Maintenance & Engineering Manager
Maintenance & Engineering Manager
Greater Philadelphia, PA area
An innovative and rapidly growing manufacturer focused on developing industry-leading consumer products is currently looking for a Maintenance & Engineering Manager to lead maintenance, reliability, facilities, and capital project initiatives at a high-volume manufacturing facility.
This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an experienced engineering or maintenance professional who enjoys improving equipment reliability, leading capital projects, developing teams, and driving operational performance. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping maintenance strategies, supporting production goals, and creating a culture centered on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Lead all site maintenance and engineering activities for a multi-shift manufacturing operation.
- Manage and develop a team of maintenance leaders, technicians, and skilled trades professionals.
- Drive equipment reliability, uptime, and overall plant performance through preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Develop and execute capital projects, including equipment installations, facility upgrades, and process improvements.
- Partner with operations, quality, safety, and leadership teams to support production objectives and improve key performance metrics.
- Manage project scopes, timelines, budgets, and commissioning activities to ensure successful project execution.
- Oversee CMMS utilization, work order management, spare parts inventory, and maintenance planning activities.
- Support automation, controls, manufacturing systems, and equipment optimization initiatives.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts to reduce downtime and improve equipment effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with safety requirements, GMP standards, and company policies.
- Coach and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience will also be considered.
- 5+ years of leadership experience within manufacturing maintenance, engineering, reliability, or technical operations.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Prior experience leading maintenance teams within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong background in capital project management, equipment installation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience working with CMMS platforms and preventive maintenance systems.
- Working knowledge of PLCs, automation systems, controls, and manufacturing equipment.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across the organization.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and project management skills.
- Experience in food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environments is highly preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Reliability, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma experience.
- Understanding of HVAC, utilities, refrigeration, and facility systems.
- Experience supporting highly automated manufacturing operations.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- Lead both maintenance and engineering functions with significant influence over plant performance.
- Manage a team consisting of 5 direct reports and approximately 15 indirect reports.
- Opportunity to lead impactful capital projects and modernization initiatives.
If you are interested in this position and fit these qualification, please apply here.
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