Maintenance & Engineering Lead

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Role Impact

This role provides hands-on leadership for both maintenance and process/production engineering at the Morganton site. As a hybrid leader, you are accountable for building and sustaining a disciplined maintenance & reliability program while also serving as the site’s primary engineering resource.

You will lead a small maintenance team (3 technicians) and directly influence plant performance through equipment reliability, process stability, and continuous improvement. This role is critical to ensuring the site operates safely, reliably, and efficiently, with minimal downtime and strong cost control.

Why This Role Matters

This is a high-impact, single-threaded leadership role where performance is directly visible in site results. Success will be measured by:

Improved equipment reliability and reduced downtime

Strong maintenance execution discipline

Stabilized and optimized process performance

A capable, accountable maintenance team

What You Will Do

Lead Safe & Compliant Operations

Drive a strong safety culture across maintenance and engineering activities

Ensure all work complies with site safety procedures, PSM requirements, and regulatory standards

Participate in incident investigations, PHAs, and MOC processes to ensure safe design and execution

Maintain high housekeeping and operational discipline standards

Build & Lead Maintenance & Reliability Program

Own and continuously improve the site’s preventive and predictive maintenance program

Ensure effective execution of the work management process (planning, scheduling, backlog discipline)

Partner with operations to prioritize work based on safety, reliability, and production impact

Analyze equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement permanent solutions

Improve uptime, reduce reactive work, and drive reliability-centered maintenance practices

Manage CMMS (SAP) data quality, asset history, and maintenance metrics

Supervise Maintenance Team

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 3 maintenance technicians

Set clear expectations for safety, quality, productivity, and accountability

Provide hands-on support for troubleshooting and complex repairs when needed

Build team capability through training, knowledge sharing, and standard work development

Ensure effective coverage for planned and unplanned maintenance needs

Own Process / Production Engineering (Department of 1)

Serve as the site’s primary process and production engineering resource

Troubleshoot process issues impacting safety, quality, or throughput

Identify and implement process improvements to increase yield, reduce variability, and optimize performance

Lead small capital projects, equipment upgrades, and process modifications

Manage MOC process and ensure proper technical documentation and design standards

Partner with corporate or external resources when deeper engineering support is required

Drive Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Use data and structured problem-solving to improve plant performance

Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve energy efficiency, and increase productivity

Track and report key KPIs (downtime, MTBF/MTTR, maintenance cost, schedule adherence)

Support site initiatives related to safety, quality, and performance improvement

Manage Maintenance & Project Execution

Coordinate maintenance activities to minimize downtime and disruption to operations

Evaluate equipment performance and prioritize improvements or replacement strategies

Manage small capital and reliability projects from scope through execution

Maintain control of maintenance-related spend and support budgeting efforts

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or engineering within an industrial/manufacturing environment

Demonstrated experience leading maintenance activities or small teams

Strong mechanical and/or process engineering knowledge

Experience in a PSM regulated facility and involvement in PHA’s

Experience with CMMS systems (SAP or equivalent)

Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving capability across equipment and processes

Ability to work across functions and influence operations, maintenance, and leadership

Strong ownership mindset with a hands-on, field-oriented leadership style

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline (or equivalent experience)

Experience building or improving maintenance/reliability programs

Background in chemical or process manufacturing

Experience with reliability tools (RCFA, FMEA, predictive technologies)

Project management experience for small capital projects

Experience with Control logics and PLCs.

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.