Senior Plant Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a very large, multi-million dollar annual capital project portfolio, overseeing multiple concurrent projects and production line initiatives from scoping through commissioning and turnover.
• Lead on-site engineering support across all active production lines, ensuring technical readiness, reliability, and rapid resolution of complex cross-line issues.
• Drive continuous improvement programs focused on uptime, throughput, energy efficiency, and cost reduction across the full plant footprint.
• Maintain and govern engineering documentation, as builts, equipment lists, and technical standards in coordination with Corporate Engineering Services; ensure accuracy and reusability across all project phases.
• Partner with Corporate Engineering on capital prioritization, multi-project sequencing, annual budgeting, and cross-site standardization initiatives.
• Develop, submit, and manage requests for bid; evaluate contractor and vendor proposals across concurrent scopes of work.
• Provide engineering input into annual expense and capital budgeting processes; track spend, forecast variances, and escalate risks proactively across the portfolio.
• Support maintenance teams with root cause analysis, reliability improvements, and long-term corrective actions across multiple systems and lines.
• Coordinate with OEMs, contractors, and vendors for equipment upgrades, retrofits, repairs, and technical evaluations across active project scopes.
• Lead technical readiness for new equipment installations, line modifications, and process changes affecting multiple production lines simultaneously.
• Ensure all plant engineering activities comply with safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements.
• Support plant outage planning, utility coordination, and infrastructure reliability improvements across the full site.
• Build strong relationships with plant leadership while maintaining corporate reporting alignment and serving as the senior engineering authority on site.
• Key KPIs & Best-in-Class Targets
• Capital Project On Time Delivery.
• Capital Portfolio Budget Variance.
• Multi-Project Schedule Adherence.
• Commissioning Readiness On Time. DrinkPAK places exceptional value on machine uptime - early or on time readiness is the expectation, not the exception
• Engineering Documentation Accuracy.
• Corrective Action Closure Lead Time.
• Safety Performance: Zero engineering-related incidents
• Energy Efficiency Improvement.
• Root Cause Analysis Completion.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• At least 8 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, CPG, food/beverage, high-speed manufacturing, or industrial environments, with demonstrated progression in scope and capital res

Benefits

Additional Information

Power your Thirst for More at DrinkPAK, where we revolutionize beverage manufacturing, driven by automation and sustainability. Together, through grit and innovation, we break new ground in record time by acquiring the most advanced technology and attracting the brightest talent. Our explosive growth and journey through uncharted territories offers unique career opportunities enabling passionate individuals to reach their full potential. To support our teams, we offer enriching lifestyle accounts, comprehensive benefits, formal development programs, and an energizing environment. Drive your success at DrinkPAK, where we refresh, hydrate and nourish the world and our employees alike. POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Senior Plant Engineering Manager is responsible for leading all engineering, continuous improvement, and capital project execution activities at the DrinkPAK plant they support. This role serves as the senior on-site engineering lead-embedded at the plant but reporting directly to Corporate Engineering Services-with direct ownership of a very large, multi-million dollar annual capital portfolio spanning multiple projects, production lines, and infrastructure systems simultaneously. The leader drives reliability, throughput, and technical readiness while ensuring the plant maintains clean, accurate, and reusable engineering assets across all active and completed initiatives. This role is a Plant Embedded Senior Engineering & Multi-Project Execution Leader. BENEFITS: The health and well-being of our teams are important to us. We offer: PPO medical, dental, and vision insurance for our employees AND their dependents, 100% paid by the Company A cell phone stipend Annual discretionary bonus 401(k) match program, pet insurance, life insurance, and more. LOCATION: The position is based at DrinkPak's Texas Beverage Manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, TX. TYPE: Full Time; Salaried / Exempt

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