Plant Technical Manager @ Cirkul

What is Cirkul?

Cirkul is a rapidly growing beverage technology company on a mission to make a healthier world by helping people enjoy drinking more water.

The team at Cirkul developed an innovative beverage delivery system that makes drinking more water delicious, fun, and personalized. The technology reduces the shipping weight of bottled beverages by 96% and uses 84% less plastic. Cirkul offers its customers 100+ unique flavors, all with no sugar, zero calories, no artificial colors, and a range of functional enhancements online, at Walmart, and other retailers across the United States. Hundreds of thousands of consumers are using Cirkul to transition from single-use plastics and sugar-filled beverages to healthier, better-for-you alternatives.

What is this role?

As the Plant Technical Manager for Cirkul, you will play a key role in Cirkul’s geographic expansion to a Western state. The Plant Technical Manager(PTM) will be responsible for building and leading the plant’s engineering and maintenance teams. The PTM will lead many systems in the plant including equipment systems, technical training, continuous improvement, preventative and reactive maintenance, and facilities/risk management. The PTM will partner with all other manufacturing teams, finance, central engineering, supply chain, and HR. This position will require travel from the Cirkul West Plant to the Tampa, FL facilities. What does an average day look like?

Driving Results: Manage and improve all engineering and maintenance KPIs including project management, continuous improvement, and platform management. Reduce equipment downtime through strong PM systems and a skilled maintenance team.

Taking Ownership: Develop, reapply, and educate the site on best practices for all engineering and maintenance systems.

Making Decisions: Apply Cirkul’s best practices while developing new best practices where needed.

Cultivating Relationships: Attract, Retain, Coach, Develop and Empower employees at all levels.

Instilling Trust: Develop and Implement a world class culture.

Customer Focus: Ensure that engineering and maintenance customers’ needs, internally and externally, are being met.

What background should you have?

5+ years of engineering/maintenance/technical experience in a high velocity manufacturing environment in roles of increasing responsibility
Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
High level of understanding in world class manufacturing excellence systems and processes
Demonstrated ability to manage maintenance, continuous improvement, and automation systems
Demonstrated ability of thriving in a highly demanding work environment while maintaining high standards
Demonstrated ability to make autonomous decisions with minimal guidance
Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
Willing to work hard, stay until the job is complete, and demonstrate resilience
Have a positive attitude, willing to work with multiple levels of employees, and thrive in a fast paced environment.

What do we offer?

Competitive salary based on experience and market
Generous benefits, 401k match, and PTO (even insurance for your fur babies!)
Employee discounts on Cirkul products
New corporate office space with great amenities
Opportunity to work with a best in class team, in a hyper growth company, taking over the hydration industry
A culture that rewards results

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