Plant Engineer R252019

Ruston, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Industry: Building Materials

Job Category: Engineering - Mechanical

Role Summary

As the Plant Engineer of the Ruston LA plant you are accountable for the long term reliability safety and productivity of the manufacturing facility. Your impact is measured not by daily tasks but by your ability to strengthen asset performance optimize capital deployment improve maintenance culture and enable the plant to meet or exceed operational goals. You will lead maintenance and engineering strategy ensuring the facility operates at world class standards.

Key Performance Objectives & Strategic Goals:

Maximize Equipment Reliability & Operational Uptime

Deliver measurable year over year improvement in equipment reliability through data driven root cause analysis predictive maintenance and modernization initiatives.

Establish and maintain reliability programs that reduce unplanned downtime and extend the life of critical assets

Lead Capital Planning to Strengthen the Site s Future Performance

Own the full capital budgeting cycle ensuring Capex programs deliver ROI support long term asset strategy and align with plant growth plans.

Provide monthly capital performance insights and long term project justifications to plant and corporate leadership.

Optimize Maintenance Strategy Spend & Resource Allocation

Manage and control maintenance budgets ensuring spending aligns with reliability priorities and cost efficiency targets.

Improve workflow efficiency through prioritization frameworks skills development and enhanced planning processes

Strengthen Safety Environmental Compliance & Risk Mitigation

Ensure consistent compliance with local state and federal safety and environmental regulations.

Implement engineering controls and process improvements that minimize hazards reduce incident potential and contribute to a zero injury culture.

Drive Productivity Quality & Continuous Improvement

Partner with operations to identify performance gaps and implement engineering solutions that enhance throughput reduce waste and improve product quality.

Lead cross functional efforts to deploy CI methodologies (Lean Six Sigma equipment modernization).

Lead & Develop the Maintenance Organization

Provide direction and leadership to a team of skilled technicians developing capabilities accountability and a high performance mindset.

Advance a culture of communication teamwork and technical excellence across the maintenance department

Facilitate Strategic Plant Events & Long Range Planning

Plan and oversee major downtime events such as semi annual shutdowns ensuring they are delivered safely on time and within budget.

Support long term facility and process planning positioning Ruston for growth efficiency and operational stability

What You Bring to the Team:

Bachelor s degree in engineering

6 years manufacturing project engineering experience

2 years in a leadership role

Knowledge of mechanical systems environmental & safety regulations

Experience with ERP systems (SAP a plus)

Strong leadership communication analytical and problem solving skills

Why You Want This Job:

You will lead the engineering strategy for an entire manufacturing facility.

This is a high visibility high impact role where your decisions directly shape productivity reliability capital investments and the long term health of the operation.

You ll influence major capital and modernization decisions.

From Capex management to long term asset planning you guide equipment infrastructure and technology upgrades that define the plant s future.

You ll join a company with a strong legacy and global footprint.

Johns Manville part of Berkshire Hathaway offers stability growth opportunities and a culture built on people performance and protection.

You get to lead a skilled team and build a high performance maintenance culture.

You ll have leadership responsibility over maintenance staff giving you the opportunity to coach develop and elevate operational capability.

You ll solve complex engineering challenges every day.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on technical problem solving and enjoys the engineering and operational complexity of manufacturing environments.

Skills and Certifications note: bold skills and certification are required
Bachelor s degree in engineering
2 years in a leadership role
6 years manufacturing project engineering experience

Security Clearance Required: No

Visa Candidate Considered: No

Job Description:Industry: Building MaterialsJob Category: Engineering - MechanicalRole Summary As the Plant Engineer of the Ruston LA plant you are accountable for the long term reliability safety and productivity of the manufacturing facility. Your impact is measured not by daily tasks but by you...