Utilities / Facilities Engineer

DSJ Global; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Career development programs

Mental wellness reimbursement

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Plant Engineering Manager to join the leadership team at a food manufacturing facility in Michigan. This role reports to the Plant Manager and drives the plant's technical strategy, capital initiatives, utilities oversight, and continuous improvement to support safety, quality, cost, and service objectives.

You will lead multi-million-dollar projects, develop engineering strategies, and collaborate with operations, maintenance, quality, safety, sanitation, and finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or similar field.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience in food manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading multi-million-dollar capital projects, including project management, equipment installation, and startup execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the plant's capital project portfolio, managing multi-million-dollar engineering projects from planning through startup.
• Develop and implement plant engineering and technical strategies that improve reliability, efficiency, safety, and production performance.
• Oversee all plant utility systems, ensuring compliance, reliability, and uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives by partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Sanitation, and Finance teams.
• Drive the Early Management Pillar and startup excellence, supporting new equipment installations, low-loss systems, and operational capability development.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Capital project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Plant Engineering Manager

This company is seeking a Plant Engineering Manager to join their leadership team. This role reports directly to the Plant Manager and is responsible for developing and executing the plant's technical strategy, leading major capital initiatives, overseeing utilities, and driving continuous improvement efforts that support safety, quality, cost, and service objectives. At this company, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on iconic food brands while advancing your career with an industry leader. Join a collaborative culture that values innovation, continuous improvement, and employee development.

What You'll Do

• Lead and execute the plant's capital project portfolio, managing multi-million-dollar engineering projects from planning through startup.
• Develop and implement plant engineering and technical strategies that improve reliability, efficiency, safety, and production performance.
• Oversee all plant utility systems, ensuring compliance, reliability, and uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives by partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Sanitation, and Finance teams.
• Drive the Early Management Pillar and startup excellence, supporting new equipment installations, low-loss systems, and operational capability development.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (likely Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, or similar).
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience in food manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading multi-million-dollar capital projects, including project management, equipment installation, and startup execution.

Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career development programs
• Mental wellness reimbursement

Company Description

DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients. Working across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe. With offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.

We believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.

Our service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.

Company Description

DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients. Working across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe. With offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.

We believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.

Our service allows our clients to have increased control, dir