Controls Engineer

About the role

An experienced Manufacturing Maintenance Engineer is sought to support production operations in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role is hands-on and requires significant time on the production floor responding to equipment issues, minimizing downtime, and ensuring manufacturing equipment operates safely and efficiently. The ideal candidate will serve as a technical expert for troubleshooting, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Respond to production issues and equipment failures, serving as the technical lead during unplanned downtime events.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to improve equipment reliability.
• Troubleshoot equipment, machinery, and tooling issues, providing technical support to maintenance, tooling, and production teams.
• Develop, recommend, and implement preventive maintenance programs and procedures.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute equipment repairs, modifications, and continuous improvement projects.
• Verify and approve the safe release of equipment back to production following maintenance.
• Lead Kaizen and continuous improvement events to increase production output and improve efficiency.
• Utilize maintenance management systems, tooling management systems, and other operational planning tools.
• Identify and implement cost reduction, quality improvement, and safety enhancement initiatives.
• Promote and maintain compliance with OSHA regulations and all applicable safety standards.
• Foster positive working relationships within a unionized manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, maintenance engineering, or equipment reliability.
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting production equipment and responding to machine downtime.
• Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
• Experience working with maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Demonstrated success leading continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment in a fast-paced production environment.
• Experience working within a unionized facility.
• Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement experience.
• Understanding of safety and regulatory compliance standards in manufacturing operations.

Schedule

This position is for the first shift, Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Frequent overtime is expected on Fridays and may be required on Saturdays based on production needs.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

About Everforth Apex

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy. Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered. UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems. © 2026 Everforth, Inc. All rights reserved. Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc. NYSE: EFOR 4400 Cox Road Suite 200 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address).