Maintenance Engineering Lead - Reliability & TPM Champion

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discounts

Competitive Bonus Programs

401k Match

Employee Resource Groups

Employee Assistance Program

Future Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Lead to ensure technical availability, reliability, and operational performance of production machinery in a bounds-conscious manufacturing environment in Michigan.

You will drive preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, coach staff across shifts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve asset reliability and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• At least 5 years of maintenance experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Demonstrated success leading equipment improvement, refurbishment, modernization, installation, and capital project initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with international teams, suppliers, and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Strong ability to work effectively within a multicultural environment and matrix organization.
• Visa sponsorship for Continental employees only.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and planned maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and production performance.
• Manage inspections, lubrication programs, machine tolerance verification, major repairs, and maintenance documentation while driving continuous process improvements.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance engineers and technicians across all shifts, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Coordinate maintenance response to equipment failures, ensuring timely diagnostics, repairs, and restoration of operations in alignment with production priorities.
• Conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to minimize recurring failures, reduce downtime, and improve asset reliability.
• Execute the site's maintenance strategy, including TPM initiatives, SAP-PM optimization, and the implementation of condition-monitoring technologies.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Purchasing, and other cross-functional teams to improve equipment performance, maintenance effectiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with all Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the maintenance organization.
• Develop, manage, and monitor maintenance budgets to ensure cost-effective resource utilization while achieving reliability and performance targets.
• Optimize spare parts inventory and oversee procurement activities to ensure critical maintenance materials and components are available when needed.
• Manage vendor relationships, service agreements, and outsourced maintenance contracts to ensure quality, cost, safety, and performance expectations are met.
• Identify and implement equipment, process, and reliability improvements that enhance productivity, asset performance, and overall manufacturing effectiveness.
• Utilize maintenance management systems, performance metrics, and standard company tools to improve maintenance execution and support data-driven decision-making.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement through reliability best practices, process optimization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Safety culture

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP-PM

Job description

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Lead to ensure technical availability, reliability, and operational performance of production machinery in a bounds-conscious manufacturing environment in Michigan.

You will drive preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, coach staff across shifts, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve asset reliability and safety.