Director, Engineering
The role ensures effective, efficient, and sustainable execution of engineering operations to support the requirements of multiple plants. It includes strategic development and implementation of maintenance management systems for production equipment and all the various utility systems, refrigeration, compressed air, power, fuel, steam, water treatment and wastewater treatment. The Engineering Director sets goals, develops strategies, and action plans, to optimize all resources (manpower, machine, methods materials), standardizes systems to ensure stability and availability of production and utility equipment. The role includes continuously developing the roadmap of engineering, introducing innovations and operational improvements to deliver value to the business. He manages engineering teams of the big manufacturing sites and Utilities, building their capabilities and desired culture in executing according to standards and works collaboratively with the whole Engineering Services. The Director of Engineering also provides services to other facilities that may need his expertise.
Plant Maintenance Management
- Leads and manages the big manufacturing sites (C3, Zen3, CBF, and CK, but not limited to) in the effective and efficient performance of all production equipment through daily management systems and problem solving/loss elimination.
- Strategizes, plans and implements plant maintenance systems, including preventive maintenance systems, and engineering processes for the different plants. Monitors these systems for effectiveness.
- Provide resources, build technical capabilities, and budget accountability to support equipment availability and reliability.
- Assesses, analyzes and acts to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and manage cost implications of major changes affecting maintenance systems.
- Ensures seamless execution of maintenance through communication and collaboration to Manufacturing, Site Logistics, Quality Assurance and other support units.
- Develop standards/best practices and ensure the sites follow the standards.
- Accountable for the performance of production equipment of the big sites, with total asset value of more than P3 Billion.
- Develop, deploy and maintain Plant Masterplan to support the long-term business requirements.
- Ensures alignment and seamless collaboration with Manufacturing on Autonomous Maintenance journey.
Utilities Operations Management
- Leads and owns the big commissary sites in the effective, efficient operation of utility systems through daily management systems and problem solving/loss elimination.
- Provides directions to the plants for the optimum and uninterrupted supply of all utility requirements: electricity, steam, air, water, including the efficient operation of the wastewater and water treatment plants.
- Ensures utility operations are compliant to Philippine laws and regulatory requirements. Ensures operation of plant utilities conforms with the set standards for product requirements of food and personnel safety.
- Leads the continuous improvements in engineering utilities operation.
- Assesses and analyzes overall utilities operation performance through DMS, PDCA, and Breakdown Elimination.
- Leads utilities operational excellence and cost savings initiatives.
- Ensures that plant utilities operation supports the plant resources sustainability initiatives.
- Develop, deploy and maintain Plant Masterplan to support the long-term business requirements.
- Accountable for the performance of Utility systems of all the big sites, with total asset value of more than P3 Billion.
Project Management
- Leads project feasibility studies, conceptualization, scoping, planning, implementation and closing in the sites, insofar as utility and production equipment projects are concerned.
- Project Risk Management & Mitigation and proper communication to stakeholders.
- Ensures seamless multifunctional execution of projects. Build rapport and teamwork with relevant departments and functions in the company.
- Build project and start-up management capabilities within the team.
- Collaborates with Supply Chain Engineering Services on the projects for the plants and participates in its analysis, planning and execution.
- Ensure project success criteria are met.
Cost Control & Management
- Ensure that maintenance activities, utilities consumption and capital expenditures are within budget, and will provide the necessary return, as applicable.
- Ensure engineering resources and assets are efficiently and effectively utilized.
- Ensure operating expenditures are optimized.
- Monitors and controls procurement and services follow established company rules and governance guidelines.
- Reviews, controls, and prioritizes engineering capital expenses, and manages the operating expenses of the big sites. Reviews, and controls, spares inventories for both production and utility equipment.
- Deliver continuous improvement/reduction on R&M cost, inventory and MTTR using AM/PM/Work Process Improvement tools.
People Development
- Ensures engineering teams are highly engaged. Team and key individual performances are monitored, and proactive action is regularly taken. Build the desired culture of the team.
- Ensures succession and development of direct reports. Build leadership and organizational skills.
- Continuously assess and recommend improvements in engineering organizational structure to cope with developments in the site business needs.
Safety, Environment, Health and Product Quality Support
- Role model and build safety, environment and quality culture within his entire team.
- Lead continuous building and deployment of Safety, and Environmental Standards to avoid incidents and prevent recurrence.
- Initiates and recommends actions to address engineering concerns on safety, health, environment, and product quality.
- Ensures compliance with food safety guidelines and leads his function to identify initiatives to improve compliance with food safety within his unit.
Compliance
- Abides by Company Policies, Rules and Regulations on Discipline, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Food Safety, Quality Schemes, Safety and other related Company Policies being implemented.
Others
- Performs other job or expertise related assignments to develop self and the teams.
- Shares technical and managerial expertise as needed.
- Leads or facilitates planned and unplanned audits, health checks and assessments among sites on engineering and maintenance-related equipment performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in any Engineering Course.
- At least 5 years experience in any Manufacturing Industry at the same capacity.
- PRC Licensed Engineer preferably with professional license, TPM/AM/PM.
- With background in ammonia refrigeration, air conditioning and ventilating system, electrical power, water, steam, compressed air supply system, wastewater & water treatment, and other rotating equipment operation and maintenance. Knowledge of TPM/AM/PM/Work Process Improvement/Project & Start-up Management.
