Maintenance Engineering Area Lead - MEC

Continental•Clinton, MS

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Engineering Lead is responsible for ensuring the technical availability, reliability, and operational performance of production machinery while maintaining compliance with company standards and approved budget requirements. This role leads the execution of planned and unplanned maintenance programs to achieve annual reliability and maintenance objectives. Leveraging standard company systems and tools, the Maintenance Engineering Lead drives continuous improvement initiatives, minimizes equipment downtime, optimizes asset performance, and supports safe, efficient manufacturing operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least 5 years of maintenance experience in the manufacturing industry
Demonstrated success leading equipment improvement, refurbishment, modernization, installation, and capital project initiatives.
Experience collaborating with international teams, suppliers, and stakeholders across multiple locations.
Strong ability to work effectively within a multicultural environment and matrix organization.

Nice To Haves

Previous leadership experience managing and developing maintenance technicians and engineers

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and planned maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and production performance.
Manage inspections, lubrication programs, machine tolerance verification, major repairs, and maintenance documentation while driving continuous process improvements.
Lead, coach, and develop maintenance engineers and technicians across all shifts, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
Coordinate maintenance response to equipment failures, ensuring timely diagnostics, repairs, and restoration of operations in alignment with production priorities.
Conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to minimize recurring failures, reduce downtime, and improve asset reliability.
Execute the site's maintenance strategy, including TPM initiatives, SAP-PM optimization, and the implementation of condition-monitoring technologies.
Partner with Production, Quality, Purchasing, and other cross-functional teams to improve equipment performance, maintenance effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
Ensure compliance with all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the maintenance organization.
Develop, manage, and monitor maintenance budgets to ensure cost-effective resource utilization while achieving reliability and performance targets.
Optimize spare parts inventory and oversee procurement activities to ensure critical maintenance materials and components are available when needed.
Manage vendor relationships, service agreements, and outsourced maintenance contracts to ensure quality, cost, safety, and performance expectations are met.
Identify and implement equipment, process, and reliability improvements that enhance productivity, asset performance, and overall manufacturing effectiveness.
Utilize maintenance management systems, performance metrics, and standard company tools to improve maintenance execution and support data-driven decision-making.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement through reliability best practices, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.