Plant Engineer in Lapel

Energy Jobline ZR; Lapel (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time and paid holidays

Medical, dental, prescription and full

Vision care

401(k) with employer contributions

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

O-I’s Lapel plant seeks a Plant Engineer to manage maintenance of production equipment, furnaces, electrical systems, and facilities. You will ensure environmental and safety compliance while guiding improvements across the site.

The role involves leading inspections, scheduling preventive maintenance, training crafts, and driving lean initiatives to boost uptime and efficiency. Energy savings and apprenticeship programs are key focuses.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance or engineering management in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor degree in engineering or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct periodic inspection and provide guidance for plant systems, furnaces, equipment, facilities and grounds.
• Ensure preventive maintenance on production equipment to maximize uptime.
• Supervise training of personnel across electrical, hydraulic and mechanical crafts.
• Support job change initiatives to improve performance.
• Promote lean principles and continuous improvement with involvement of salary/hourly workforce.
• Champion energy savings initiatives and oversee the apprenticeship program.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Why do you want to apply?

Our Lapel plant is a great location because you can experience the strong sense of community found in a small Midwestern town, while being less than an hour from Indianapolis and having access to everything that a major city has to offer.

Job Description

ThePlant Engineeris accountable for managing the maintenance of the plant’s production equipment, furnace, electrical systems, building, and grounds. The Plant Engineer also ensures the plant is in compliance with environmental and safety regulations.

The Plant Engineer will:

• Conduct periodic inspection and provide guidance concerning all plant systems, furnaces, equipment, facilities, and grounds.
• Ensure preventive maintenance is followed on production equipment by scheduling repairsand upgrades while simultaneously working to maximize plant uptime.
• Supervise training of personnel to ensure all crafts (electrical, hydraulic and mechanical)have the required level of expertise.
• Support job change initiatives to improve performance.
• Remain consistent with lean principles, and ensure the development of a continuousimprovement culture within the plant by involving relevant salary and hourly workforce in theon-going identification, development, and implementation of improvements to the manufacturing process.
• Champion energy savings initiatives.
• Oversee plant apprenticeship program.

The Plant Engineer should have:

• Experience communicating and directing the application of safety and environmental regulations.
• Experience investigating all accidents and safety incidents within the plant, ensuring proper root cause analysis to provide remedial action to prevent reoccurrence and implement corrective actions.
• The ability to prepare estimates and specifications of plant projects, determining crew size, trades involved,and materials required to complete projects.
• Experience coordinating and directing outside contracting work associated with plant system, furnace, and facility.
• The ability to effectively manage department budgets

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related field
• Experience in a maintenance or engineering management position in a manufacturing environment.
• Leadership abilities and strong interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I:

Salary Range:

The expected salary range for this position is between $120,000 - $140,000 and includes a possible ?% quarterly incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

• Vacation time and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
• Pre-tax accounts
• Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness
• Employee Assistance Program

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affifirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , , , , , , , veteran status or other protected category.

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