Lead Engineer, Automated Terminal Operations

APM Terminals; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Exposure to port technologies and auto

Training and professional development

Safety-focused, collaborative work环境

Job summary

APM Terminals in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Shift Lead Engineer to act as the technical control point for shift-based maintenance, prioritizing rapid diagnosis and restoration of critical equipment. You’ll lead maintenance activities, coordinate resources, and ensure safe, reliable asset performance across vessel and terminal operations.

Join a LEAN-minded team that values root-cause analysis, standardization, and continuous improvement while partnering with operations, asset management,

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance execution in heavy industrial, automated environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills for electrical, mechanical, and automated systems.
• Experience coordinating maintenance teams, contractors, or third-party service providers.
• Knowledge of CMMS platforms and maintenance planning processes.
• Understanding of reliability, preventive maintenance, breakdown management, and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for equipment breakdowns and maintenance escalation.
• Coordinate maintenance resources and breakdown teams to restore equipment safely and efficiently.
• Manage daily maintenance priorities, balancing planned work with urgent operational requirements.
• Monitor equipment performance in real time and pro-actively identify potential failures and risks.
• Coordinate equipment handovers between Operations and Maintenance for planned and unplanned activities.
• Optimize maintenance interventions around vessel schedules, berth windows, and priorities.
• Ensure work orders are executed safely and on schedule through third-party providers.
• Track maintenance metrics such as MTTR and breakdown KPIs.
• Drive root cause analysis and document learnings in CMMS.
• Support investigations and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with operations, asset management, unions, and service providers to improve reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

CMMS

Electrical systems

PLC/ Drives

Stakeholder management

Safety compliance

Tools

CMMS

Job description

APM Terminals in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Shift Lead Engineer to act as the technical control point for shift-based maintenance, prioritizing rapid diagnosis and restoration of critical equipment. You’ll lead maintenance activities, coordinate resources, and ensure safe, reliable asset performance across vessel and terminal operations.

Join a LEAN-minded team that values root-cause analysis, standardization, and continuous improvement while partnering with operations, asset management,