Engineering and Maintenance Manager - Join and Grow The Team

The Engineering & Maintenance Manager oversees all engineering and maintenance functions, ensuring high equipment reliability, efficient production, and ongoing process improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. This role focuses on developing and implementing effective maintenance strategies, enhancing asset performance, supporting capital initiatives, and maintaining safe, efficient operations with minimal downtime.

Client Details

Our client produces custom, food-safe paper packaging for the foodservice sector, including bags, wraps, and carryout solutions for restaurants, convenience stores, distributors, and retail food outlets. They focus on sustainable packaging practices and operate high-volume manufacturing facilities.

Description

• Lead and develop a team of engineers and technicians focused on safe, efficient operation, maintenance, and upgrades of equipment.
• Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and engineering functions.
• Implement and manage predictive and preventative maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and improve line performance.
• Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives to eliminate recurring equipment and process issues.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Bills of Materials, and production standards to support consistent, high-quality manufacturing.
• Collaborate with Production and Operations to support process improvements, ensuring smooth, efficient, and on-spec production.
• Lead innovation and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging emerging technologies, Lean/Six Sigma methods, and automation to enhance operations.
• Key contributor when evaluating expansions and new technology introductions to the company.

Profile

• Bachelor's Degree (highly preferred)
• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in engineering and maintenance.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, and Six Sigma expertise.
• Experience with continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience in equipment installation, reliability engineering, and automation.
• Experience in root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Experience managing budgets, capital projects, and technical teams.
• No sponsorship provided.

Job Offer

• Salary up to $150,000 (DOE)
• 15% Bonus
• 18 days of PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 6% 401k match
• 11 paid holidays

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