3278
You’ll lead maintenance, reliability, and facilities operations across a complex, high-performing manufacturing site—ensuring top-tier results in safety, quality, and efficiency.
If you’re a hands-on leader who thrives on solving challenges and inspiring teams, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Who We Are...
- We're your top choice for foam cups, classic red SOLO cups, and convenient take-out containers, ensuring you can enjoy your food and drinks anytime, anywhere. Join us, and let’s raise a cup to good times!
- Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
- Professional development opportunities with training and tuition reimbursement
- A supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritizes safety
- Generous PTO policy with vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
- Comprehensive relocation package
- Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or related field and seven (7) years of engineering, facilities and/or machinery maintenance experience
- Seven (7) years of supervisory experience
- Two (2) years specific experience performing maintenance and equipment reliability
- Displays strong interpersonal skills and is accessible and approachable
- Demonstrated project management experience by having successfully managed and completed a large, complex engineering project
- Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products
- Advanced knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
- Understanding of reliability tools and strategies including direct experience facilitating Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products
- Knowledge of business and management principles specifically as it relates to maintenance planning, resource allocation, cost analysis and budgeting, people management, and leadership guidance
- Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to persuade and influence decision making of individuals, groups, or work teams, and to explain difficult situations
- Ability to communicate technical topics to non-technical audiences
- Ability to utilize and train employees of varying levels/skills on technology, processes and procedures
- Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues
- Ten (10) years of engineering, facilities, machinery maintenance and/or reliability experience
- Five (5) years specific experience performing maintenance and equipment reliability
- Degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering
- Experience managing multi-shift or continuous operations
- Paper converting, chemical or plastics processing, or packaging industrial experience
- Lean manufacturing experience
Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.
Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.
- THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.
https://www.dartcontainer.com/eeoaa/
If you have a disability and need an accommodation to access this website or for the application process, you should call Dart at (800) 545-3278
If you experience difficulty applying online, you may call (800) 545-3278