Electrical Maintenance Engineer

CPS, Inc.; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CPS, Inc. is seeking a senior technical leader to drive equipment reliability initiatives and partner with production teams to optimize plant productivity, quality, and operability.

You will provide expert troubleshooting, review predictive and preventive maintenance programs, and deliver sustainable solutions for recurring technical problems. You will lead continuous improvement projects from conception to completion, including scoping, cost estimation, capital requests, fieldwork supervision,

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance/ Reliability initiatives in a manufacturing/plant setting.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead equipment reliability initiatives to improve plant productivity.
• Review and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures to identify root causes.
• Supervise outside contractors to ensure high-quality work.
• Present findings in operation improvement meetings with maintenance staff.
• Oversee project scoping, cost estimation, and capital requests.
• Supervise fieldwork and final commissioning.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Continuous improvement

Project coordination

Job description

As a key technical leader, this role focuses on driving equipment reliability initiatives and partnering closely with production teams to optimize plant productivity, quality, and overall operability. Serving as a vital technical resource for production personnel, the position provides expert guidance on troubleshooting and resolving complex issues as they arise. By actively reviewing and enhancing predictive and preventive maintenance programs, this professional delivers sustainable, long-term solutions to recurring technical problems. Additionally, they participate in plant operation and improvement meetings, ensuring critical insights and outcomes are effectively communicated back to the maintenance staff.

This individual leads continuous improvement projects from conception to completion. This includes handling project scoping, cost estimation, capital requests, fieldwork supervision, and final commissioning. A core responsibility involves investigating recurring equipment failures to identify root causes and implement lasting fixes, which frequently requires supervising outside contractors to ensure high-quality work.

Operating with a collaborative mindset, this professional works seamlessly with various plant teams and area coordinators to meet overarching operational objectives. They remain highly adaptable, taking on diverse tasks as assigned to support the facility.