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Manager of Engineering & Maintenance

Chesapeake Virginia area

Are you a results-driven leader with a passion for operational excellence and developing high-performing teams? We’re seeking a Manager of Engineering & Maintenance to lead our client's technical operations and drive continuous improvement across a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

As a member of the site management team , you’ll oversee a department of Maintenance Technicians, a Maintenance Supervisor, and a team of Engineers , ensuring reliability, safety, and efficiency across our operations. This is a 24/7 operation with Maintenance & Engineering coverage from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday , plus rotating on-call coverage for nights and weekends.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team of maintenance and engineering professionals fostering collaboration.
• Be a change leader to ensure equipment reliability and uptime through proactive maintenance strategies, predictive analytics, and continuous improvement practices.
• Manage all maintenance and engineering functions, developing KPIs, and execute work orders, preventive maintenance, inventory control, and reliability projects.
• Oversee capital projects from concept through commissioning—managing timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communication.
• Maintain all safety and environmental compliance standards, including LOTO procedures, reporting, and audits.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (required).
• Approx 5–10+ years of experience in engineering, maintenance, or technical leadership in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong people leader with experience in industrial plant Project Management and Equipment Reliability and a proven ability to foster trust and collaboration within your team.
• Hands-on experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and PLC systems (Rockwell/Allen Bradley, FactoryTalk, etc.).
• Strong project management skills with experience overseeing large-scale capital and reliability projects.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

This is a great opportunity to join our client who offers Competitive salary and benefits that start on DAY 1 . They are a global business with the resources to offer opportunities for ongoing learning and development through training programs.

This is an established business with a collaborative environment that values leadership, innovation, and operational excellence.

If you’re a proactive engineering leader who thrives on improving systems, empowering people, and delivering results — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help our client drive reliability, innovation, and excellence across our operations.

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