Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Eaton; Beltsville (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is seeking a Maintenance & Facilities Manager for our Beltsville, MD facility. This role oversees facilities maintenance, capital projects, and contractor work to keep the plant safe, efficient, and compliant. The position requires a track record in manufacturing maintenance and people management.

Annual salary range is $112,000-$164,000, commensurate with skills and experience. Relocation is not offered; US-person status and export-control compliance are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience working in a manufacturing facility with machine repair and general building maintenance.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience managing direct reports.
• U.S. person per export control requirements (citizen, green card holder, refugee, or asylee).
• Within 50-mile radius of Beltsville, MD; no relocation offered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and supervise day-to-day and long-term maintenance plans to ensure safety, product quality and operating conditions.
• Lead facilities capital improvement projects and plan moves/rearrangements of machinery.
• Plan and oversee costs, and supervise moves or rearrangements of equipment.
• Manage building maintenance and housekeeping to high standards.
• Develop methods to reduce operating costs and environmental impact.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Professional Engineer Certification

Job description

Career Opportunities: Maintenance & Facilities Manager (75878)

Requisition ID75878-Posted10/22/2026

Eaton’s IS AER FEDdivision is currently seeking aMaintenance & Facilities Manager. This position will be located at our Beltsville, MD facility.

Our Beltsville, MD manufacturing facility is home to 400+ passionate and creative team members. Our products power hundreds of military and commercial aircraft platforms with a focus on improved reliability, weight reduction and fuel efficiency. Components and products developed at our location are used for the Mar’s Rover, protecting the Declaration of Independence, and keeping passengers cool and safe as they travel to their favorite vacation destinations. Eaton’s comprehensive portfolio sets the industry standard for engineering excellence, customized solutions for today’s industry needs while developing new technologies for next-generation aircraft designs. If you’re looking for work that is engaging, exciting, and meaningful then join us and contribute to making what matters work.

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager is responsible for planning, overseeing, and directing facilities maintenance to support the site’s needs as well as overseeing work done by outside contractors. This person is also responsible for leading facilities capital improvement projects and planning physical moves or rearrangement of machinery.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $112000- $164000a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

• Develop and supervise the day-to-day and long-term execution of facilities’ preventive and corrective maintenance plans to ensure optimal performance keeping direct communication with the Operational Excellence Manager and management staff for all changes that affects safety, product quality and / or operating conditions of the plant.
• Develop, coordinate, and lead implementation of facilities capital improvement projects.
• Plan, estimate costs, and oversee physical moves or rearrangement of machinery and equipment according to prepared plant layouts.
• Manage all activities related to building maintenance and Housekeeping assuring high standards.
• Plan, develop and implement new methods and procedures related to facilities maintenance to drive improvements, minimizing operating costs and reducing environmental impact.
• Determine jobs to be done by outside contractors as well as obtain and review bids to determine successful bidder. Oversee progress of work and check completed contracted jobs to ensure quality and conformance with specifications.
• Design and implementation of equipment installation standards, and the administration of electrical, pneumatic and thermal power distribution at the facility.
• Be responsible for the technical evaluation and contract administration of the suppliers of maintenance services.
• Participate in activities related to the facility’s energy or environmental programs to ensure compliance with government rules and regulations.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience working in a manufacturing facility with machine repair and general building maintenance.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience managing direct reports.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any "CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.".
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Beltsville, MD will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer Certification.
• Formal training/certification in Lean tools and Six Sigma.

Skills:

• Knowledge of facilities maintenance as well as lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Driver of change and propensity for innovation.
• Ability to convey information effectively to multiple diverse stakeholder groups at different levels of the organization.
• Ability to develop a strong cross-functional network in order to influence others to get results.
• Ability to evaluate an individual’s performance and provide effective coaching in order to aide employee development.
• Ability to evaluate competing interests from different stakeholders, establish priorities, resolve conflicts, and make high quality decisions.
• Ability to understand and process business and financial data in order to identify opportunities as well as effectively convey to other stakeholders.
• Ability to periodically flex work hours to provide weekend supervision.

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