Maintenance and Engineering Manager

EJ is seeking a Maintenance & Engineering Manager at our Franklin Foundry.

Location:

Franklin, Kentucky

• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
• 401K (with match)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• HSA with Employer Match
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bonus Program

The Maintenance & Engineering Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for facility engineering projects and foundry maintenance operations, including electrical, mechanical, preventative, custodial, and vehicle maintenance. This role directs engineering planning and execution, ensures asset reliability, drives continuous improvement, and leads a multidisciplinary maintenance organization to support safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Champion a strong safety culture, ensuring employees understand expectations and engage in safe work practices.
• Promote company mission, vision, and core values while modeling continuous improvement.
• Develop short and long range plans to advance facility engineering and “World Class Maintenance” standards.
• Lead, coach, and evaluate supervisors and team members to build organizational capability.

• Direct engineering project planning, design, budgeting, scheduling, and execution.
• Conduct technical studies, calculations, and research to develop engineering solutions.
• Prepare project drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and justification documents.
• Oversee internal engineering work and provide technical support to project engineers, designers, and maintenance teams.
• Coordinate contractors, internal teams, and production to ensure safe, on‑time, and compliant project completion.

• Establish departmental goals, KPIs, and maintenance procedures to optimize equipment reliability.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs across foundry operations.
• Oversee procurement of equipment, materials, and service contracts, ensuring cost‑effective and timely execution.
• Assist in developing and managing the annual maintenance budget.

• Support execution of the Corporate Environmental Policy, ensuring continuous improvement and environmental stewardship.
• Maintain environmental records and assist with inspections.
• Oversee proper handling and disposal of foundry residual materials such as waste oil, coolants, and solid waste.

• Maintain accurate project documentation, drawings, files, and status reports.
• Facilitate clear communication across departments to prevent conflicts and ensure alignment throughout project life cycles.

• Manage and oversee employees in accordance with company policies and applicable laws, including hiring, training, performance management, rewarding, and corrective action.
• Resolve employee concerns and foster a positive, high‑performance work environment.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; 10+ years of relevant engineering and/or maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Solid Works, ISO 9001 systems, and CMMS platforms preferred.

• Ability to interpret technical documents, regulations, and industry standards.
• Advanced analytical skills, including data interpretation and problem solving.
• Proficiency with design software, project management tools, and manufacturing systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with…