About this position
A leading manufacturing company is looking for a Technical Manager to lead the maintenance and engineering organization at a large, high-volume manufacturing facility. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role with significant influence over plant reliability, continuous improvement, capital projects, and technical talent.
What You'll Do
- Lead approximately 30–35 technical employees across Maintenance, Engineering, MRO and Quality
- Drive equipment reliability, troubleshooting, preventive/predictive maintenance and continuous improvement
- Oversee a multi-million-dollar CAPEX program and approximately $500K/month maintenance & repair budget
- Lead capital projects and identify opportunities to improve equipment, processes and plant performance
- Develop and mentor an experienced technical team across a 24/7 manufacturing operation
- Partner closely with Operations and plant leadership to improve safety, productivity, reliability and cost
- Spend significant time on the plant floor — approximately 60% floor / 40% administrative
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of leadership experience in a high-volume, complex manufacturing environment
- Strong industrial maintenance and engineering/technical background
- Proven experience leading maintenance and/or engineering teams
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and continuous improvement skills
- CAPEX and project management experience
- Comfortable working directly with technicians and being hands-on when needed
- Strong communication, leadership and decision-making skills
- Engineering degree strongly preferred
- Experience with plastics, extrusion, blown film, converting, packaging, automotive, food, injection molding or similar manufacturing is a plus
- SAP, CMMS, Lean/Kaizen, A3 or RCA experience is a plus
Why This Opportunity?
- $120K–$150K base salary + 20% bonus
- Relocation assistance available — full relocation support may be provided
- 120 hours vacation to start
- Significant ownership of CAPEX, maintenance spending and plant reliability
- Opportunity to make a measurable impact in a complex, high-volume operation
- Strong long-term career path with potential progression into Plant Management
- Hands-on leadership role with substantial technical and operational visibility
This is an ideal opportunity for a technically strong maintenance/engineering leader who enjoys being on the floor, solving problems alongside their team, and driving meaningful improvements rather than managing from behind a desk.
Location and commute
330 E O And M Ave, North Vernon, IN 47265.
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How to apply
Review the vacancy and complete the application on the employer or recruitment partner’s website. Requisition ID: WJ-3136514384.