Engineering Maintenance Manager - 2nd Shift

• ◆Lead, coach, and develop a team of senior manufacturing engineers and maintenance professionals on second shift, setting clear goals, assigning work, monitoring performance, and conducting performance evaluations.
• ◆Administer employment actions, build succession and development plans, and promote training and growth for your team.
• ◆Own shift-level maintenance strategy, including preventive and predictive maintenance programs, spare parts strategy, and equipment lifecycle planning for highly automated medical device manufacturing equipment.
• ◆Plan and organize work, ensure adequate staffing and resources, and keep priorities on schedule to protect production output and customer satisfaction.
• ◆Manage escalated and critical equipment issues, directing root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in a regulated environment.
• ◆Partner with Production, Quality, Operations, and day-shift engineering leadership to coordinate work, ensure smooth shift handoffs, and resolve cross-functional issues.
• ◆Drive process and reliability improvements using data, metrics, and CMMS tools, and track KPIs such as uptime, OEE, MTBF/MTTR, and PM compliance.
• ◆Lead and participate in project teams for new equipment, automation upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives, applying strong project management discipline.
• ◆Contribute to department budget, policies, and procedures, and manage outside vendors and contractors.
• ◆Lead maintenance of internal technology and systems resources within your group, including CMMS administration and system upgrades.
• ◆Prepare reports and analyses on work activities and results for peer groups and senior management.
• ◆Model and enforce safety, compliance, and quality standards.
• ◆Stay current on IDEXX products, engineering practices, and industry developments, and represent the team in outside industry groups and forums where appropriate.

to Succeed

• ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• ✓Demonstrated management experience: leading, coaching, and developing engineers, technicians, or supervisors, including performance management.
• ✓5+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing maintenance, or maintenance engineering, with progressive leadership responsibility. Backgrounds such as Electro Mechanical Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Industrial Technician that have progressed into leadership are welcome.
• ✓Strong technical credibility in troubleshooting AC and DC electrical systems and electro-mechanical equipment (conveyors, motors, sensors, pneumatics, and motion control) in an industrial manufacturing environment, with the ability to guide your team through complex diagnostics, disassembly, and rebuilds.
• ✓Working knowledge of PLCs, ideally Allen Bradley controllers.
• ✓Experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), including using data to drive maintenance decisions.
• ✓Ability to organize, prioritize, and direct work activities across a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• ✓Strong project management, reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• ✓Excellent communication (verbal and written), customer service, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence cross-functionally and report to senior management.
• ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• ✓Willingness to support overtime and occasional weekend work based on operational needs.