Maintenance Engineer Manager

Are you experienced with performing and leading Maintenance, taking a hands-on approach in a manufacturing environment? Have you worked, or do you work, in the aluminum, metals, heavy manufacturing or related sectors? Do you have strong experience leading and/or ensuring equipment and facility compliance with EPA protocols and OSHA standards? Are you current on the techniques, processes, tools and methods needed to support mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems?

Would your direct reports share amazing stories of your leadership, how much they admire you and what you have helped the team accomplish together? Are you skilled at building trusting professional relationships that get things done? Do you possess at least a bachelors’ in Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering or related degree? Then this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

The Maintenance Engineer Manager leads a maintenance team responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving plant equipment and facilities. The Maintenance Engineer Manager is a hands-on leader, working with their team to ensure safe, efficient, and continuous operations for the plant. The Maintenance Engineer Manager is an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team and reports to the Assistant Plant Manager.

• Conduct and lead teams in the preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities for all equipment and the plant facilities.
• Lead and engage in the diagnosis of equipment failures, performing or leading teams in the performance of timely repairs to minimize downtime.
• Maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems side-by-side with the Maintenance Team.
• Develop and follow preventative maintenance schedules and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards plant-wide.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, and upgrades.
• Coordinate maintenance needs and activities with production teams.
• Maintain and manage relationships with external contractors and maintenance vendors.
• Identify opportunities for equipment improvement and cost reductions.
• Manage spare parts inventory.
• Available as needed for on-call duties and emergency breakdown support.
• Any other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical degree from a regionally accredited college or university required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of practical work experience in a role responsible for maintaining equipment and facilities within industrial and/or manufacturing environments required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of practical work experience leading teams and managing the schedule, work, and performance of others required.
• Prior experience ensuring and implementing EPA and OSHA compliance and safety protocols across equipment and facilities required.
• Excellent technical knowledge – fluent with reading, understanding, interpreting, and following electrical schematics and mechanical diagrams required.
• Tech-savvy – prior experience with one or more Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), or related software required.
• Business acumen – ability to understand the financial impact of actions and decisions on budget, read and interpret financial data to drive good business decisions, and managing team performance in order to achieve strong financial outcomes required.
• Excellent teamwork – proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to successfully complete maintenance…