American Woodmark Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of kitchen and bath cabinets in the United States. With nearly one billion dollars in sales, American Woodmark Corporation is the fastest growing company in its industry for the last ten years. We are currently seeking applicants for the position of Plant Engineer.

Primary Purpose:

Overall Coordination of all engineering and maintenance to support meeting and/or exceeding established plant goals.

The Plant Engineer will:

• Overall coordination of Plant property and equipment maintenance.
• Ensure the maintenance of all assembly, milling equipment.
• Identifies, develops, plans, and implements all capital projects for the Plant
• Develops and maintains all preventive maintenance programs
• Defines improved process flows to support the plant operations and continual improvement process.
• Overall responsibility in environmental compliance conformance.
• Plan and coordinate department’s activities to support SQDC targets, and meet and/or exceed client and/or customers expectations.
• Actively participate on assigned teams and/or projects.
• Ensure assigned departments perform tasks as outlined in Job Instruction Breakdowns, Quality Specifications, and Standard Operating Practices.
• Participate in identifying hiring needs; employee selection and training process
• Provide communication on departmental expectations, motivates team members, and identifies opportunity for improvements.
• Provide team leadership consistent with company vision, mission, CITE principles.
• Ensures Policies are followed and provides guidance and discipline.
• Effectively utilize all resources to maximum potential performance to achieve SQDC goals.
• Establishes individual goals for team members in alignment with overall organization goals and performs periodic performance reviews to determine progress.
• Support and represent company as a union-free environment
• Provide a safe and productive work environment, including housekeeping.
• Participate in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives
• Role model CITE and Working in Teams principles
• Perform other tasks as directed by direct supervisor

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Will supervise hourly and salaried employees in the assigned department and/or departments.
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of direct reports.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employee; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Position Scope: 

• Engineering
• Maintenance

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