Hands-On Technical Manager for 24/7 Plant Leadership

Aegis Worldwide; North Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Aegis Worldwide is seeking a hands-on Technical Manager to lead maintenance and engineering in a large, 24/7/365 facility. You will oversee ~30 technical staff, work on floor with technicians and engineers, and drive reliability improvements across plant systems.

The role blends strategic leadership with practical on-floor problem solving, requiring strong mechanical/electrical knowledge and credibility with an experienced team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance, engineering, or technical leadership experience preferred.
• Strong hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Experience leading maintenance and/or engineering teams.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience with reliability, downtime reduction, and root cause analysis.
• Experience in high-volume, complex manufacturing.
• Background in plastics, extrusion, blown film, converting, packaging, automotive, food manufacturing, injection molding, or similar environments preferred.
• Experience managing CAPEX projects and maintenance budgets.
• Experience working with CMMS systems; SAP and Maintenance Connection are preferred.
• Strong understanding of industrial equipment and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to work effectively with experienced maintenance technicians, engineers, and operations personnel.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred, but equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.
• Must be willing to be hands-on and work directly with the maintenance team when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 30 maintenance and engineering employees.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across a high-volume manufacturing operation.
• Oversee maintenance, reliability, engineering, and equipment improvement initiatives.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability.
• Identify chronic equipment issues and lead root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor equipment downtime, reliability, and maintenance performance.
• Work directly with technicians and engineers to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues.
• Develop and execute continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage maintenance and repair budgets.
• Oversee vendors, contractors, equipment upgrades, and capital projects.
• Lead significant CAPEX projects from planning through installation and implementation.
• Partner with plant leadership and operations to improve productivity, reliability, and overall plant performance.
• Spend significant time on the plant floor understanding equipment, processes, and team capabilities.
• Build a long-term technical strategy after gaining a strong understanding of the plant during the first 3-6 months.
• Provide technical leadership and support in a 24/7/365 manufacturing environment.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Troubleshooting

Plant floor presence

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Maintenance Connection

Job description

Aegis Worldwide is seeking a hands-on Technical Manager to lead maintenance and engineering in a large, 24/7/365 facility. You will oversee ~30 technical staff, work on floor with technicians and engineers, and drive reliability improvements across plant systems.

The role blends strategic leadership with practical on-floor problem solving, requiring strong mechanical/electrical knowledge and credibility with an experienced team.