Senior Equipment Maintenance Leader - AI-Driven Site Ops

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 171,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Stock options

PTO & holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an Equipment Maintenance Senior Manager to lead the site-wide maintenance operations, ensuring optimal functionality, safety, and efficiency. You will work with operations, automation and reliability teams to keep equipment at peak performance and align with Blue Origin’s manufacturing equipment strategy.

The role emphasizes data-driven maintenance, budget control, and adoption of AI, IoT, and advanced analytics to improve day-to-day maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in equipment maintenance, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of maintenance management systems (CMMS) and practices.
• Experience with, and validated implementation in an industrial setting of Artificial Intelligence to accelerate maintenance functions.
• Proven track record of improving equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute and monitor the implementation of data-driven equipment maintenance strategies and procedures to enhance performance, longevity, and reliability of automated equipment.
• Manage the site maintenance staffing, ensuring timely and effective execution, measured against clearly defined metrics for success.
• Collaborate with reliability engineering and operations teams to troubleshoot and permanently resolve equipment issues.
• Ensure execution of the enterprise maintenance advanced technology systems such as AI (deep learning, LLMs), IoT, and sophisticated analytics to enhance day-to-day maintenance functions - accelerating the team.
• Manage the site maintenance budget to stay on-track with planned expenditures and control unexpected costs.
• Conduct regular assessments and audits of equipment performance, recommending and implementing improvements.
• Ensure adherence to safety protocols and regulatory compliance across all maintenance activities.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement in maintenance processes through the adoption of the latest technologies and practices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA

Tools

CMMS software

Maintenance tools

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an Equipment Maintenance Senior Manager to lead the site-wide maintenance operations, ensuring optimal functionality, safety, and efficiency. You will work with operations, automation and reliability teams to keep equipment at peak performance and align with Blue Origin’s manufacturing equipment strategy.

The role emphasizes data-driven maintenance, budget control, and adoption of AI, IoT, and advanced analytics to improve day-to-day maintenance.