Engineering and Maintenance Manager

As part of Management Recruiters International, The Colonial Group specializes in the placement of outstanding talent in the Pharmaceutical, Food, Chemical and affiliated industries. Our clients understand that our decades of industry experience give us unique insight and access to top talent at all levels. The Colonial Group is a nationally recognized, award-winning firm dedicated to helping both clients and candidates join together to form a mutually beneficial relationship. Our client is a well-known, international leader in the industry that has a track record of profitability, consistent growth, and promoting from within. Their mission to deliver quality products is driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to treat people as their most valuable asset. We have been engaged to identify and recruit top talent who will make meaningful contributions to their organization. If you are prepared to work in an exciting and rewarding environment, we look forward to considering your experience and qualifications. Engineering and Maintenance Manager Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Technical Manager is responsible for managing a team of maintenance, engineering, and technical personnel for a plastic extrusion site that is site. Responsibilities: Ø Manage Maintenance and Engineering activitiesØ Lead continuous and process improvement activities using Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principalsØ Write capital expenditure proposals and provide capital project management.  o  Evaluate, develop and execute a broad spectrum of projects including project planning, feasibility studies, design, cost estimation preparation of appropriation requests.Ø Ensure effective use of Computerized Maintenance Management Software systemØ Work closely with plant management (operations, quality assurance, environmental health and safety) to develop projects to increase plant efficiencies and cost savingsØ Budget management Ø  Hire, motivate, and train staff and allocate resources appropriately to ensure a cohesive team Requirements: Ø BS preferably in an Engineering discipline.  Advanced degree / certifications a plus.Ø Minimum of 5-7 years experience in roles of increasing responsibility in Engineering/ Maintenance/ Process Engineering within Plastics ManufacturingØ 1-3 years supervisory experienceØ  Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Excellent compensation and benefits package and excellent advancement potential!  Resumes forwarded as a Microsoft WORD document are preferred.  Please reference job code 2426 with your response. Key Words:Blow molding, technical manager, engineering manager, maintenance manager, continuous improvement manager, project manager, program manager, process engineer, cmms, six sigma, black belt, green belt, mechanical engineering,  ISO 9000 ISO 9001 ISO 13485 GMP, FDA, injection blow molding, stretch blow molding, extrusion blow molding MRINetwork is the largest and most successful search organization in the world. Each MRINetwork office is a single point of contact to over 1,100 offices in more than 37 countries, our candidates have access to the right jobs virtually anywhere in the world. LOCATION: US-IL-Chicago JOB CATEGORY: Engineering TYPE: Full Time, Employee JOB REFCODE: 2426 COMPANY: MRINetwork EMAIL: Apply by Email