Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Manager of Engineering & Maintenance

Chesapeake Virginia area

Are you a results-driven leader with a passion for operational excellence and developing high-performing teams? We’re seeking a Manager of Engineering & Maintenance to lead our client's technical operations and drive continuous improvement across a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

As a senior member of the site management team, you’ll oversee a department of Maintenance Technicians, a Maintenance Supervisor, and a team of Engineers, ensuring reliability, safety, and efficiency across our operations. This is a 24/7 operation with Maintenance & Engineering coverage from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, plus rotating on-call coverage for nights and weekends.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team of maintenance and engineering professionals fostering collaboration.

• Be a change leader to ensure equipment reliability and uptime through proactive maintenance strategies, predictive analytics, and continuous improvement practices.

• Manage all maintenance and engineering functions, developing KPIs, and execute work orders, preventive maintenance, inventory control, and reliability projects.

• Oversee capital projects from concept through commissioning—managing timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communication.

• Maintain all safety and environmental compliance standards, including LOTO procedures, reporting, and audits.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (required).

• Approx 5–10+ years of experience in engineering, maintenance, or technical leadership in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

• Strong people leader with experience in industrial plant Project Management and Equipment Reliability and a proven ability to foster trust and collaboration within your team.

• Hands-on experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and PLC systems (Rockwell/Allen Bradley, FactoryTalk, etc.).

• Strong project management skills with experience overseeing large-scale capital and reliability projects.

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

This is a great opportunity to join our client who offers Competitive salary and benefits that start on DAY 1. They are a global business with the resources to offer opportunities for ongoing learning and development through training programs. This is an established business with a collaborative environment that values leadership, innovation, and operational excellence.

If you’re a proactive engineering leader who thrives on improving systems, empowering people, and delivering results — we’d love to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship

Please apply if you are interested in this role. This will ensure you are considered for the appropriate role. If you are not elected for interviews then we will contact you when opportunities arise that match your geography and experience. All inquiries are kept confidential and your information will not be shared with other organizations without your knowledge.

The Richmond Group USA Inc is a nationally recognized recruiting firm connecting great talent to clients in manufacturing and chemical process industries

Apply today and help us drive reliability, innovation, and excellence across our operations.