We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join our leadership team in Paris, IL. This individual will be responsible for leading our maintenance and engineering functions, driving cost-savings initiatives, improving equipment reliability, and supporting continuous improvement efforts across the plant.

Your Impact

• Drive and track annual cost-savings projects across manufacturing operations.
• Schedule and oversee all preventative maintenance projects.
• Define and monitor machining uptime targets, ensuring performance goals are met.
• Negotiate with suppliers for parts and service agreements.
• Create, manage, and track Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs).
• Track and communicate accruals for equipment repairs to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Coordinate with equipment manufacturers for urgent breakdown support.
• Provide direct support to plant operations for equipment troubleshooting and repairs.
• Lead and manage the maintenance department and manufacturing engineering team.
• Support and implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborate with product development teams on New Product Implementation (NPI) to ensure smooth integration into manufacturing processes.

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a managerial role within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience in reliability engineering, Lean manufacturing, team management, and industrial technologies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Actively seek opportunities to grow and improve with a strong curiosity when presented with new challenges or opportunities.
• Maintain high standards and consistently deliver results.
• Bring a confident, accountable, and forward-thinking mindset to lead initiatives that create meaningful impact and contribute to organizational success.

Your Benefits

Benefits will include the ability to elect health care and wellness plans, dental and vision plans, flexible and virtual work options (where available), 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, health savings and flexible spending accounts, reimbursement for continuing education, life insurance, and other supplemental insurance plans.

Your Workplace and Travel

Role is based out of Paris, IL with very limited travel.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!

Grain & Protein Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.Grain & Protein Technologies is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of reliable, durable, and innovative equipment solutions for grain, seed, poultry, egg, and swine production. Generating $1.1 billion in annual revenue, the Company serves farmers and agribusiness managers in over 100 countries and currently operates 19 manufacturing facilities across 5 continents, employing more than 3600 people.

The Company goes to market with its strong portfolio of industry leading brands - GSI, Cumberland, AP, Tecno, Cimbria, Aerotech, Reventa, and Euroemme. With its Company Purpose of "Feeding the World Better", Grain & Protein Technologies emphasizes advancing smart technologies and offering innovative technical solutions to make farmers and agribusiness managers more productive and profitable in a sustainable way.