Plant Engineer

Our plant in Mountain Top, PA is looking for an experienced Plant Engineer. The Plant Engineer is responsible for maintaining plant machinery including emergency repairs. The specific duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Manages the preventive maintenance program in accordance with the company policy.
• Instructs the sanitation department on proper operating, cleaning and caring for equipment and machinery.
• Expedites work assignment to the maintenance employees.
• Monitors the performance of the maintenance department.
• Enforces safe work practices in the maintenance department.
• Maintains continuous communication with the production and sanitation supervisors including problem reporting to assure product quality and timely execution of assignments.
• Responsible for keeping loss time at minimum, by assuring that all equipment and machinery is properly functioning.
• Assures that new maintenance employees are properly trained.
• Ensures the maintenance department submits boiler and fire protection reports appropriately, as required.
• Maintains a daily log of repairs and occurrences within the plant.
• Assists in the installation of equipment.
• Documents and investigates all accidents within the maintenance department.
• Assures that maintenance employees are using protective apparel and equipment.
• Maintains continuous communication with the maintenance manager to expedite equipment repairs and work assignments.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related field and three years of experience in the job offered or a maintenance supervisor role in manufacturing. Requires three years of experience in the following:

1. Developing preventive and predictive maintenance plans.
2. Managing a maintenance department budget.
3. Creating key performance indicators for a maintenance department.
4. Overseeing major repairs or installation of equipment.
5. Developing capital expense projects.
6. Implementing and designing PLC control systems for industrial equipment (PLC programing Advance knowledge (Allen Bradley).

 Gruma Corporation and its affiliates, including but not limited to Azteca Milling, L.P., are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely for the purposes of determining suitability for employment, verifying your identity, and maintaining employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as state and local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity with-out imposing undue hardship on Gruma. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. #LI-DNI