Director, Plant Engineering & Operations Excellence

Colgate Palmolive; San José Iturbide; On-site; MXN 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive in San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico is seeking a Director Plant Engineering to lead capital projects, manage utilities, and drive FP&R initiatives to optimize local and export supply chain performance.

You will sit on the plant leadership team, mentor the engineering staff, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and foster cross-functional partnerships with union relations and community stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, or related field).
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in plant engineering, facilities management, or manufacturing supply chain management.
• Experience managing directly reporting teams in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Advanced, fluent oral and written English communication skills.
• Proven experience in capital project management, site utilities administration, and industrial safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Management & Leadership: Approve, direct, and oversee the execution of plant capital and engineering projects, ensuring alignment with corporate guidelines, quality standards, and budget expectations.
• Utilities & Environmental Sustainability: Develop and execute comprehensive strategies to guarantee continuous supply of critical plant utilities (water, compressed air, electricity, and steam) while leading site environmental control, energy reduction, and sustainable development initiatives.
• Operations & Continuous Improvement: Implement and sustain Factory Performance & Reliability (FP&R) standards to optimize supply chain financial performance, control fixed expenses, and drive company cost-savings programs.
• Stakeholder & External Relations: Serve as a key liaison connecting plant operations with divisional and corporate leadership to streamline communication, build collaborative internal/external partnerships, maintain robust community relations, and ensure positive labor relations with unionized personnel.
• Team & Organizational Development: Lead, mentor, and establish objective-setting frameworks for the plant engineering team, fostering continuous talent development, employee engagement, and high organizational performance.
• Safety & Regulatory Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to local, state, federal, and Colgate-Palmolive standards regarding industrial safety, environmental regulation, and quality control.

Skills

Capital project management

Utilities administration

Industrial safety

Team leadership

English communication

FP&R

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive in San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico is seeking a Director Plant Engineering to lead capital projects, manage utilities, and drive FP&R initiatives to optimize local and export supply chain performance.

You will sit on the plant leadership team, mentor the engineering staff, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and foster cross-functional partnerships with union relations and community stakeholders.