Engineering & Maintenance Manager

This hands-on leadership role is responsible for driving capital projects, improving equipment reliability, overseeing maintenance programs, and supporting plant growth while ensuring safety, quality, and operational excellence. Responsibilities -Lead the engineering, maintenance, and facilities teams to support safe and efficient plant operations. -Manage capital (CAPEX) projects from planning through implementation, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. -Oversee preventive maintenance programs, CMMS, work order systems, spare parts inventory, and equipment reliability initiatives. -Develop engineering solutions that improve production, quality, safety, and operational efficiency. -Partner with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and other departments on equipment installations, facility improvements, and manufacturing projects. -Manage department budgets, contractors, and third-party vendors. -Lead equipment startups, commissioning, qualifications (IQ/OQ), troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts. -Hire, coach, develop, and evaluate engineering and maintenance team members. -Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety, ISO standards, and regulatory