United States, Bowling Green, KY, Henkel Consumer Brands

Director of Plant Engineering

At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47.000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.

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YOUR ROLE

The Engineering Director will lead and manage all functions and activities of the Plant Engineering team. This position will partner with key plant and corporate stakeholders to implement and drive best practices in safety, engineering, maintenance, process engineering, reliability, environmental, and technology. Engineering responsibilities include the development, implementation, and administration of the plants' annual and long-term capital plans along with the leadership of the plant engineering team.

Direct the development of capital projects in support of the plant Lead and manage capital projects including small investment projects Lead the development of a 5-year capital plan for the assigned plant overlaying the infrastructure needs of the facility with the growth, innovation and reconfiguration requirements Lead and manage team of Site Engineers and Project Managers to deliver the site's aggressive engineering workload, including capacity growth projects, productivity projects and Safety and Quality projects Provide input to Regional Engineering for the development and maintenance of the plant capacity and capability model. In collaboration with Regional Engineering, overlay different manufacturing scenarios in order to evaluate different capital scenarios to support growth and innovation. YOUR SKILLS / EXPERIENCE  Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred in technical area (Chemistry or Engineering) Minimum 7 years experience, 10+ years experience preferred in roles with project management responsibilities within a manufacturing or supply chain organization, preferably in Consumer Products industry Experience working in a manufacturing plant required Experience designing equipment and processes with the end user in mind to ensure vertical start up (VSU) and optimal performance Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization Comprehensive working knowledge of project management, writing capital projects, and leadership of engineering disciplines Strong interpersonal skills and leadership abilities; promotes engagement & diversity Experienced with hygienic design principles in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector

The salary for this role is $180,000 - $219,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range.  This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics. We welcome all applications.

JOB ID: 24069534 Contract & Job type: Regular - Full Time Contact information for application-related questions: talent.acquisition@henkel.com Please do not use this email address for sending your application or CV. To apply, please click on the "Apply Now" button below. Applications sent via e-mail will not be accepted.