Maintenance Engineer: Elevate Plant Reliability & Projects

Altria Group, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

13 holidays and 2 floating holidays

401(k) matching

Job summary

Altria Group, Inc. in Chester, VA seeks a Maintenance Engineer to join our team. You will provide mechanical, utilities, and infrastructure engineering support to improve equipment reliability and plant performance.

You’ll lead troubleshooting, drive continuous improvement, and coach maintenance technicians across Production, Maintenance, Reliability, and Utilities. The role emphasizes planning, project execution, and collaboration with union resources to optimize operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years proven maintenance and engineering experience in a process manufacturing facility.
• Strong technical problem-solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops Maintenance Procedure Use Policy: technical reviews, creates and reviews procedures, and initiates Change Management.
• Serves as SME in equipment failures during root cause investigations.
• Delivers maintenance input into project activities and acts as maintenance representative for projects.
• Plans and executes projects utilizing internal union labor and external resources; follows union notification processes.
• Supports utility equipment including boilers, chillers, air-washers, air compressors, fire and HVAC systems, steam and sanitary systems.
• Collaborates with SMEs to develop work scopes and drive solutions.
• Delivers input to Reliability Team to minimize failures via root cause analysis and predictive maintenance.
• Performs regular field assessments of equipment.
• Supports asset criticality assessments and maintenance strategy development.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or chemical engineering

Job description

Altria Group, Inc. in Chester, VA seeks a Maintenance Engineer to join our team. You will provide mechanical, utilities, and infrastructure engineering support to improve equipment reliability and plant performance.

You’ll lead troubleshooting, drive continuous improvement, and coach maintenance technicians across Production, Maintenance, Reliability, and Utilities. The role emphasizes planning, project execution, and collaboration with union resources to optimize operations.