Plant Technical Manager - Richmond, IN

General Mills, Inc.; Richmond, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. seeks a Plant Technical Manager II to partner with business unit managers to ensure operational success.

This role leads maintenance and engineering, driving safety, capital projects, and reliability across the site. You will mentor the site engineering and maintenance teams, develop strategic plans, and champion continuous improvement through TPM and Manufacturing Excellence methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience.
• 10+ years technical experience in project engineering, systems or process engineering, facilities management, or technical discipline engineering in a manufacturing environment with maintenance experience.
• Strong engineering aptitude and ability to apply engineering principles and solve problems.
• Proven leadership skills with experience managing teams and programs across functions.
• Experience coordinating with Quality Control, Purchasing, Distribution, HR, Finance, and Operations.
• Ability to identify broad-scope business solutions across functions to develop new innovation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to ensure safe work practices across maintenance, engineering, utilities, and plant operations.
• Develop and execute capital investment plans and manage the site capital process.
• Drive reliability improvements and root-cause analysis across plant systems.
• Coordinate with Safety, Operations, and other functions to meet regulatory requirements.
• Lead and mentor site engineering and maintenance teams; build capabilities and succession plans.
• Ensure budget management and alignment of maintenance with Manufacturing Excellence goals.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Engineering aptitude

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Job description

**Overview:**The Plant Technical Manager will work in partnership with business unit managers to ensure operational success. This person is also responsible to eliminate all causes of failure and ensure full useful life of equipment in coordination with daily maintenance completed by operating personnel. Specifically, responsible for ensuring safe work practices, planning and execution of predictive and preventive maintenance, and process improvement. The Plant Technical Manager II will provide leadership and direction to the plant maintenance department and the plant engineer department.Responsibilities:**Safety*** Provide technical leadership to ensure safe work practices across maintenance, engineering, utilities, and plant technical operations.* Partner with Safety and Operations to ensure regulatory compliance and site adherence to OSHA, EPA, and applicable General Mills policies, standards, and procedures.* Lead and support safety improvement initiatives within technical areas, including equipment guarding, risk reduction, incident prevention, and safe execution of maintenance and engineering work.* Ensure maintenance and engineering employees are properly trained in safety-related responsibilities and that technical systems and assets are operated and maintained safely.* Support the plant in identifying, escalating, and resolving technical risks that could impact employee safety, food safety, environmental compliance, or business continuity.**People Leadership*** Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the site engineering team and provide overall leadership for the plant technical organization.* Maintain accountability for direct reports across engineering and plant technical resources, while providing leadership support and strategic direction for Maintenance through site technical leadership.* Develop the site strategic plan for technical staffing, capability building, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness.* Ensure proper selection, development, motivation, and performance management of leaders and employees to maximize current and future business performance.* Manage external technical relationships with architecture and engineering firms, contractors, equipment vendors, and other technical partners.* Champion early career development and rotational assignments to align local development opportunities with broader company talent strategies.* Contribute as a key member of the site senior leadership team to shape plant culture, strengthen engagement, and drive operational results.**Process Leadership and Ownership*** Develop short-term and long-range capital investment plans for the site and lead execution of capital projects from concept through startup.* Own the site capital investment process, including standards, project management, capital approval, spending stewardship, cash flow management, and alignment with business needs and plant risk priorities.* Provide technical leadership to active line teams by delivering solutions that improve safety, quality, reliability, capacity, and overall line performance.* Lead the integration of Vertical Start Up, Continuous Improvement, and Manufacturing Excellence methodologies into the site master plan and day-to-day technical strategy.* Drive technical problem solving, debottlenecking, root cause elimination, process optimization, and cost reduction across plant systems and assets.* Coach and develop maintenance leadership to strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs, reliability systems, asset care, and integration of Maintenance into Manufacturing Excellence.* Ensure budget management and HMM targets are aligned with site reliability goals and long-term asset performance.**Know Your Operations, Data, and Technology*** Maintain deep understanding of plant operations, infrastructure, utilities, facility capacity, and system limitations in order to prioritize technical investments and support business continuity.* Provide technical expertise in manufacturing systems, control systems, maintenance systems, and manufacturing information systems.* Accountable for the strategy, design, and implementation of control systems and plant manufacturing information systems.* Monitor and use operational and maintenance data, key performance indicators, and system insights to develop engineering and reliability strategies.* Understand cross-functional business needs and effectively partner with Operations, Quality, Purchasing, Distribution, Human Resources, Finance, and other stakeholders to deliver practical business solutions.* Apply engineering principles, analytical thinking, and continuous improvement tools to identify and implement innovations that improve plant performance.**Back-up Coverage*** Provide leadership and support for a 24/7 manufacturing and warehouse operation, including responsiveness to critical plant issues as needed.* Serve as a technical back-up and escalation point for plant emergencies, significant equipment failures, and major operational issues.* Provide additional technical or leadership support as assigned by plant management to maintain continuity of operations and business priorities.**Minimum Qualifications:*** Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related degree with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience* 10+ years technical experience in project engineering, systems or process engineering, facilities management, or technical discipline engineering in a manufacturing environment with maintenance experience* Strong track record of engineering aptitude, ability to apply engineering principles, and problem solving* Strong leadership skills, including experience leading others in projects or programs, and the ability to successfully interact with individuals representing other areas or interests and the ability to manage team leaders & mechanics* Understanding and experience interacting with multiple business functions, including Quality Control, Purchasing, Distribution, Human Resources, Finance and especially Operations* Ability to identify potential business solutions involving a broad scope of thinking across businesses and functions to develop new innovation**Preferred Qualifications:*** Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering* Experience directly leading maintenance teams* Experience directly leading a team of engineers* Experience with industrial and/or labor relations from working in a manufacturing environment* Knowledge of and experience with manufacturing improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, TPM, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Excellence, or Lean Manufacturing**Additional Considerations:*** International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.* Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.**薪資範圍**薪資範圍 該職位的薪資範圍為:$128,900 - $193,400 Annual在 General Mills,我們致力讓每位員工在職涯各階段的薪資,皆能反映其現職的經歷、績效與技能。 本職缺的薪資範圍涵蓋了錄用決策時考量的各項因素,包括但不限於學歷、技能、工作經歷、專業認證等。因此,錄取者的實際薪資可能位於上述薪資範圍內的任一水準。 除基本薪資外,General Mills 提供具競爭力的整體獎酬福利,重視員工整體福祉。 我們以提供完善的保障為榮,這包括健康福利、退休與財務規劃、休假制度、身心健康支援及多項專屬福利。 福利內容可能依職務、國家、地區、工會狀態及其他僱用狀態因素而有所不同。 您亦可能符合參加年度獎金計畫的資格。 獎金發放與否,將依個人與組織績效等各項因素而定。