ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE MANAGER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Jun 04, 2025 - The Engineering and Maintenance Manager has expertise in enhancing safety, reliability, and efficiency through process improvement, preventive maintenance, outage planning, and capital project management. Comprehensive knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, including high-voltage power distribution, hydraulics, pneumatics, and precision alignment, combined with experience in equipment repair for paper machines and stock prep systems. Strong leadership and organizational abilities demonstrated through mentoring, team building, and effectively managing maintenance tasks in dynamic environments.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Engineering and Maintenance Manager Resume
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- CAD Software
- Maintenance Planning
- Preventive Maintenance
- Reliability Engineering
- Budget Management
- Risk Assessment
- Project Management
- Troubleshooting
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Adaptability
- Conflict Resolution
- Negotiation
- Attention to Detail
Summary of Engineering and Maintenance Manager Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Industrial Engineering with 5 years of Experience
- Experience in high-speed food or CPG manufacturing within maintenance /technical leadership
- Experience working as an Engineering/Maintenance Manager within a large, high-speed Fortune 500 food or CPG manufacturing plant
- Must have autonomous maintenance experience/TPM/Lean and culture change experience
- Excellent leadership skills, progressive, hands-on leadership, coaching, and mentoring, within a union environment
- Experience with hands-on TPM/Lean Six Sigma projects and implementation
- Must have experience leading a large team within a setting and the ability to lead through culture change
- Experience with autonomous and/or predictive maintenance
- Excellent track record of success and results
- Strong communication skills, written/verbal/interpersonal.
- A clear understanding of engineering economics and project justification
- Strong communication and listening skills
2. BS in Civil Engineering with 7 years of Experience
- Equivalent knowledge in mechanical or electrical sciences.
- Experience in plant maintenance leadership role.
- Extensive plant-level experience with significant proven management experience
- Understands how to execute an apprenticeship/training program with a mechanical/ electrical/electronic discipline
- Technical capability and understanding of mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
- Experience in managing Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibilities for maintenance
- Understanding of manufacturing and procurement/supply chain
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Experience developing and maintaining a CMMS system
- A working knowledge of SAP
- Experience developing a maintenance planning department that extensively plans both runtime and downtime activities
- Experience managing large capital projects
- Good verbal communication skills, including active listening and the ability to translate complex information
3. BS in Mechanical Engineering with 6 years of Experience
- Experience in managing large capital projects.
- Work experience managing teams.
- Working knowledge of maintenance and reliability.
- Proven project manager, and able to handle all aspects of a project, whether on my own or working with engineering firms and vendors.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to multi-task
- Interpersonal skills and comprehensive oral and written skills.
- Experience with spray drying processes, dairy processes, and related utility equipment
- Experience working in a maintenance and reliability department
- Hold Project Management certifications
- Working knowledge of process safety concepts, particularly with explosion protection and fire protection.
- Familiarity with plant maintenance software's and implementation.
- Background in Six Sigma or other related processes
4. BS in Electrical Engineering with 8 years of Experience
- Relevant experience in fast-moving consumer products or related manufacturing environments with emphasis on experience with high-speed packaging equipment and process controls.
- Results-driven with good leadership skills and a hands-on approach.
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
- Proven change agent with a passion for manufacturing, engineering, and people development.
- Proven experience in predictive maintenance tools and techniques.
- An enthusiastic and systemic approach to problem-solving.
- Resiliency, ability to prioritize, and work under pressure.
- Able to challenge the status quo and motivate the teams to constantly strive for improved levels of performance.
- Familiar with modern manufacturing techniques including Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Six Sigma, Lean Supply Chain, and Manufacturing methods.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to take initiative, and commitment, to meet deadlines, and to work in a team environment is essential.
- Proficiency with PC-based applications.
5. BS in Chemical Engineering with 9 years of Experience
- Experience in an industrial setting with relevant supervisory experience
- Technical or craft experience (hands-on) in IE equipment in Chemical, or related Industrial fields
- Strong exposure to maintenance principles and practices
- Demonstrated success in positions of progressive supervisory responsibility
- Extensive working knowledge of field maintenance processes in Instrumentation, Analyzers, Electrical, and other IE equipment in an industrial environment
- Ability to manage multiple activities and prioritize tasks with minimal direction or oversight.
- Knowledge of root cause analysis and very strong troubleshooting capability
- Proven safety experience/training and leadership including confined space, lock out tag out, hot work, safe work permits, personal protective equipment, and other critical safety procedures
- Ability to learn any potential new Engineering processes/systems and equipment quickly
- Working knowledge of functions and design/operation of plant instruments and electrical equipment, process and products, methods development and procedures, industrial and personnel administration, labor relations, repair maintenance of instruments and electrical equipment
- The ability to prepare, administer, and monitor departmental budgets
- Demonstrates technical expertise in field instrumentation including temperature, pressure, level, flow, and other field devices
6. BS in Manufacturing Engineering with 13 years of Experience
- Experience leading and improving maintenance and reliability in an industrial environment where managing personnel, logistics, production, and workplace safety were a requirement.
- Experience successfully leading and developing a team of engineers.
- Demonstrated success in implementing and optimizing reliability maintenance systems and processes.
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and facility systems.
- Excellent leadership skills that include proven ability to coach and develop team members to a higher level of performance
- Ability to work in a team environment actively promoting collaboration, teamwork, and conflict resolution.
- Experience developing and managing budgets to maximize asset reliability.
- Demonstrated planning, organizing, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects concurrently.
- Computer skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Demonstrated experience with Root Cause Analysis tools.
- Exemplary communication skills, both written and oral, as well as highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Experience in the pulp and paper industry.
- Knowledge of Project Management Best Practices and Methodology.
- Use and knowledge of SAP’s Plant and Materials Management
- Experience working in a Union environment.
7. BS in Civil Engineering with 7 years of Experience
- Demonstrated success in safety, reliability, process improvement, preventive/predictive maintenance, planning/scheduling, storeroom operation, outage planning, and capital project management.
- Familiarity with electrical systems, tools, equipment, codes, and safety procedures.
- Familiar with high-voltage power distribution.
- Familiarity with mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, boiler operation, steam systems, precision alignment, vibration analysis, pumps, and rigging.
- Experience with equipment service and repair practices for paper machines and stock prep systems.
- Familiarity with computer software programs, such as Microsoft Office Suite, DCS process systems, CMMS systems, work order management, and CAD.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results through mentoring others with effective coaching/accountability, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents.
- Maintenance leadership experience, preferably in a paper mill environment.
- Supervisory experience, and skills in coaching and developing individual employees and teams to perform at their best.
- Organizational skills for scheduling maintenance tasks and ensuring job completion, even during emergencies
- Strong root cause and failure analysis skills