Regional Maintenance Engineer

Bodycote plc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Match

Medical Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Job summary

Bodycote plc, a world-leading provider of thermal processing services, is seeking a Regional Maintenance Engineer to drive equipment reliability across ADE West plants. You’ll troubleshoot complex issues, lead RCAs, and standardize maintenance practices while supporting capital projects and safety compliance.

You will partner with plant leadership to improve downtime metrics, optimize PMs, and develop maintenance narratives and guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 5+ years in industrial/manufacturing environments.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting for motors, pumps, cooling systems, controls, furnaces.
• Experience with CMMS and data analysis; RCA and reliability methods.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting support for complex equipment failures.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze CMMS data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and deploy maintenance standards and PM strategies.
• Lead capital projects and manage scope, schedule, and budget.
• Train teams on equipment, systems, and CMMS usage.
• Ensure safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across maintenance activities.

Skills

Troubleshooting

RCAs

Reliability improvement

CMMS data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

CAD

Job description

Pay Range: $130,000 - $150,000 based on skills/experience. 401k Match, Medical, Dental and Vision Plans for Employees and Families.

Our people are the heart of our business. As the world’s largest provider of thermal processing services, Bodycote employs thousands of highly skilled staff around the globe, including some of the best engineers, scientists, and technicians in the industry. Come join our team!

Due to the nature of our business and a heavy industrial market, Bodycote deems this position to be safety-sensitive.

Summary

The Regional Maintenance Engineer is a hands‑on technical leader responsible for improving equipment reliability and reducing downtime across ADE West plants. This role partners closely with plant leadership and maintenance teams to troubleshoot complex issues, implement reliability strategies, and standardize maintenance practices. You will lead root cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and support capital projects while ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations.

Essential Job Functions

Reliability & Troubleshooting

• Provide hands‑on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting support for complex equipment failures
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Analyze CMMS data to identify trends, high‑frequency failures, and improvement opportunities

Maintenance Strategy & Standardization

Develop and deploy maintenance standards, including:

• Equipment narratives
• Troubleshooting guides
• Preventive maintenance (PM) strategies
• Standard work procedures

Drive PM compliance and optimize maintenance programs using reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) principles

Training & Capability Building

• Train maintenance teams, operators, and plant leadership on equipment, systems, and best practices
• Ensure effective use and accuracy of CMMS systems across the region

Asset & Inventory Management

• Identify critical spare parts and establish optimized inventory levels
• Partner with plant leadership to ensure availability of key components

Projects & Capital Execution

• Execute maintenance‑related CAPEX projects in a matrixed organization
• Manage project scope, schedule, and budget for:
  • Equipment installations
  • Upgrades and refurbishments
  • Facility improvements
• Oversee contractors and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and timeline requirements
• Support equipment installation, commissioning, and startup

Operational Excellence

• Improve key maintenance KPIs (Downtime, PM Compliance, MTBF, MTTR)
• Drive continuous improvement using data analysis, Pareto, and Lean methodologies
• Support facility layout optimization for material flow and safety compliance

Collaboration & Communication

• Partner with plant leadership, vendors, and OEMs to improve equipment performance
• Provide clear reporting and updates to regional and executive leadership

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with EHS standards and regulatory requirements
• Promote a strong safety culture across all activities

Additional

• Provide both written and oral communication on an ongoing basis to both the Regional Operations Management and Executive Engineering
• Perform other tasks as assigned or dictated by position
• Must have the ability to report for work on time, follow directions, interact effectively with co‑workers, understand and follow rules and procedures and accept constructive criticism
• May have access to proprietary and third party information necessary to the business and as such will perform duties in an ethical and professional manner

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required

• This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements, therefore candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
• Strong hands‑on troubleshooting experience with:
  • Motors, pumps, and cooling systems
  • Industrial controls and electrical systems
  • Furnaces and combustion systems
• Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance data analysis
• Proven experience with RCA and reliability improvement methods
• Ability to travel up to 60 %

Preferred

• Experience in heat treatment or metals processing (vacuum, batch IQ, air furnaces)
• Lean certification (or willingness to obtain)
• CAD experience

Additional Requirements

• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Ability to respond to equipment emergencies
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills

Physical & Mental Demands

• Must be able to work in a sitting position for extended periods of time (at desk, while driving, and/or on airplane travel) in an office/industrial environment
• Manual dexterity to perform data entry functions
• Ability to bend, pull, stoop and reach to perform functions
• Ability to lift 25‑30 lbs
• May be exposed to heat, fumes, noise, and humidity, etc.
• Must have the cognitive and mental capacity to perform essential job functions
• Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Visual acuity to read documents, computer screens, files, etc.
• Ability to hear in person and via phone

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a critical role in improving plant reliability, reducing downtime, and enabling operational excellence across the region. Your work directly impacts safety, productivity, and profitability.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and levels of the work performed by employees, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract for employment. Bodycote reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Bodycote has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality‑oriented, and productive work environment and for these reasons, all applicants in the United States who receive a conditional offer of employment must undergo a drug screen before employment begins.

Bodycote is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against current and prospective employees based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals over forty years of age, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.