Corporate Maintenance Engineer

SOUTHWARK METAL MFG. CO.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Holidays, Bereavement and Jury  

Job summary

Southwark Metal Manufacturing Company seeks a senior, hands-on Corporate Maintenance Engineer to provide technical leadership and troubleshooting support across seven U.S. facilities.

This role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, leadership progression, and collaboration with plant managers, with 30–60% travel to support major equipment issues, reliability initiatives, and equipment upgrades.

Qualifications

• Significant industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Career progression from technician to regional maintenance leadership.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, and automation troubleshooting.
• Experience with roll forming, coil processing, presses or metal-forming equipment.
• Willingness to travel 30–60%.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical support across seven facilities.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, and automation issues.
• Coach maintenance teams to improve technical capabilities.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Travel to plants to support major equipment issues and reliability initiatives.
• Standardize maintenance practices across the network.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Mechanical

Electrical

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

PLC/Automation

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Locations: Philadelphia, PA | McCordsville, IN | Piedmont, SC | Southaven, MS | Fremont, NE | Casa Grande, AZ | Caldwell, ID

Travel: Approximately 30–60% domestic travel

About the Role

Southwark Metal is seeking a senior, hands-on Corporate Maintenance Engineer to provide technical leadership and troubleshooting support across our seven manufacturing facilities.

This is not primarily an administrative role. We are looking for a technically strong maintenance professional who has partnered with local maintenance teams, understands how to diagnose and repair equipment, and enjoys helping others.

The ideal candidate has progressed from mechanic/technician → supervisor → manager → regional, corporate, engineering, or multi-site maintenance leadership and can move comfortably between hands-on troubleshooting, technical consultation, coaching, and reliability improvement

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Hands-On Support

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical support to maintenance teams across seven facilities.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, and automation issues.
• Work alongside mechanics and technicians to identify root causes and implement lasting solutions.
• Coach and teach maintenance teams to improve their technical capabilities.
• Guide proper maintenance, repair, and operation of manufacturing equipment.

Equipment & Reliability

Support a broad range of sheet metal manufacturing equipment, including:

• Coil processing and roll forming equipment
• Hydraulic and mechanical presses
• Coil-fed presses and elbow machines
• CNC press brakes
• PLCs, automation, and related control systems

Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, eliminate recurring equipment failures, and improve equipment uptime and reliability.

• Travel to plants to support major equipment issues, projects, and reliability initiatives.
• Partner with plant managers, maintenance leaders, mechanics, engineering, production, and vendors.
• Standardize successful maintenance practices across the network.
• Identify and coordinate appropriate vendors, contractors, parts, tools, and technical resources.
• Establish critical spare-parts strategies and support parts rationalization.
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, and improvement projects.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for hands-on technical expertise and leadership experience, not simply a particular degree or job title.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience.
• A career progression from technician/mechanic into maintenance leadership and eventually regional, corporate, engineering, or multi-site responsibility.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, and automation troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with roll forming, coil processing, presses, or other metal-forming equipment.
• Experience with laser cutting and/or CNC press brakes is a plus.
• Strong root-cause analysis and equipment reliability experience.
• A track record of teaching, coaching, and developing maintenance teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30–60%.

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field is preferred, but equivalent hands-on experience and technical expertise will be considered.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means becoming a trusted technical resource across Southwark—someone mechanics call when they have a difficult problem, plants rely on for practical solutions, and leadership trusts to improve equipment reliability across the network.

About Southwark Metal

Since 1946, Southwark Metal Manufacturing Company has been a family-owned manufacturer of high-quality sheet metal pipe, duct, and fittings for residential HVAC systems. With seven facilities across the United States, we combine craftsmanship, personalized service, and long-term customer relationships.

The Southwark Way reflects our commitment to quality, integrity, teamwork, and doing the job right the first time. We value collaboration, continuous improvement, and respect for every team member's contribution.

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement and Jury Duty