Engineering Manager

Jackson Tumble Finish Corporation•Jackson, MI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Direct, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary mechanical, electrical, and facility team members.
Own preventive (PM) and predictive (PdM) maintenance schedules to drive down unplanned downtime.
Lead Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate chronic equipment failures.
Optimize spare parts inventory levels to balance working capital with equipment risk while managing key vendor and contractor relationships.
Oversee engineering and capital improvement projects ($CAPEX) from initial conceptual design and budgeting through to installation, testing, and start-up.
Design and implement automated system upgrades, equipment retrofits, and facility expansions to boost throughput.
Evaluate and improve plant utility efficiencies, including compressed air, HVAC, water, and power distribution systems.
Serve as the super-user for the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to track work orders, labor efficiency, and asset history.
Develop and manage the annual maintenance operational budget ($OPEX), ensuring tight cost controls on parts, labor, and external contractors.
Track, analyze, and report on critical operational metrics including OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), and MTTR (Mean Time to Repair).