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Leads the Engineering and Maintenance function in a small/medium manufacturing site with the objective to achieve maximum plant availability and reliability in response to operational activity needs for the local unit. Located in our Mt. Olive, NJ facility.

In this position you will:

• Provide input to the local Operations business plan and related objectives with regards to e.g. engineering projects, production capacity, critical maintenance activities, changes in equipment, spare parts inventory, etc.
• Lead a team of Maintenance & Engineering technicians, as well as contractors, working on different assignments within engineering and mainte-nance field.
• Work with Global and Regional Engineering functions to ensure proper analysis, planning and implementation of global strategies, plans or best practises.
• Establish site master plans to capture all Capex, engineering and maintenance plans and lead their execution to address internal customer re-quirements in the short, mid and long term.
• Provide input to global or regional Capex initiatives to anticipate impact on local activities and resources.
• Identify, propose and implement local Capex projects (when approved).
• Manage all routine engineering and maintenance activities, track progress against plan(s) and implement corrective actions in case of deviation.
• Propose budgets and levels of service for engineering and maintenance activities and execute these within approved limit(s).

You?
Are you someone who wants to grow and shape their own world? Who is interested in leadership opportunities and building effective teams? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and work in a team as passionate as you are? Then come join us – and impact your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Plant Engineering or Maintenance certification.
• Overall work experience of 4 to 7 years in manufacturing or plant operations, including exposure to factory engineering and maintenance strategy and operational maintenance of production equipment.
• 1 to 2 years of experience in people management.
• Proficiency in industrialization and engineering projects including building, process installation and utilities, from design stage to hand-over.
• Good knowledge of project management.
• Good knowledge of TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.