At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage plant maintenance, ensure safety compliance, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Company: Join O-I, the world leader in sustainable glass packaging.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous benefits, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Exciting growth opportunities in a vibrant Brampton facility.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team making a real impact in the glass industry.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s in Engineering and 5+ years in maintenance management.
About O-I
Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Why do you want to apply?
Our Brampton plant is located in the greater Toronto area, about 40 minutes from downtown. It’s an exciting time at this facility and the future is bright at Brampton!
Job Description
The Plant Engineer is accountable for managing the maintenance of the plant’s production equipment, furnace, electrical systems, building, and grounds. The Plant Engineer also ensures the plant is in compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
The Plant Engineer will:
- Conduct periodic inspection and provide guidance concerning all plant systems, furnaces, equipment, facilities, and grounds.
- Ensure preventive maintenance is followed on production equipment by scheduling repairs and upgrades while simultaneously working to maximize plant uptime.
- Supervise training of personnel to ensure all crafts (electrical, hydraulic and mechanical) have the required level of expertise.
- Support job change initiatives to improve performance.
- Remain consistent with lean principles, and ensure the development of a continuous improvement culture within the plant by involving relevant salary and hourly workforce in the ongoing identification, development, and implementation of improvements to the manufacturing process.
- Champion energy savings initiatives.
- Oversee plant apprenticeship program.
The Plant Engineer should have:
- Experience communicating and directing the application of safety and environmental regulations.
- Experience investigating all accidents and safety incidents within the plant, ensuring proper root cause analysis to provide remedial action to prevent reoccurrence and implement corrective actions.
- The ability to prepare estimates and specifications of plant projects, determining crew size, trades involved, and materials required to complete projects.
- Experience coordinating and directing outside contracting work associated with plant system, furnace, and facility.
- The ability to effectively manage department budgets.
- Be recognized as a transformational change leader with a track record of driving cultural change, enhancing team performance, and delivering measurable improvements in maintenance reliability and operational effectiveness.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in a maintenance management or engineering management position in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working in a CMMS (previous Limble experience highly desired)
- Experience creating a maintenance plan for a large manufacturing facility
- Experience managing projects on a large scale
- Leadership abilities managing a team, including coaching, training, delegating responsibilities
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with other departments
Additional Information
What we offer at O-I:
Salary Range: The expected salary range for this position is between $120,000 - $160,000 and includes a possible 18% quarterly incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. This position is for an existing vacancy.
O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:
- Vacation time and paid holidays
- Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
- Pre-tax accounts
- Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan with employer contributions
- Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness
- Employee Assistance Program
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category. Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing hr.recruiters@o-i.com.
Plant Engineer employer: SmartRecruiters, Inc.
O-I is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at our Brampton plant, where innovation meets sustainability in glass packaging. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we provide extensive training opportunities, a generous benefits package, and a culture that champions continuous improvement and teamwork. Join us to be part of a leading company that values your contributions and supports your career development in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area.
