Director of Manufacturing Engineering and CAPEX

Great opportunity for a Director, Manufacturing Engineering and CAPEX to work for a world leader in agriculture/horticulture manufacturing located in Hickory, NC.

Our client is a leading building products manufacturer looking for a Director, Manufacturing Engineering and CAPEX to be responsible for the implementation of new capital deployment, reliability engineering, and capital improvements.

Job Description:

• Lead implementation of major capital projects across the Plant Engineering team.
• Deploy resources to effectively meet capital project requirements with primary focus on safety, quality, and capacity reliability
• Review, analyze, and improve existing operations and maintenance processes to improve capital reliability and lifespan, while decreasing downtime, maintenance, and parts replacement costs, through the development of capital projects.
• Lead ownership of the NPD process for manufacturing and supply chain commitments
• Research, evaluate, and propose capital improvements, modifications and upgrades, and replacements where appropriate.
• Evaluate and procure new and used equipment and systems upgrades as necessary, sourcing outside vendors as necessary.

Requirements:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar, OR equivalent combination work experience.
• Experience leading teams of capital project and process improvement engineers.
• Experience working with involving particulate wood or similar wood-based production (MDF, HDF, Particle Board, Mulch, etc) preferred.
• Experience with capital equipment optimization and implementation.
• Experience scoping, developing, and leading large capital projects across a multi-year horizon.