Engineering Manager

The Engineering Manager leads the engineering department, overseeing the design, installation, and improvement of production equipment and facility infrastructure. This role ensures compliance with safety and quality standards, drives continuous improvement, and manages capital projects and maintenance strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Safety & Health standards, including cGMP and quality procedures; actively support safety training, hazard prevention, and site analysis.
• Manage the site engineering department, overseeing fixed costs, capital expenditures, and execution of improvement projects (scoping, funding, supervision, and commissioning).
• Partner with Maintenance to prioritize and balance planned and reactive work across teams.
• Provide technical leadership to drive long-term solutions that reduce downtime and improve efficiency.
• Lead and develop hourly, salaried, and contract personnel through scheduling, training, and performance management.
• Maintain accurate plant asset data to support maintenance; coordinate with vendors on parts, quotes, and orders.
• Support capital project development, troubleshooting, process changes (MOC), and documentation of procedures.
• Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Business units to advance process improvements, evaluate technologies, and align with strategic goals.
• Drive innovation by developing and evaluating new process or product ideas.
• Lead a high-performing team by setting clear goals, managing performance, resolving conflicts, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
• Analyze operational data and prepare performance reports for leadership.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering
• 5+ years in engineering management; maintenance leadership a plus
• Experience with CAPEX projects and industrial maintenance practices (PM, CMMS, RCM, TPM)
• Knowledge of engineering safety standards
• Preferred: process control systems, control I/O, and PLC programming
• Preferred: Bilingual (Spanish)

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot control logic and components
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain accurate, detailed reports and documentation
• Proven leadership skills with experience in team development

Familiarity with mechanical conveying and processing equipment, including:
• Screw, drag, and belt conveyors
• Bucket elevators, dust collectors, rotary valves
• Centrifugal pumps, compressors, blowers, fans
• Mills, centrifuges, rotary dryers, and tanks

Environmental and/or Physical Requirements:

• Frequent standing, bending, climbing (ladder/stairs), temperature changes, and plant field visits
• Occasional lifting (Avg 20 lbs-Max 70 lbs), squatting, operating mobile equipment (Cushman/Pick up truck), and office work

Team Size:

• Direct Reports: 4

About InnophosInnophos is a leading international producer of specialty ingredient solutions that deliver far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition and industrial markets. We leverage our expertise in the science and technology of blending and formulating phosphate, mineral and botanical based ingredients for our customers.Our people are the heart of our organization and the foundation of our success. We are driven by our core values of safety, diversity, integrity and collaboration.  Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations across the United States, in Canada, Mexico and China and sells into over 70 countries. Innophos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Innophos is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates in our recruiting process, as required by applicable federal, state and local laws.