Plant Engineer

Schedule: Monday through Friday, Day Shift

The Opportunity

Founded in 1890, The D.S. Brown Company, a Gibraltar Industries Company, is a world-wide leader and supplier of engineered products to the bridge and highway industry. Headquartered in North Baltimore, Ohio, the Company actively sells to bridge and pavement contractors, specialty subcontractors, and construction product distributors. The D.S. Brown Company prides itself on its quality workforce and its reputable products. Check us out at and become part of our awesome team

The Plant Engineer is responsible for the building structure/facility, and the design, maintenance, and operation of systems and equipment within the facility, ensuring efficiency, safety, and compliance with company standards. This role supervises the Maintenance department and develops a skilled team focused on reducing downtime, maintaining production equipment, improving productivity, and sustaining safe, compliant operations through preventive maintenance programs and procedures. The Plant Engineer partners with Operations, Engineering, Purchasing, and Safety to support process improvements, equipment upgrades, ISO 90001 standards, and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant. This is an on-site position located in North Baltimore, OH.

Who We're Looking For

All your life, you've been a thinker – a practical innovator with rolled-up sleeves, a strong sense of purpose and healthy dose of optimist in you. A maker who gets things done. If you dream of using technology to make a difference in the world, we want you with us.

At Gibraltar, we're solving big problems and pushing the boundaries of what's possible, changing lives with smarter products and services in agtech, renewable energy and residential products that will shape a better future for people and the planet. So, we're looking for more than great talent, we're looking for good people with a unique point of view – creators ready to tackle our most important challenges.

If you thrive in a collaborative and inclusive culture, working side by side with talented teammates or hand in hand with customers and communities to solve real-world technology problems, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

The ideal candidate will have the ability to carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Primary Accountabilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Leads the plant's maintenance team and collaborates closely with Engineering to coordinate and execute tasks on facilities and equipment in a safe and effective manner
• Effectively develops and leverages an outsourcing network and negotiates contracts, as required, to meet organizational needs
• Establishes, leads and maintains preventive maintenance programs inspecting buildings and equipment
• Coordinates and project-manages capital projects, maintenance, updates, and renovations within a specified budget and timeframe efficiently, leveraging cross-functional teams (purchasing, engineering, safety, etc.)
• Partners with cross-functional teams (safety, HR) to identify and provide learning and development programs to ensure compliance with OSHA and safety regulations, proper operations, preventive maintenance, and repair programs and procedures
• Identifies projects that improve productivity, efficiency, process improvement, increased uptime (reduce downtime), while not compromising safety or quality
• Enforces safety practices and other employment policies for employees and outside contractors
• Assists with recruiting, hiring, training staff, evaluates employee performance, and recommends or initiates promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action
• Leverages CMMS ("Maintenance Connection") to prepare work schedules and assign work to subordinates, manage maintenance inventory and requisition tools, equipment, and supplies
• Works closely with production to ensure clear communication on equipment status and schedule services and/or repairs as needed
• Maintains inventory of spare parts
• Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications, and standards
• Directs employees and/or contractors engaged in maintaining and repairing building utility systems, such as electrical wiring and controls, heating and ventilating systems, boilers, air compressors etc.
• Actively involved in the design, installation, and commissioning of new equipment and systems, and servicing and repairing current equipment and systems, ensuring they meet operational requirements and safety standards
• Practices and sustains ISO 9001 procedures and policies
• Ideates and initiates continuous improvements by using Lean/Continuous Improvement Principles
• Prepares and presents reports on plant performance, maintenance activities, and project progress, providing insights and make recommendations for future improvements

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Employee(s)/Group /Department Supervised: Maintenance

What We Need

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary accountability satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Additionally, the physical demands and the work environment typically encountered are listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Education / Experience (an equivalent combination of education and experience required to successfully complete the primary accountabilities is indicated below)

Degree: Bachelor's Degree Major: Engineering

Years of Experience: 5+ Years Area: Admin and manufacturing facilities management

Years of Experience: 5+ Years Area: Leading and developing a team of skilled trades people

Competencies / Technical Skills

Core Competencies:

• Fostering Teamwork
• Managing Performance
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Customer Orientation
• Result Orientation
• Personal Credibility

Organizational Competencies:

• Initiative
• Developing Others
• Influencing Others

Position Competencies:

• Excellent written/verbal communication and customer service skills
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance, rubber manufacturing, extrusion, and metal machining
• Manufacturing preventive maintenance experience
• Project management, timelines, critical path to completion

Technical Skills:

• Electric Controls Expertise (Drive, PLC- Ladder Logic, etc),
• Strong Hydraulic knowledge (pump, controls, system, valving, etc),
• Administrative: CMMS (Maintenance connect, MS Office)

Licenses/Certifications

Lean and/or Continuous Improvement certification(s) preferred, such as:

• Lean Six Sigma "Belt" achievement
• Certified Lean Practitioner or Certified Lean Expert
• Certified Continuous Improvement Professional (CCIP)

Physical Requirements (Approximate time spent to be included in physical demands such as walking, or bending, specific lifting requirements (lbs) and/or other requirements such as vision or hearing.)

Most of the time spent sitting, standing, and walking. May be situations which require up to 25 pounds of lifting. Must be able to bend periodically. Must be able to see and hear.

Work Conditions

Environment: Production Area Travel: < 10%
Special Work Conditions: Production environment may be loud and dirty

What We Offer

Health & Welfare

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees and dependents
• Health care & dependent flexible spending plans
• Free Life and AD&D coverage with supplemental coverage options
• Employee assistance programs focused on mental health

Financial Wellbeing

• Competitive compensation
• Bonus opportunities
• Generous 401(k) plan

Flexibility & Time Off

• Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, disability, holidays.
• On-site & hybrid work opportunities available

Community & Personal Development

• Donation matching and time off to volunteer
• Educational reimbursement

About Us

Gibraltar is a leading manufacturer and supplier of products and services for North American agtech, renewable energy, residential, and infrastructure markets. By building solutions that make life better for people and the planet, Gibraltar advances the art and science of engineering, science, and technology to shape the future of comfortable living, sustainable power, and productive growing.

Guided by an inclusive, values-driven culture that celebrates and rewards different perspectives, we work together to create lasting positive impact on everyone our business touches. To learn more about what makes us #GibraltarProud, visit our website:

Gibraltar is an Equal Opportunity Employer; and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. In addition, Gibraltar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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