Maintenance Engineer

This is an onsite contract role based in Hagerstown, MD, anticipated to last 6 months with strong potential for extension. The schedule is first-shift Monday–Friday, supporting a multi-shift manufacturing operation. Occasional support outside of normal business hours may be required.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and operational performance.
• Support the deployment and sustainment of professional maintenance principles, methodologies, and best practices throughout the organization.
• Analyze equipment performance data, maintenance trends, and downtime events to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective actions to reduce recurring equipment failures.
• Develop and improve preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Evaluate equipment and machine components to improve lifecycle performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Create, validate, and optimize standard maintenance procedures and work instructions.
• Maintain, update, and control technical drawings, schematics, and equipment documentation.
• Support machine life extension efforts through engineering analysis and reliability improvements.
• Coordinate activities across maintenance, operations, engineering, and other functional groups to improve equipment performance.
• Participate in capital projects, equipment upgrades, and manufacturing improvement initiatives.
• Promote lean manufacturing, loss reduction, waste elimination, and continuous improvement practices.
• Support implementation of maintenance tools, systems, and processes that improve operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of technical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading or supporting engineering projects involving mechanical, electrical, industrial, controls, or manufacturing systems.
• Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability methodologies, including preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance.
• Experience performing root cause analysis and using data to drive reliability improvements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, prints, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management abilities.
• Minimum of 8 years of combined post-secondary education and manufacturing experience in lieu of the degree requirement.

Nice to Have

• Experience with lean manufacturing, TPM, World Class Manufacturing, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with reliability engineering, equipment lifecycle management, and maintenance planning.
• Knowledge of CMMS or maintenance management systems.
• Experience supporting highly automated manufacturing equipment and production systems.

Benefits

• Weekly pay with direct deposit and competitive pay rates.
• Health/medical benefits, life insurance, 401k, and Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Discounts on most major certification programs and access to multiple technical training platforms.
• Supplemental benefits including dental, vision, disability, and other insurance plans.
• HSA (Health Savings Account) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program, access to certification prep, and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts and perks for associations such as CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team and a certified Career Coach.