Maintenance & Facilities Engineering Manager - IGT
Howmet Aerospace · Hampton, VA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 13 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Howmet Aerospace (aerospace & defense) in Hampton, VA. Lead by example that safety is a way of life.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM, Root cause, Casting
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $104k–$140k.
Median of the low and high ends of 254 live postings that list pay, out of 686 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Virginia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live reliability postings in Virginia.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 40%
- ✓ Casting 30%
- ✓ TPM 30%
- Tooling 30%
- ✓ Lean 20%
- Team leadership 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Howmet Aerospace
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
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Full description from Howmet AerospaceAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
The high-profile position will apply Lean Manufacturing and other continuous improvement initiatives to manage the physical infrastructure of the plant and its equipment. This includes the design, installation, operation, maintenance, modification, construction, safety, and protection of the physical facilities and equipment used to manufacture technologically sophisticated products.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities, not limited to
- ◆Assess and prioritize --understands business and operation; assesses emergent needs alongside planned interventions and adjusts based on priority; uses data to make right decisions and can justify them as needed; even handed in prioritization and communication; manages expectations and negotiates where appropriate
- ◆Horizon focus --wields influence to shift focus from restoration and problem solving to improvements and strategic investments, yet understands the immediacy of issues and acts quickly to remedy critical issues; maintains critical inventory to address common or anticipated needs
- ◆Standardization --creates timelines and a compelling case for planned interventions; scales across units and facilities where applicable; collaborates with other leaders who own aspects of processes to align and agree; creates contingency strategies and procedures
- ◆Critically objective --orchestrates among competing priorities; eliminates subjective criteria; handles pressure from multiple sources dispassionately; leads by example and confidence to meet challenges; evaluative, not reactive
- ◆Matrixed communication --Seeks and provides information from/to multiple sources across the enterprise; gains broad and deep understanding of business priorities and aligns interventions accordingly; obtains real-time feedback from floor-level associates and plans with staff level leaders to minimize disruption of necessary interventions; ensures advance notice and full reporting occur
- ◆Coordination --hires, manages and evaluates outside contractors; ensures quality of information and context to those who are adjunct but critical to the process; integrates external assistance at scale; assigns internal resources based on talent and capability; maintains culture of service and safety as paramount
- ◆Talent acceleration --understands the necessity of development even in the midst of technical expertise; identifies and creates opportunities to expose outside talent to existing processes and existing talent to outside processes
- ◆Continuous learning --support functions with increasing understanding of their workings; gains deepening business knowledge to inform decisions and priorities; owns the process of growing in order to partner more effectively; leverages experiences to benefit the learning of others
- ◆Advisor --gives suggestions based on observation and data; contributes to continuous improvement; leverages root cause discoveries to inform recommendations
- ◆Organization --creates and executes on collaborative timelines; holds internal and external contributors accountable to deadlines; anticipates disruptions, adjusts and communicates as they occur; manages time well
- ◆Coach/Mentor/Manager -- formally and informally develops others and contributes to talent factory strategy; provides direction, review, reassurance, encouragement, challenge, recognition on an individual basis; promotes growth and development in associates; inspires risk; continually assesses and reassesses talent and fit to role based on individual and collective performance.
Job
Responsibilities
- ◆Lead by example that safety is a way of life.
- ◆Lead/Manage the Maintenance and Facilities Engineering departments.
- ◆Drive asset utilization. Shorten cycles, minimize downtime, and keep equipment running. Utilizes 8 pillars of TPM.
- ◆Minimize unplanned equipment downtime and maximize equipment reliability by employing TPM and other Lean initiatives.
- ◆Ensure Facilities Engineering metrics are well-known, and track progress toward achieving department objectives.
- ◆Establish project goals and lead the group effort toward successfully completing those projects.
- ◆Manage the maintenance and repair budget.
- ◆Contribute to cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives for safety, on-time delivery, production efficiency, and scrap reduction.
- ◆Develop the capabilities of those in the department through teaching, coaching, establishing high standards, and ensuring accountability.
- ◆Exhibit and promote an attitude on the plant floor that leads to an engaged and energized workforce.
- ◆Advise, assist and review all matters involving capital and major expenses. Review and edit all requests for assets (RFA) and author those pertaining to the facility.
- ◆ASAT management – audits and improvements.
- ◆Represent Howmet at community planning boards.
- ◆Daily help manage parts and expedite parts as necessary.
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Maintenance & Facilities Engineering Manager
This opening is with Howmet Aerospace – a world leader in investment casting of superalloys, aluminum, and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine markets. For more information about Howmet Aerospace, visit us online at www.howmet.com .
Howmet has challenging opportunities for individuals who are excited to engage with us in growing our business. Join us where you will be part of a dedicated team to manufacture high tech products, safely, accurately, and efficiently, you will perform a variety of hands-on operations in accordance with standardized processes within customer specifications.
Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com . Follow @howmet: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn and YouTube .
Salary
- •Anticipated Pay Range: $100K-130K per year. *Pay rates within this range are determined based on various factors including experience, education, certifications, etc.
