Plant Engineering Supervisor

Yokohama Tire Corporation; West Point (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokohama Tire Corporation is seeking a Plant Engineering Supervisor responsible for overseeing a team within the Plant Engineering Department. The role focuses on efficient operation and maintenance of equipment, leading projects, managing budgets, and guiding Engineers to high performance.

The position requires 5+ years in manufacturing with at least 2 years in supervision and a Bachelor's degree. Strong leadership, safety focus, and MS Excel proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years manufacturing experience with 2+ years in a supervisory position.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Engineers and Technicians to ensure high performance and professional development.
• Ensure Engineering projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Oversee maintenance of equipment and systems, ensuring they are operating efficiently and reliably.
• Estimates required hours on work order tasks, total work duration and skills required to perform the task.
• Conducts field walk-downs to identify and document job requirements.
• Creation of PM’s, schedules, calendars, and routes.
• Participates in outage planning activities such as scope identification and control, scheduling, coordination, risk assessment, execution and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all Engineering activities comply with safety regulations and company policies.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting expertise to resolve equipment failures.
• Manage relevant budgets, including forecasting and controlling expenditures.
• Work closely with other departments to support overall plant operations and objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Follow-up

Safety focus

Technical/analytic

Written/oral communication

MS Excel

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Summary

To oversee a specific team within the Plant Engineering Department, ensuring the efficient operation

and maintenance of all equipment and system. This includes managing Engineering projects, maintaining budgets, and

providing leadership to Engineers within the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Engineers and Technicians to ensure high performance and professional development
• Ensure Engineering projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
• Oversee maintenance of equipment and systems, ensuring they are operating efficiently and reliably
• Estimates required hours on work order tasks, total work duration and skills required to perform the task.
• Conducts field walk-downs to identify and document job requirements
• Creation of PM’s, schedules, calendars, and routes
• Participates in outage planning activities such as scope identification and control, scheduling, coordination, risk assessment, execution and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all Engineering activities comply with safety regulations and company policies
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting expertise to resolve equipment failures
• Manage relevant budgets, including forecasting and controlling expenditures
• Work closely with other departments to support overall plant operations and objectives

Supervisory Responsibility:

Indirect – (4 – 50)

Travel Requirements:

Possible training overseas for up to 2 months or as needed.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to develop high performing teams
• Strong follow up skills
• Committed to Safety and Teamwork
• Technical/analytic skills
• Effective written/oral communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Must have strong Excel knowledge.
• Project and Time management Skills

Education and Experience

• 5+ years manufacturing experience with 2+ years in a supervisory position
• BACHELORS DEGREE