Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company: Jackson Tumble Finish Corporation  

Location: Jackson, MI

Employment Type: On-Site, Full-Time, Mon – Fri

About Us

Jackson Tumble Finish (JTF) is a trusted Midwest leader in high-quality metal finishing with over 70 years of industry experience. Operating from our expansive facility in Jackson, Michigan, we provide an impressive array of metal finishing, coating, and cleaning processes. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, we pride ourselves on precision, consistency, and a high standard of customer service. We proudly serve a diverse range of sectors, including automotive, heavy truck, aerospace, military, and agriculture. 

Role Overview

The Engineering Manager is a critical leadership role responsible for maximizing asset reliability, optimizing mechanical uptime, and executing capital deployment strategies. This position bridges tactical plant floor maintenance and hands-on team leadership with long-term engineering strategy, ensuring production lines operate at peak efficiency while championing a culture of continuous improvement and safety.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Operations & Asset Reliability

• Team Leadership: Direct, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary mechanical, electrical, and facility team members.
• Predictive Strategy: Shift from reactive firefighting to a proactive culture by owning preventive (PM) and predictive (PdM) maintenance schedules to drive down unplanned downtime.
• Root Cause Analysis: Lead Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate chronic equipment failures.
• Inventory & Vendor Management: Optimize spare parts inventory levels to balance working capital with equipment risk while managing key vendor and contractor relationships.

Capital Projects & Engineering Strategy

• Lifecycle Management: Oversee engineering and capital improvement projects ($CAPEX) from initial conceptual design and budgeting through to installation, testing, and start-up.
• System Upgrades: Design and implement automated system upgrades, equipment retrofits, and facility expansions to boost throughput.
• Energy & Utility Optimization: Evaluate and improve plant utility efficiencies, including compressed air, HVAC, water, and power distribution systems.

Financial & Digital Governance

• CMMS Ownership: Serve as the super-user for the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to track work orders, labor efficiency, and asset history.
• Budget Accountability: Develop and manage the annual maintenance operational budget ($OPEX), ensuring tight cost controls on parts, labor, and external contractors.
• Data-Driven KPIs: Track, analyze, and report on critical operational metrics including OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair).

Qualifications & Key Skills

Education & Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline (Equivalent hands-on plant leadership experience will be considered).
• 5+ years of progressive engineering and maintenance experience within a heavy industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant environment.
• 2+ years in a direct supervisory or managerial capacity over technical teams.

Technical & Core Competencies

• Industrial Machinery: Deep technical knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs, robotics, and complex automated systems.
• Reliability Methodologies: Practical experience with Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced skills in CMMS platforms (e.g., Maximo, SAP, eMaint) and CAD software for reviewing engineering schematics.
• Regulatory Compliance: Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, National Electrical Code (NEC), and local environmental/safety compliance standards.
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Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Salary: Highly competitive base pay commensurate with your engineering leadership background and technical expertise.
• Annual Performance-Based Bonus: A structured bonus program tied directly to key performance metrics, operational efficiency milestones, and company success.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Premium health, dental, and vision insurance packages.
• Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) package and paid holidays.