When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China. 

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customer’s create better products. 

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.”  ~Jon Fain

 Join the team behind our custom compounds. 

General Function

A Plant Engineering and Maintenance Leader for planning, directing, and coordinating activities concerned with the design, installation, modification and maintenance of equipment and machinery at the facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day guidance, support, and skills development for the maintenance staff.

• Maintains equipment and systems to ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.
• Troubleshoots when equipment is not performing to specifications.
• Manages the operation and maintenance of plant utilities.
• Oversees the maintenance and upkeep of all site building and grounds.
• Use a CMMS, such as Limble, to manage and track maintenance work.
• Establishes specifications for contract work and oversees implementation.
• Prioritizes and schedules work with manufacturing, warehouse, and lab departments.
• Establishes preventive maintenance tasks and schedules. Minimizes downtime through effective scheduling of PM and repair work.
• Prepares annual department budget and monitors performance.
• Determines staffing levels and makes decisions on outsourcing activities to support the site.
• Reviews and approves purchase requisitions.
• Reports status of engineering projects and maintenance status.
• Capital Project Management- designs, develops, implements and manages capital projects.
• Project Management- designs and drafts elements relating to projects for implementation.
• Ensures Company safety procedures are followed.
• Coach and drive 6S principles and improvements across the department and plant
• Drive Safety, Quality, and Continuous Improvement and lead projects
• Ensure all processes and standard operating procedures (SOP’s) meet conformance with the Quality system as well as all processes are followed and submit requests for changes when needed
• Coach, mentor & develop the team.
• Administer established policies for performance management, staffing, training, employee relations, and compensation management.
• Apply Leader Standard Work principles to maintain process discipline, drive continuous improvement, and support team accountability
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering)
• Position requires between 5-10 years of Plant Engineering experience
• 3-5 years of personnel management experience in an industrial environment
• Good leadership skills with the ability to be a change agent
• Good communicator across various levels of the organization
• Lean Manufacturing Implementation
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and communication skills
• Ability to think strategically to prevent re-occurring problems
• Critical thinking and attention to detail
• Strong analytic ability is needed to gather and interpret data where results/answers can be found after analysis of several facts
• Ability to manage multiple projects within a site that has manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory and administrative office areas
• Ability to use computer and various systems required to perform role
• Proficiency in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies; certification preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.    
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards    
• Must be able to climb ladders and stairs multiple times throughout the shift.   
• Must possess good manual and mechanical dexterity to perform job duties.     
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds.   
• Must be able to wear required safety equipment.   

This description is a summary of principal responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties that may be assigned.

Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.