Engineering / Maintenance Manager I
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · Nampa, ID
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $110k–$165k
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (industrial) in Nampa, ID. , you will establish maintenance practices, develop team capabilities, and create the systems needed to support a growing manufacturing operation.
- They ask for
- 8+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause
- Base pay
- $110k–$165k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$145k. This one lists $110k–$165k.
Median of the low and high ends of 201 live postings that list pay, out of 575 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Idaho plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 7 other live reliability postings in Idaho.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 2+)
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 38%
- DOE 38%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
- SolidWorks 25%
- EHS / safety 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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This plant: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Nampa
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Full description from Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
1. Leads on discipline/technology/process, keeping cost, schedule, and performance objectives in mind.
2. Assists portfolio planning and long-term strategy.
3. Performs management activities to attract, hire, supervise, and develop individual contributors to meet the goals of the group.
4. Participates at external meetings and presents at large internal meetings/forums.
5. Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
6. Understand. Create. Simplify.
7. Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
B.S. in Engineering field or equivalent combination of education/experience
8+ years of related engineering or management experience
Strong technical knowledge in one or more engineering disciplines/technologies
Demonstrated ability to design/produce/support successful products/processes
Ability to manage product line/process problems requiring creativity, ingenuity, and guidance from manager
Strong desire to develop employees and lead projects
Ability to define general approaches and specific solutions to technical problems
Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
Ability to learn new skills and assume new
responsibilities
Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)
Project management experience
Physical
Requirements
None
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
- ✓We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
- ✓We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- ✓We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
- ✓We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
- ✓Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.
Location – Nampa, ID
Located in the heart of Idaho's Treasure Valley, Nampa offers a high quality of life with access to outdoor recreation, a strong sense of community, and a growing economy. Residents enjoy nearby lakes, rivers, mountains, and year round outdoor activities while benefiting from the amenities of the greater Boise metropolitan area.
Travel
Must be willing and able to travel extensively during the first 6–12 months of employment while the facility is under development. Travel will primarily be to SEL manufacturing facilities in Pullman, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho for training, process familiarization, and relationship building. Travel is expected to occur in multiweek increments and may total approximately 8–12 weeks or more based on business needs and facility startup activities.
Pay Range Data - $ $109,900 - $164,800
Communication with Applicants
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This position is part of a unique opportunity to help launch SEL's newest manufacturing operations from the ground up. As an Engineering Manager within the Process Control & Reliability team, you will build, develop, and lead a team responsible for maintaining and improving the performance of manufacturing equipment in a new Greenfield facility.
Process Control & Reliability focuses on ensuring equipment operates safely, predictably, and reliably. This team partners closely with Manufacturing Operations and other SEL facilities to execute preventive maintenance strategies, respond to equipment issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long term corrective actions. The ultimate goal is simple; maximize equipment availability and drive unplanned downtime toward zero.
In this role, you will establish maintenance practices, develop team capabilities, and create the systems needed to support a growing manufacturing operation. You will lead a team of skilled technical professionals while building a culture centered on accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Working alongside teams across SEL, you will help define how reliability is measured, improved, and sustained for years to come.
This role offers the rare opportunity to build a team, influence the design of a new operation, and leave a lasting impact on the future of SEL Manufacturing.
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