Engineering Lead

The J.M. Smucker Company; Virginia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The J. M. Smucker Co. is seeking an Engineering Supervisor to assist in coordinating and executing maintenance activities in our Virginia plant. This role ensures a safe, reliable, and efficient operation by overseeing work orders and guiding the engineering team.

Responsibilities include scheduling, performance monitoring, safety training, and preparing maintenance instructions in compliance with plant procedures and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Post-secondary education in industrial engineering preferred.
• Previous work experience in industrial engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities based on priority and available personnel.
• Monitor employees' work levels and review performance.
• Oversee maintenance of tool inventories and shop conditions to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Counsel employees on work-related issues and address skill deficiencies.
• Coordinate and arrange worker training in safety, repair, and maintenance techniques.
• Inspect work areas, tools, and equipment and provide safety training to prevent violations.
• Inspect, test, and measure completed work to verify conformance to standards.
• Requisition materials and replacement parts as needed.
• Perform skilled repair and maintenance using hand/power tools, presses, and welding equipment.
• Ensure activities are performed in accordance with procedures and regulations.
• Prepare work instructions for corrective and preventive maintenance.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Coordination

Maintenance

Education

High school diploma

Industrial engineering education

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Directly responsible for assisting the Engineering department supervision with the assignment and coordination and/or execution of activities within the Engineering group to ensure a productive workforce that supports the facility. Oversee planning and preparation of work orders for work to be performed by the respective engineers to ensure the plant is maintained in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment and skill of personnel.


• Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.


• Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.


• Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.


• Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, and maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.


• Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.


• Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools and gauges to verify conformance to standards and repair requirements.


• Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts.


• Perform skilled repair and maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand and power tools, hydraulic presses and shears, and welding equipment.


• Effectively oversee maintenance personnel to ensure that all assigned activities are performed effectively and efficiently in accordance with plant procedures and local, state and federal regulations.


• Oversee preparation of work instructions that provide direction to the Engineering Department for corrective maintenance repairs, performance of preventive maintenance and the implementation of modifications.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Requires high school diploma, or equivalent. Additional post-secondary education is preferred (Technical or Vocational education) in areas of industrial engineering. Previous work experience in industrial engineering preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Manufacturing Environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to sit (5%), stand (25%), walk (25%), kneel/squat (25%), and bend (20%) for 8 hours.


• Ability to lift approximately up to a maximum of 75 pounds, approximately 2 times per week from floor to waist.


• Ability to reach overhead various times per day and to ground various times per day.


• Climbing stairs and ladders various times per day.


• Ability to push/pull refrigeration compressors, 55 gallon barrels, motors, gearboxes, and panels weighing 100-450 lbs. upper body approximately various times per day and whole body various times per day.


• Other essential elements not listed above include: Reading, writing, seeing, hearing, communicating, adding, subtracting, understanding instructions, and complete mental capabilities. Ability tolerate temperature extremes daily. To be in unprotected heights approximately daily. Exposure and sugar dust, refrigerants, and chemicals daily.

MACHINES/TOOLS USED:

Please see Engineering tool list

The Right Place for You

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