Plant Engineering Manager

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Your role at Clorox:

The Plant Engineering Manager (PEM) leads the site’s engineering function and team to enable safe, reliable, and cost effective manufacturing through Operations Excellence. This role owns the capital portfolio, engineering standards, automation/controls strategy, and MES/OT enablement at the Atlanta West Plant. The PEM partners closely with Operations and Maintenance (primary internal customers) to ensure day to day engineering support is responsive and that long term strategic capital plans directly align with customer needs, site strategy, and business priorities.

In this role, you will:

People & Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing engineering team (project, process, and controls/MES engineers).
• Establish a customer‑centric culture with Operations and Maintenance as core partners; set clear service levels and escalation paths.
• Build engineering capability in change management, Operations Readiness, and early management to ensure smooth startups and upgrades.
• Champion Operations Excellence (OpEx) principles and data‑driven decision making across the plant.

Operations Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Provide hands‑on, timely engineering support that improves safety, quality, OEE, and cost (e.g., quick wins, microstop elimination, line balance, bottleneck relief).
• Drive loss elimination and productivity through structured problem solving (5‑Why, fishbone, DMAIC) and standard work.
• Translate production pain points into engineered solutions, ensuring robust handoffs, SOPs, and frontline training.

Capital & Project Portfolio Management

• Own the site capital portfolio and fixed asset stewardship: develop multi‑year strategic capital plans aligned with plant strategy and customer needs.
• Govern projects via Clorox Project Management Standards (or equivalent stage‑gate): scope, schedule, cost, risk, commissioning/qualification, and early management.
• Lead/oversee external engineering partners and construction firms; ensure contractor safety and compliance with all site requirements.

Automation, Controls & Digital (MES/OT)

• Set the automation and controls strategy for the plant (PLC/HMI/DCS standards, safety systems, software lifecycle management).
• Partner with Corporate IT/OT and site stakeholders to maintain and improve MES and plant‑floor IT/OT infrastructure (servers, networking, historians, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA)—ensuring uptime, cybersecurity adherence, and life‑cycle plans.
• Lead or support ERP/MES/EWM integrations, upgrades, and Operations Readiness (user training, mock runs, cutover plans, ramp‑up stabilization).
• Expand use of plant data (e.g., OSIsoft PI/historians) for visibility and decision support.

Compliance, Risk & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with EHS, Quality, Security, and Facilities to ensure designs and projects meet applicable regulations, permits, safety, and quality standards.
• Maintain technical documentation (drawings, reports, calculations) and ensure audit readiness.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks (process safety, machine safety, cybersecurity, obsolescence) through engineering controls and governance.

What we look for:

• BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related).
• 6+ years of progressively responsible engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Demonstrated capital project or strategic project leadership (scoping through startup), with on‑time/on‑budget results.
• Hands‑on experience with MES and plant‑floor IT/OT infrastructure maintenance (e.g., PLC/HMI/SCADA, servers, networks, historians), partnering with IT/OT.
• Proven track record partnering with Operations and Maintenance to deliver OEE/throughput/safety/quality improvements.
• Controls/Automation proficiency (e.g., Allen‑Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk/SCADA; DeltaV or equivalent DCS; historians such as OSIsoft PI).
• Experience leading ERP/MES/EWM implementations or large digital upgrades with strong Operations Readiness and training programs.
• Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and ability to communicate technical topics to non‑technical