Plant Engineer

Run Plant Engineer

Location:

Richmond, VA

Job Type: Full‑time, Onsite

Pay Range: $80,000.00/yr - $/yr

• BS (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering) required.
• 2-7 years of manufacturing or related experience required.
• Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process / Low Hazard Operation) experience preferred.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience beneficial.
• Continuous Improvement beneficial.

• Possess a strong sense of ownership and be accountable for the success and failure of the assigned unit.
• Show courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed; challenge status quo to improve effectiveness and safety.
• Role model professionalism and behaviors expected in the plant to influence culture.
• Learn and apply continuous improvement, value creation, and financial acumen to accelerate profitability and low‑cost service.
• Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness, and reliability.
• Know the daily unit profits, margins from the production slate, and work to maximize total margin.
• Know the total cost (raw material, conversion cost, etc.) and work to improve cost position and EBITDA generation.
• Set up metrics and management systems to drive optimization of plant value/EBITDA across all operations.
• Earning respect and trust from operations team through problem‑solving skills and technical expertise.
• Apply deep knowledge of plant and technology; study historical data and collaborate with subject‑matter experts.
• Ensure manufacturing technology and process automation are utilized to optimize performance.
• Partner with experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve operating discipline; diagnose and document root causes of asset utilization losses.
• Understand procedure steps and precautions; maintain strong field presence to reinforce importance.
• Conduct daily logbook and alarm history reviews and maintain KPIs/trends.
• Work with Production Coordinator to determine production capabilities.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Production Planning to optimize production schedule.
• Convert business plan into daily operating plan.
• Respond urgently to plant issues and emergencies; act as unit technical expert during unplanned events.
• Provide leadership, expertise, diagnosis, and optimization in raw material efficiency, yield or waste.
• Ensure compliance with plant operating permits.
• Understand site integration and contribute to overall system optimization.

• Learning agility – personal drive to learn, pivot, and adapt to changing needs.
• Intellectual curiosity – proactively invest time and energy into learning and personal development.
• Functional skills – specific skills and experiences needed to deliver and accelerate in the role.
• Active listening – understands gaps, welcomes input, and responds thoughtfully.
• Self‑driven – sense of purpose, drives higher agenda, takes risks, and tackles difficult tasks.
• Collaboration – empowers engagement, soldiers as servant leader, keeps things simple, and achieves superior results.
• Accountability – takes responsibility, communicates transparently, recovers from mistakes, and owns impact.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Manufacturing

Industries:
Manufacturing and Utilities