Equipment Engineering Manager

Join Our Team as an Equipment Engineering Manager – Drive Innovation, Reliability, and Performance!

Are you a hands-on engineering leader passionate about keeping equipment running at peak performance while exploring the latest technologies? We’re looking for an Equipment Engineering Manager to lead the strategy, reliability, and technology roadmap for our operations. You’ll oversee preventive maintenance programs, drive equipment efficiency, manage vendor partnerships, and spearhead new equipment builds and commissioning.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, implementing innovative solutions, and developing high-performing teams. If you’re ready to shape the future of our equipment strategy and ensure operational excellence, we want to hear from you!

Core Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Requires one of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering, business or related field of study and six (6) years of engineering experience, OR
  • Associate's degree and twelve (12) years of engineering experience
• Five (5) years of supervisory and/or demonstrated technical leadership experience
• Demonstrated mastery in analyzing production equipment, processes and materials, and solving issues
• Successfully managed and completed a large, complex engineering project
• Advanced knowledge of facilities, EPS, plastic (thermoforming and/or injection molding), print, and/or paper equipment and processes
• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• Advanced knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, documents, and models
• Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning, resource allocation, cost analysis and budgeting, people management, and leadership guidance
• Excellent verbal and written skills necessary in order to persuade and influence decision making of individuals, groups, or work teams, and to explain difficult situations
• Ability to communicate technical topics to non-technical audiences
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red SOLO cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for 65 years.  We’re a family-owned, family-focused company of 12,000 employees united by a shared set of values and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Mason, MI, with 30 locations in three countries, we’re proud of our ability to innovate, manufacture and lead the way with each new generation of quality products.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace.  Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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