Maintenance Engineering Manager: Lead Reliability & Growth

HSM; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

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Job summary

HSM is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Manager to lead a skilled maintenance team in a high-volume manufacturing environment in Hickory, NC. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement while partnering with production, engineering, quality, EHS, and operations.

This hands-on role requires a mechanical/electrical engineering background, 10+ years in maintenance, 3+ years supervisory, and experience with CMMS, PLC/SCADA systems, and ISO 9001 readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 10+ years of engineering and maintenance in high-volume manufacturing.
• 3+ years of supervisory or managerial experience.
• ISO 9001 knowledge; exposure to IATF 16949 and/or VDA 6.3 desirable.
• Experience with CMMS, capital planning, vendor coordination, and maintenance budgeting.
• Experience with Rockwell or Siemens controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve uptime, reliability, and equipment performance.
• Oversee troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, controls, automation, and fluid power systems.
• Drive capital projects and automation upgrades from concept through commissioning.
• Utilize CMMS to manage work orders, asset history, maintenance KPIs, and spare parts strategy.
• Integrate PLC/HMI, SCADA, and other automation platforms for monitoring and diagnostics.
• Champion Lean, TPM, 5S, and autonomous maintenance across the facility.
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing maintenance team with strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaborate with EHS and Operations to strengthen safety practices and documentation.
• Support alignment with ISO 9001 and readiness for IATF 16949 / VDA 6.3.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Reliability engineering

Safety management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CMMS

PLC/HMI

SCADA

Rockwell

Siemens

Job description

HSM is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Manager to lead a skilled maintenance team in a high-volume manufacturing environment in Hickory, NC. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement while partnering with production, engineering, quality, EHS, and operations.

This hands-on role requires a mechanical/electrical engineering background, 10+ years in maintenance, 3+ years supervisory, and experience with CMMS, PLC/SCADA systems, and ISO 9001 readiness.