Engineering & Maintenance Manager — Plant Operations

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI); Albion (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) in Albion, Illinois, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering disciplines from project initiation to closure and to drive capital projects, process improvements, and equipment startups.

You will develop and enforce budgets, mentor salaried staff, and ensure compliance with company policies across maintenance, tool room, and manufacturing engineering functions. The role emphasizes coordinating with shift supervisors, optimizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and

Responsibilities

• Provide direction to Engineering disciplines in all aspects of project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closure.
• Guide areas of responsibility in timely resolution of complex problems, including development of technical solutions, project plans, resourcing plans and budgets
• Develop core team and project management capabilities across the organization and establish, track and communicate project risks
• Understand and generate capital requests as needed
• Manages the facility Maintenance, Tool Room and Manufacturing Engineering functions to ensure maximum running efficiency of all equipment and drive process improvements and new equipment startups.
• Manage Overall Equipment Effectiveness projects and CMMS for Maintenance and Tool Room operations including downtime tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Maintains good communication and relations with shift supervisors to ensure continuity between shift operations.
• Develops and monitors budget(s) for Engineering departments.
• Trains and evaluates salaried personnel and performs annual evaluations on performance.
• Ensures all company policies and procedures are in compliance.
• Ensure preventive/predictive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, facilities maintenance, environmental and building security issues are addressed on a timely and proactive basis.
• Initiate corrective/preventive/predictive and continuous improvement opportunities through defined/documented channels and actively participate in developing, implementing and verifying corrective/improvement actions.
• Provide external contractor management and oversight as necessary.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Engineering leadership

Maintenance management

Budgeting

CMMS

Job description

Premium Guard Inc. (PGI) in Albion, Illinois, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering disciplines from project initiation to closure and to drive capital projects, process improvements, and equipment startups.

You will develop and enforce budgets, mentor salaried staff, and ensure compliance with company policies across maintenance, tool room, and manufacturing engineering functions. The role emphasizes coordinating with shift supervisors, optimizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness, and