Sustainability & Energy Manager

Cannon Jeffries Search Group; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cannon Jeffries Search Group is seeking a Sustainability & Energy Manager for a heavy manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. You will lead energy management, identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption, emissions, and operating costs, and manage energy-related capital projects.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on energy or facilities experience in heavy manufacturing, can translate operational data into measurable cost and efficiency improvements, and will collaborate with

Qualifications

• Degree in Energy/Sustainability Management or 3+ years of relevant energy project or industrial facilities management experience.
• Heavy manufacturing experience required.
• Experience analyzing plant utility and energy consumption data.
• Proven success implementing energy-efficiency or energy-reduction projects.
• Automotive manufacturing and plant automation experience preferred.
• Familiarity with industrial systems such as compressors, chillers, MUAs, flow meters, and HVAC preferred.
• Electrical systems and schematic/drawing knowledge preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the facility's Energy and Sustainability Programs and cross-functional energy initiatives.
• Analyze consumption and costs across electricity, natural gas, water, compressed air, welding gas, and other utilities.
• Identify and implement energy-efficiency, cost-reduction, and sustainability projects.
• Manage energy-related capital and continuous improvement projects, including budgets, timelines, RFQs, and savings.
• Partner with Maintenance, Facilities, Environmental, and other plant teams on energy optimization.
• Monitor energy KPIs and systems to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead Energy Team meetings, plant energy walks, reporting, and sustainability initiatives.
• Present project recommendations, performance results, and cost savings to management.
• Evaluate new technologies, best practices, incentives, and funding opportunities.

Skills

Energy management

Data analysis

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Industrial facilities

Education

Degree in Energy/Sustainability Management

Job description

The company is an automotive supplier in Bowling Green, Kentucky, specializing in metal stamping and robotic welding. The facility manufactures structural components, including frames, cradles, and assemblies used in vehicles produced by major OEMs. Relocation assistance available.

About the Role

The Sustainability & Energy Manager will lead energy management and sustainability initiatives across a heavy manufacturing facility. Reporting to the General Manager, this role will identify and implement opportunities to reduce energy consumption, emissions, and operating costs while managing energy-related continuous improvement and capital projects.

The ideal candidate has hands-on energy or facilities experience in heavy manufacturing and can translate operational data into measurable cost and efficiency improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the facility's Energy and Sustainability Programs and cross-functional energy initiatives.
• Analyze consumption and costs across electricity, natural gas, water, compressed air, welding gas, and other utilities.
• Identify and implement energy-efficiency, cost-reduction, and sustainability projects.
• Manage energy-related capital and continuous improvement projects, including budgets, timelines, RFQs, and savings.
• Partner with Maintenance, Facilities, Environmental, and other plant teams on energy optimization.
• Monitor energy KPIs and systems to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead Energy Team meetings, plant energy walks, reporting, and sustainability initiatives.
• Present project recommendations, performance results, and cost savings to management.
• Evaluate new technologies, best practices, incentives, and funding opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Energy/Sustainability Management or 3+ years of relevant energy project or industrial facilities management experience.
• Heavy manufacturing experience required.
• Experience analyzing plant utility and energy consumption data.
• Proven success implementing energy-efficiency or energy-reduction projects.
• Automotive manufacturing and plant automation experience preferred.
• Familiarity with industrial systems such as compressors, chillers, MUAs, flow meters, and HVAC preferred.
• Electrical systems and schematic/drawing knowledge preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.