Maintenance & Engineering Manager — Automotive Manufacturing

TekWissen LLC; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is recruiting an experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager for a high-automation automotive seating plant in Grand Prairie, TX. You will lead maintenance, engineering, facilities, and capital projects to ensure safety, quality, and on-time production.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering/maintenance, 5+ years leadership, and automotive manufacturing exposure including seating. You will drive TPM/lean initiatives, manage budgets, and coordinate with suppliers and OEM

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering.
• 7+ years engineering and maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• 5+ years leadership experience managing maintenance and engineering teams.
• Automotive manufacturing experience required.
• Automotive seating manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting OEM customers such as GM, Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities for seating production equipment, utilities, and facility infrastructure.
• Develop and sustain preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime to support customer production schedules and JIT delivery.
• Manage troubleshooting of automated assembly systems, robotics, conveyors, PLC-controlled equipment.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action implementation for recurring equipment failures.
• Develop maintenance staffing plans, training programs, and succession planning initiatives.
• Develop and implement manufacturing process improvements to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
• Design and improve workstations, plant layouts, ergonomics, manpower utilization, labor routings, and material flow systems.

Skills

Robotics & automation

PLC programming

Welding

Conveyors

Pneumatic & hydraulic

Industrial electrical

RCM

TPM

Lean manufacturing

AutoCAD

CMMS

Ergonomics

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

AutoCAD

CMMS

Job description

TekWissen Group is recruiting an experienced Maintenance & Engineering Manager for a high-automation automotive seating plant in Grand Prairie, TX. You will lead maintenance, engineering, facilities, and capital projects to ensure safety, quality, and on-time production.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering/maintenance, 5+ years leadership, and automotive manufacturing exposure including seating. You will drive TPM/lean initiatives, manage budgets, and coordinate with suppliers and OEM