Plant Engineering Director

Company: Confidential - food manufacturer
Location: Sioux Falls SD
Compensation: $160000 - $210000 bonus
Employment Type: Full-time

Our client operates a large fast-paced manufacturing operation in Sioux Falls South Dakota where safety food safety environmental and quality standards are central to the work.

This is a senior plant leadership role responsible for Engineering and Maintenance covering equipment reliability maintenance strategy capital projects engineering continuous improvement and team development. You will advance preventive and predictive maintenance TPM and operational efficiency while maintaining safety food safety environmental and quality standards and you will influence capital investment and the long-term technical direction of the facility.

• Provide overall leadership for the plants Engineering and Maintenance functions focused on reliability safety productivity and continuous improvement.
• Lead major capital projects from concept through commissioning safely on schedule within budget and with minimal disruption to production.
• Develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies including preventive and predictive maintenance TPM and equipment reliability programs.
• Identify recurring equipment and operational issues determine root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Establish and monitor KPIs including equipment reliability downtime supplier performance maintenance effectiveness and OEE.
• Lead resource planning and engineering initiatives across mechanical electrical controls instrumentation and automation systems.
• Provide technical leadership in troubleshooting complex plant and equipment problems.
• Lead coach and develop engineering and maintenance leaders and their teams.
• Partner with Operations HR Safety Quality and other plant functions on production objectives and long-term facility improvements.

• Meat processing experience in a food manufacturing plant (required)
• Bachelors degree in Engineering Business or a related field and 10 years of engineering/maintenance experience including significant engineering management or a Masters degree and 8 years of relevant experience
• At least 5 years of leadership experience including team development and performance management
• Experience leading engineering and maintenance within a large manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems including PLCs instrumentation and controls
• Strong knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance TPM work-order systems and reliability programs
• Experience managing capital projects and capital budgets
• Working knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills including explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Flexibility to support plant operations outside standard business hours

REVENUE: Net 12.5% of first-year salary. Est. fee per hire $20K-$26.3K; 1 seat(s) up to $26.3K if all filled.

TARGET COMPANIES: TSG-suggested (client did not name any): Tyson JBS Cargill Hormel Conagra Kraft Heinz Pilgrims Perdue Seaboard Nestle PepsiCo/Frito-Lay General Mills Butterball Wayne-Sanderson. Do not source from the clients own plant.

BEST-FIT CANDIDATE: 10 years; plant engineering leadership (director/senior manager) in a large plant; food manufacturing; meat processing experience REQUIRED. Capital projects maintenance and utilities ownership. On-site Sioux Falls SD; client work authorization no sponsorship.