Engineering Project Lead — Maintenance & Efficiency

Trident Seafoods; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

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.