Engineering Project Lead — Maintenance & Efficiency

Trident Seafoods

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Trident Seafoods is seeking a Maintenance Project Manager to lead multi-phase projects from design through installation and commissioning, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. The role requires coordination of maintenance activities, training for new equipment, and collaboration with engineering and R&D to improve operations.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background, leadership experience, and strong cost-management skills.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (mechanical engineering preferred) with five years of related experience.
  • 2 years of maintenance project management experience, preferably in the food industry.
  • Previous leadership experience required.
  • Must be able to work within time restrictions.
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
  • Ability to present information in one-on-one situations.
  • Basic arithmetic skills: rate, ratio, percent.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare or secure and review cost estimates.
  • Write requests and gather cost/equipment information.
  • Manage design, CIR write-ups, bid packages, and oversee installation and costs.
  • Schedule maintenance and installation to ensure continuous production.
  • Provide training and startup assistance for new equipment.
  • Coordinate activities of workers fabricating or modifying machines.
  • Direct maintenance on utility systems to ensure heat, power, gas, or air for operations.
  • Manage preventive/predictive maintenance programs with engineering.
  • Review production, quality control, and maintenance reports to plan activities.
  • Develop new methods to reduce costs and improve operations.
  • Review new product plans with design engineers and R&D.
  • Resolve maintenance problems with management and engineering.

Skills

Leadership
Project management
Reading comprehension
Writing simple correspondence
Communication/presentation
Mathematics

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (or related)
5 years related experience

Job description

Trident Seafoods is seeking a Maintenance Project Manager to lead multi-phase projects from design through installation and commissioning, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. The role requires coordination of maintenance activities, training for new equipment, and collaboration with engineering and R&D to improve operations.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background, leadership experience, and strong cost-management skills.

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