<p>Join our dynamic team at The Hain Celestial Group as a Maintenance Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring our physical plant, machinery, and equipment are designed, constructed, and maintained to the highest standards. You will be instrumental in supporting the manufacturing requirements of our beloved Garden Veggie Straws and Terra brands, while adhering to all regulatory requirements. Your work will help us achieve our business goals and strategies in a high-speed manufacturing environment, where safety, food safety, quality, cost, and GMP standards are paramount.</p> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with the Technical Manager to support capital project execution for all plant value streams. </li><li>Drive process optimization projects to enhance throughput, safety, and raw ingredient conversion. </li><li>Respond promptly to machinery breakdowns, deploying and assisting the maintenance crew to minimize downtime. </li><li>Coordinate efforts for outside technical assistance when needed. </li><li>Develop scopes of work and send Request for Quotations to vendors to execute the current year's capital plan. </li><li>Create SOPs and train the team on new equipment such as wastewater, boiler operations, and air systems. </li><li>Work with the operations management team to develop budgets for capital expenditures and maintenance of existing equipment and facilities. Draft and submit Capital Expenditure Requests. </li><li>Troubleshoot and recommend solutions for systemic equipment reliability issues. </li><li>Assist the Planner/Scheduler in building effective MRO processes and recommending spares for parts room inventory control. </li><li>Lead waste improvement projects. </li><li>Interface with staff managers, outside contractors, and engineers regarding operations equipment, facility upkeep, renovations, or construction. </li><li>Collaborate with federal and state plant inspectors, boiler inspectors, and local code enforcement officers. </li><li>Adhere to all Food Safety guidelines, including GMPs, Allergen Program, Quality, HACCP, Sanitation, and Safety. </li><li>Perform other duties as assigned. </li></ul>