Regional Maintenance Engineer

Bodycote North America•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$130,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Maintenance Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for improving equipment reliability and reducing downtime across ADE West plants. This role partners closely with plant leadership and maintenance teams to troubleshoot complex issues, implement reliability strategies, and standardize maintenance practices. You will lead root cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and support capital projects while ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations. This position plays a critical role in improving plant reliability, reducing downtime, and enabling operational excellence across the region. Your work directly impacts safety, productivity, and profitability.

Requirements

This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements, therefore candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
5+ years of experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
Strong hands-on troubleshooting experience with: Motors, pumps, and cooling systems, Industrial controls and electrical systems, Furnaces and combustion systems
Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance data analysis
Proven experience with RCA and reliability improvement methods
Ability to travel up to 60%
Strong organizational and prioritization skills
Ability to respond to equipment emergencies
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Must be able to work in a sitting position for extended periods of time (at desk, while driving, and/or on airplane travel) in an office/industrial environment.
Manual dexterity to perform data entry functions.
Ability to bend, pull, stoop and reach to perform functions.
Ability to lift 25-30 lbs.
Must have the cognitive and mental capacity to perform essential job functions.
Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Visual acuity to read documents, computer screens, files, etc.
Ability to hear in person and via phone.

Nice To Haves

Experience in heat treatment or metals processing (vacuum, batch IQ, air furnaces)
Lean certification (or willingness to obtain)
CAD experience

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting support for complex equipment failures
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
Analyze CMMS data to identify trends, high-frequency failures, and improvement opportunities
Develop and deploy maintenance standards, including: Equipment narratives, Troubleshooting guides, Preventive maintenance (PM) strategies, Standard work procedures
Drive PM compliance and optimize maintenance programs using reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles
Train maintenance teams, operators, and plant leadership on equipment, systems, and best practices
Ensure effective use and accuracy of CMMS systems across the region
Identify critical spare parts and establish optimized inventory levels
Partner with plant leadership to ensure availability of key components
Execute maintenance-related CAPEX projects in a matrixed organization
Manage project scope, schedule, and budget for: Equipment installations, Upgrades and refurbishments, Facility improvements
Oversee contractors and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and timeline requirements
Support equipment installation, commissioning, and startup
Improve key maintenance KPIs (Downtime, PM Compliance, MTBF, MTTR)
Drive continuous improvement using data analysis, Pareto, and Lean methodologies
Support facility layout optimization for material flow and safety compliance
Partner with plant leadership, vendors, and OEMs to improve equipment performance
Provide clear reporting and updates to regional and executive leadership
Ensure compliance with EHS standards and regulatory requirements
Promote a strong safety culture across all activities
Provide both written and oral communication on an ongoing basis to both the Regional Operations Management and Executive Engineering.
Performs other tasks as assigned or dictated by position.
Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co-workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism.
May have access to proprietary and third party information necessary to the business and as such will perform duties in an ethical and professional manner.