Engineering and Maintenance Superintendent

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:

The Engineering & Maintenance Superintendent provides leadership for the facility’s Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineering functions. The position is responsible for safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing operations through effective management of maintenance, engineering, equipment reliability, tooling, controls, automation, facilities, capital projects, and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a strong manufacturing-floor presence and the ability to make timely technical and business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, develop, mentor, and retain Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Controls, and other technical personnel.
• Establish goals, priorities, performance expectations, staffing, training, and succession plans.
• Maintain a strong floor presence and provide technical leadership during production issues and equipment failures.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs based on equipment criticality, risk, and performance.
• Oversee troubleshooting, repairs, installations, upgrades, commissioning, and equipment reliability.
• Monitor uptime, downtime, PM compliance, work orders, maintenance costs, and other KPIs.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures and recurring problems.
• Ensure effective use of the CMMS and accurate maintenance records, equipment history, and critical spare-parts inventories.
• Provide technical direction for mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, automation, and facility systems.

Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Lead manufacturing engineering activities supporting safety, quality, productivity, cost, and manufacturability.
• Improve manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, automation, controls, and production methods.
• Analyze production and process data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Support machining, die casting, inspection/fixturing, finishing, assembly, tooling, and automated processes.
• Lead or support Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and structured problem-solving activities.
• Coordinate engineering changes, technical documentation, equipment suppliers, integrators, contractors, and Corporate Engineering.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies and automation to improve plant capability and performance.

Capital Projects

• Lead capital and major engineering projects from concept through completion.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and ROI justification.
• Coordinate suppliers, contractors, Corporate Engineering, and internal departments.
• Ensure projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to specifications.
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, validation, and startup.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Champion a Safety-First culture and ensure equipment and processes are safe and compliant.
• Support OSHA, EPA, environmental, life-safety, and other regulatory requirements.
• Ensure corrective actions from incidents, audits, inspections, and identified deficiencies are completed.
• Partner with Quality and Operations to support ISO/IATF requirements, audits, AQP/PPAP, and continuous quality improvement.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, energy use, downtime, defects, and environmental impact.

Budget & Vendor Management

• Develop and manage Maintenance and Engineering operating and capital budgets.
• Control departmental spending and identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising safety, quality, or reliability.
• Evaluate repair-versus-replace decisions and equipment investments.
• Manage relationships with equipment manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, and technical service providers.
• Monitor and report maintenance, reliability, project, and department KPIs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises assigned Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineering personnel, including work planning, hiring, training, performance management, coaching, development, recognition, discipline, staffing, and succession planning.
• Ensures adequate technical coverage to support plant operations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent technical education and experience may be considered.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering, maintenance, engineering, or skilled-trade experience required.
• Significant heavy-duty or industrial manufacturing experience required.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and personnel-management experience required.
• Manufacturing experience with machining, die casting, tooling, assembly, finishing, inspection, automation, or related processes preferred.
• Experience with equipment reliability, capital projects, controls, automation, Lean/Six Sigma, and ISO/IATF preferred.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Strong leadership and team-development skills.
• Strong knowledge of industrial manufacturing, maintenance, reliability, and engineering practices.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, automation, and facility systems.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, manuals, and technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of GD&T/ANSI Y14.5.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, root-cause, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management, planning, organizational, and cost-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make timely decisions under pressure.
• Ability to balance safety,

 

Communication:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information effectively to management, engineers, technicians, production employees, vendors, contractors, and customers.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively across functional and organizational boundaries.

Working Relationships:

• Operations Manager
• Maintenance Technicians
• Internal Engineering Team
• Corporate Engineering Team
• Quality Assurance
• Production Personnel
• Purchasing
• Safety / Environmental
• Vendors
• Customers

Environmental & Physical Demands

• Occupational noise exposure is high during performance of many required duties. Adequate hearing protection is provided and required.
• Occupational exposure to fumes, dust, lubricants, chemicals, and other manufacturing-related conditions may occur. Required PPE, including safety glasses and steel-toed industrial footwear, must be worn as applicable.
• The position requires regular presence on the manufacturing floor and may require standing, walking, bending, reaching, climbing, and working around operating machinery and equipment.
• Some duties require reaching and lifting objects up to 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 60 lbs.
• The position may require work in confined, elevated, hot, cold, wet, or otherwise challenging industrial environments.
• Maintenance and engineering support may be required outside normal working hours, including nights and weekends, based on production requirements, critical equipment failures, projects, or other business needs.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.