Engineering and Maintenance Manager

About the role

This position leads the maintenance, engineering, reliability, utilities and capital‑project functions for a large 24/7 manufacturing operation in Augusta County, VA. The role is hands‑on, requiring regular presence on the plant floor to support production, improve equipment reliability and drive long‑term improvement projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and engineering supervisors, engineers, technicians, planners and external contractors.
• Develop and enhance preventive, predictive and condition‑based maintenance programs.
• Reduce downtime by eliminating recurring mechanical, electrical and process issues.
• Improve maintenance planning, scheduling, work‑order execution and CMMS utilization.
• Oversee plant utilities, facilities, production equipment and overall infrastructure.
• Manage capital projects, equipment upgrades, installations, commissioning and startups.
• Control maintenance, engineering and capital budgets.
• Track reliability, equipment availability, maintenance costs and other performance metrics.
• Partner with operations, EHS, quality, finance and plant leadership.
• Develop technical staff through coaching, training and clear expectations.
• Manage vendors, contractors, engineering firms and equipment suppliers.
• Provide leadership during shutdowns, major breakdowns and urgent plant issues.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Extensive experience in maintenance, engineering, reliability or technical leadership within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to support continuous‑process, 24/7 operations.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, CMMS systems and root‑cause analysis.
• Experience managing plant utilities, facilities, production equipment and capital projects.
• Familiarity with industrial controls, automation, PLCs, motors, drives, pumps, compressors and rotating equipment.
• Demonstrated leadership of engineers, supervisors, technicians and contractors.
• Excellent budgeting, project‑management, communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Willingness to work on the plant floor and address critical issues outside normal business hours.

Required skills

• CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Root‑cause analysis
• Industrial controls and automation
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Motors, drives, pumps and compressors
• Rotating equipment expertise