Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Stryten Energy manufactures components that supply the automotive and consumer markets.

The Engineering & Maintenance Manager reports directly to the Plant Manager and is responsible for leading the Engineering and Maintenance functions to ensure the safe reliable and efficient operation of all production equipment facilities and grounds. This role develops and executes strategies that maximize equipment uptime optimize asset performance and support the plants operational and business objectives.

The Engineering & Maintenance Manager provides leadership for capital planning facility improvements and equipment installations. This position evaluates recommends and oversees new production methods to overcome technological obstacles and maximize production while ensuring projects are completed safely on schedule and within budget. This position will also act as the plant TPM lead and drive MRO processes.

• Lead and oversee the Maintenance and Project Engineering departments ensuring the reliability efficiency and continuous improvement of plant operations.
• Direct the planning design construction and installation of mechanical and electrical facilities or systems.
• Establish and maintain standards and procedures for maintaining buildings grounds and equipment in accordance with sound engineering principles safety regulations quality requirements and production needs.
• Partner with management and HQ teams to identify evaluate and implement engineering improvements and equipment modifications that enhance safety quality productivity and cost effectiveness.
• Evaluate and coordinate and manage external contractors used for building electrical parts or other maintenance related concerns.
• Ensure a system is established capable of meeting customer quality concerns with regard to parts inventory and preventative maintenance systems.
• Prepare and submit yearly capital budget request.
• Manage all capital projects from concept through completion ensuring projects are executed on schedule within approved budgets and aligned with operational objectives.
• Direct and oversee all engineering maintenance and facility activities of the Kansas City MO facility including plant expansion equipment installation facility improvements and major maintenance initiatives.
  • This includes managing plant capital budgets project management and directing all outside contractors onsite.
• Foster a culture of safety accountability continuous improvement and employee development throughout the engineering and maintenance functions.
• Additional responsibilities as neededto support the team and company goals.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Chemical Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or experience in lieu of degree
• 5 years experience in engineering management in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with project management including cost control and budgeting required
• 2 years experience in battery business preferred but not required
• 5 years experience in management.
• Ability to work in high-pressure deadline driven environment
• Outstanding leadership skills and ability to delegate responsibilities effectively

Competencies Skills Knowledge

• Ability to work in high-pressure deadline driven environment
• Outstanding leadership skills and ability to delegate responsibilities effectively
• Ability to read analyze and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches presentations on complex topics to top management.
• Able to use word processing capabilities and spreadsheet applications (MS Office applications Google Suite MS Project). Able to setup software capable of meeting the needs of the parts inventory and preventive maintenance system. Ability to modify programmable logic controllers as required. Working knowledge of Allen-Bradley

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include hearing speaking seeing writing standing sitting walking bending lifting of 50 pounds simple grasping pulling pushing twisting and repetitive use of hands.
• Evening hours will be required occasionally.

Work Environment:

• This position is performed in an office environment and requires regular onsite attendance. The role also requires frequent presence in manufacturing and production areas. While on the manufacturing floor employees may be exposed to moving machinery noise dust fumes varying temperatures and other industrial conditions. Required personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn in designated areas.

Travel Requirements

• Travel occasionally to other company sites seminars and workshops; other area plants.

Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicants qualifications are considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other basis prohibited by law.

Stryten Energy helps solve the worlds most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power Motive Power Transportation Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta Georgia we partner with some of the worlds most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts microgrids warehouses distribution centers cars trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at .