Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

The Engineering Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the maintenance department to ensure the reliability, efficiency, and continuous operation of all production machinery and facility infrastructure. This role leads maintenance strategy, capital projects, and team development to maximize uptime, ensure safety, and minimize costs in a high-volume, fast-paced environment

Key Responsibilities

• Reliability & Uptime: Drive equipment reliability by implementing and enhancing preventative/predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs, utilizing a CMMS to reduce downtime. • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and schedule a team of maintenance technicians and supervisors, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Emergency Response: Provide fast, effective technical support to production lines for repairs, troubleshooting, and diagnosing PLC, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic malfunctions. • Capital Projects & Engineering: Plan and execute plant capital projects, including machinery installations, upgrades, and site improvements, managing contractors and vendor relationships. • Budget Management: Develop and manage the annual maintenance budget, including spare parts inventory, contractor costs, and maintenance contracts. • Compliance & Safety: Ensure compliance with all OSHA, environmental, and food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, ISO-14001, PSM). • Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with production and engineering to identify root causes of failures, reducing waste and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). • Experience: 5-10+ years of maintenance management experience in a fast-paced or heavy manufacturing environment. • Technical Knowledge: Strong knowledge of industrial electrical and mechanical systems, including PLCs, VFDs, and automated assembly equipment. • Leadership: Proven ability to lead, develop, and coach large, diverse teams of technical personnel. • Systems: Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and Microsoft Office Suite

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Success

• Reduction in unplanned downtime. • Improvement in Planned Maintenance Percentage (PM%). • Maintenance budget adherence. • Safety incident reduction (TRIR/LTIR)

Working Conditions • Fast-paced, demanding, 24/7 manufacturing environment. • Requirement to work on-site, with occasional off-hours availability needed for emergency support.