Manager Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

Rogers Corporation; Woodstock (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rogers Corporation seeks a skilled Maintenance Operations Leader to guide and optimize maintenance across a busy industrial site. You will direct maintenance staff and contractors, drive preventive and predictive programs, and lead troubleshooting for equipment reliability improvements.

The role requires a strong background in CMMS/EAM systems, PLCs, and electrical/automation technology, with experience in budgeting, safety, and continuous improvement within manufacturing.

Qualifications

• This role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field, with relevant experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• 6+ years in progressive maintenance or reliability within industrial manufacturing, including leadership.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance/reliability practices, preventive/predictive maintenance, and CMMS/EAM systems.
• PLC troubleshooting and electrical/automation systems, welding/fabrication, hydraulics/pneumatics are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides overall leadership and direction for the maintenance function, establishing priorities and aligning maintenance activities with site and operational objectives.
• Leads and develops maintenance employees and contractors, including workload prioritization, performance expectations, coaching, capability development, and effective resource allocation.
• Develops, implements, and continuously improves preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimize maintenance effectiveness.
• Provides technical leadership for complex and recurring equipment issues, including root-cause troubleshooting and development of sustainable corrective actions.
• Owns effective utilization of the maintenance order database, using maintenance history, work-order data, and equipment performance trends to drive maintenance priorities and reliability improvements.
• Partners with Operations and other site functions to prioritize maintenance activities, assess equipment risks, and recommend repairs, upgrades, replacement, or capital investments based on operational and business needs.
• Participates in annual budget planning and manages maintenance spending, inventory, critical spare parts, contractors, and service providers to achieve reliability and cost objectives.
• D rives continuous improvement of maintenance processes, standards, and work practices while ensuring maintenance activities align with safety requirements and established site procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

CMMS/EAM

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical & automation knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / related field

Tools

CMMS/EAM systems

Job description

Summary

This role provides leadership and direction for maintenance operations in an industrial manufacturing environment. Leads maintenance employees and contractors and drives equipment reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, safety, cost management, and continuous improvement to support operational objectives.

Summary

This role provides leadership and direction for maintenance operations in an industrial manufacturing environment. Leads maintenance employees and contractors and drives equipment reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, safety, cost management, and continuous improvement to support operational objectives.

Essential Functions

• Provides overall leadership and direction for the maintenance function, establishing priorities and aligning maintenance activities with site and operational objectives.
• Leads and develops maintenance employees and contractors, including workload prioritization, performance expectations, coaching, capability development, and effective resource allocation.
• Develops, implements, and continuously improves preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimize maintenance effectiveness.
• Provides technical leadership for complex and recurring equipment issues, including root-cause troubleshooting and development of sustainable corrective actions.
• Owns effective utilization of the maintenance order database, using maintenance history, work-order data, and equipment performance trends to drive maintenance priorities and reliability improvements.
• Partners with Operations and other site functions to prioritize maintenance activities, assess equipment risks, and recommend repairs, upgrades, replacement, or capital investments based on operational and business needs.
• Participates in annual budget planning and manages maintenance spending, inventory, critical spare parts, contractors, and service providers to achieve reliability and cost objectives.
• Drives continuous improvement of maintenance processes, standards, and work practices while ensuring maintenance activities align with safety requirements and established site procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or a related field; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 6+ years of progressive maintenance or reliability experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, including experience leading maintenance employees and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance and reliability practices, preventive/predictive maintenance, and CMMS/EAM systems.
• PLC troubleshooting experience strongly preferred, demonstrated working knowledge of electrical and automation technology systems, welding/fabrication, and hydraulics/pneumatics.

Who We Are and What We Are All About

Rogers Corporation makes tomorrow's innovations possible. Help build a cleaner, safer and more connected world with a career at Rogers, where we make tomorrow’s innovations possible.

We rely on a talented workforce to develop our cutting edge, market-leading material technologies.

Our global team develops innovative specialty materials and components that enable technology in a wide array of high-growth markets.

Our customers expect high performance and reliability, so we are always looking for people who can improve processes, get results and represent a best-in-class organization.

People are at the heart of all our operations, and we encourage our employees to act with integrity, creativity and excellence to help drive results worldwide.

Why Work for Rogers

It is our commitment to get “Results, but Results the Right Way.” Rogers offers an exceptional work environment and a value-driven culture modeled by leadership. Employees have access to developmental opportunities as well as top-notch benefits and incentive programs. Come join a winning team!

Rogers Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, as well as other protected groups.

About Rogers Corporation

At Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), we're changing how the world uses technology.

We are a global leader in materials technology and manufacturing, producing engineered materials to power, protect and connect our world.

With nearly 200 years of materials science and engineering experience, Rogers delivers high-performance solutions that enable global Advanced Electronics Solutions and Elastomeric Material Solutions, as well as other technologies where reliability is critical.

Rogers enables the world’s leading innovators to achieve greater performance, speed to market and reliability through our renowned technical solutions support, problem-solving and application engineering capabilities.

Rogers delivers market-leading solutions for energy-efficient motor drives, vehicle electrification and alternative energy, sealing, vibration management, and impact protection in mobile devices, transportation interiors, industrial equipment and performance apparel, wireless infrastructure and automotive safety and radar systems.

Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona (USA), Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Germany, Belgium, Hungary and South Korea, with joint ventures and sales offices worldwide.

For more information, visit www.rogerscorp.com.