Position: Plant Engineer – Whipped Cream (Recent Job)

Job Description

External Interfaces: Vendors 

Internal Interfaces: Plant Manager

Job Purpose

• Ensure efficient and smooth operations of plant by ensuring preventive maintenance and ensuring availability of spare parts and routine checkups

Primary Responsibilities

Maintain Equipment

• Depending on the seniority of the role, plant engineers may be involved in monitoring and maintaining plant equipment and machinery to ensure that it’s running as it should be. Entry-level plant engineers are typically responsible for fixing any mechanical issues with the equipment.
• Machine Maintenance and stock of spare parts for all machineries divided into critical and add on spares. Ensure to stock critical parts and have a backup plan for add on spares in case of breakdown.
• Liasion with vendors for spare parts and maintenance engineers to ensure timely completion of maintenance.

Train Plant Personnel

• Train and assist plant personnel in carrying out safety and quality control procedures so that everyone on the team is compliant with the appropriate regulations. They also deal with any administrative tasks that coincide with this training, such as completing reports or updating records.

Review Project Plans

• Plant engineers review project plans to ensure that timelines and blueprints are accurate and that cost estimates tie in with the budget. They also interpret developments along the way and provide advice and guidance for any necessary changes.

Ensure the Facility Complies with Regulations

• Plant engineers are responsible for ensuring the facility is compliant with the relevant regulations and that regular check-ups are carried out to verify that machinery and processes are safe.

Develop Operational Plans

• Plant engineers develop operational plans for projects at different facilities, such as renovation or construction, maintenance, and machine installation.
• Responsible for all plant efficiencies and negotiations, Process improvements, Yields of all plants and training of the executives.