Engineering And Maintenance Manager

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a growing organization, and they are seeking a motivated Engineering & Maintenance Manager - Manufacturing Industry to join their team. You will lead plant engineering, maintenance, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives across a fast-paced production environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who enjoys improving plant performance, developing high-performing teams, and driving meaningful operational change.

This role is ideal for a manufacturing professional who brings the ability to lead both maintenance operations and engineering-driven improvement projects. The successful candidate will not only ensure equipment is running reliably but will also evaluate plant layouts, identify process inefficiencies, improve workflow, support capital projects, and help modernize the operation through Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Reporting into senior operations leadership, this individual will serve as a key technical and operational partner to production, quality, safety, and plant leadership. The position offers visibility, impact, and the opportunity to influence the long-term reliability, efficiency, and scalability of the manufacturing operation.

The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and demonstrated experience leading both maintenance and engineering functions in a manufacturing environment. This person should bring a balance of hands-on plant experience, strategic project leadership, and the ability to identify and implement improvements that create measurable operational impact. Someone who can evaluate how the plant operates, recommend improvements, lead engineering projects, optimize equipment performance, and help create a more efficient, scalable, and reliable manufacturing operation.

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance, engineering, and technical team members to support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations.
• Oversee plant engineering and maintenance activities, including equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and process improvement.
• Drive engineering projects that improve plant layouts, production flow, equipment utilization, labor efficiency, safety, and overall operational performance.
• Champion Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and maintenance functions.
• Partner closely with production and operations leaders to identify bottlenecks, reduce downtime, improve throughput, and support consistent, high-quality output.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts to resolve recurring equipment, maintenance, process, and reliability issues.
• Develop and improve preventative and predictive maintenance programs to maximize uptime and extend equipment life.
• Evaluate opportunities for automation, equipment upgrades, tooling improvements, process changes, and technology enhancements.
• Support capital planning, equipment installation, facility improvements, and expansion-related projects.
• Establish, maintain, and improve maintenance procedures, technical documentation, equipment standards, spare parts strategies, and work order practices.
• Manage engineering and maintenance priorities while balancing production needs, safety requirements, cost objectives, and long-term operational goals.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, quality, supply chain, safety, and leadership teams to ensure plant performance objectives are achieved.
• Build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, problem solving, and proactive maintenance.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Progressive manufacturing experience in engineering, maintenance, reliability, plant engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading maintenance and engineering teams in a production or plant environment.
• Strong background in Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, Kaizen, continuous improvement, or related operational excellence…