Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Primary location: Millwood, West Virginia 
Relocation offered: Yes 
Employment status: Full-Time 
Travel: <10% 
Non-compete: No 

The estimated base salary range for this role is “$90,000 to $130,000” per year.  
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

 By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, and many more. 
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results. 
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Under the guidance of the Plant Manager, the Engineering Maintenance Manager ensures leadership for capital projects and maintenance support for site manufacturing operations to achieve overall results on key metrics including safety, quality, plant reliability and cost performance.

What’s in it for you?

• Lead high-impact projects that shape the future of the plant.
• Be a key member of the plant leadership team with strong influence on business decisions.
• Enjoy broad ownership across engineering, maintenance, capital investments, and continuous improvement initiatives.

 What does the Engineering and Maintenance Manager do?

• Responsible for maintenance of all plant machinery and auxiliary equipment
• Involvement in all matters relating to the efficient and effective maintenance of the machines, equipment, and facilities
• Responsible for the maintenance budget, which includes achieving budget performance and period expense spend
• Develops and implements a maintenance system which combines the use of predictive, preventive and precision activities with appropriate documentation and tracking to ensure success
• Oversees the capital strategy and management of capital funds
• Long-range infrastructure and facilities planning
• Handles the key elements of annual budgeting and cost change processes
• Aligns plant engineering resources and the capital budget with corporate and plant priorities
• Improves the effectiveness and impact of maintenance and engineering resources
• Increases plant technical capabilities

 Engineering Leadership for Project Execution:

• Oversees the management of the overall portfolio of projects
• Assigns project and balance workload of internal and external resources
• Meets cost, schedule and performance expectations
• Ensures sound engineering practices are being applied
• Serves as role model and mentor for project management

Special Cause Resolution and Urgent Response Technical Support:

• Ensures urgent response to operational issues 24/7 as needed
• Provides proactive support to operations by spending adequate time with Value Stream teams and key managers to see how problems are being addressed and the effectiveness of the technical resources
• Provides leadership and project management for major operational issues.

 Business Planning and PI Initiatives:

• Actively participates as a member of the plant leadership team to achieve overall performance and business commitments
• Actively participates in strategic and tactical planning events and other lean events as appropriate
• Manages the development of a 5-year plan for capital, capacity, infrastructure, plant reliability and facilities to meet long-range business commitments

 Capital and Cost Management:

• Ensures the annual capital plan is executed to budget in alignment with the corporate capital planning process
• Facilitates key elements of the annual cost planning process
• Participates in the monthly cost meetings to understand plant cost drivers and proactively address issues required to meet cost commitments

 Development and Performance Management:

• Executes Armstrong’s performance management system
• Plans for technical turnover and competencies required
• Interacts with AWI Technology through performance feedback on corporate resources and development assignments for new engineers

Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises a team of maintenance supervisors, engineers, and support personnel.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years relevant experience.  Engineering degree is preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital management practices and technical support for manufacturing operations
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience

What will make you successful?

• Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to understand and use various computer software programs
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to interact with colleagues at various levels of management
• Ability to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Strong Cost Management Background
• Knowledge of precision, preventive, and predictive maintenance processes 

What will make you stand out?

• SAP experience

• Prior experience leading teams in similar environment preferred

Physical and Mental Demands

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:  sit or stand for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones.  Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities based on the specific requirements of each location.

Why should you join Armstrong World Industries?

Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is an Americas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings, specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, AWI has about 3,700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.

At home, at work, in healthcare facilities, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall performance, and create beautiful spaces.

For more than 160 years, we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then, and it sets us apart now, along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people we're here to serve - our customers, our shareholders, our communities and our employees.

We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions, with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live, work, learn, heal and play. It's an exciting, rewarding business to be in, and we're committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.

Our Sustainability Ambition

"Bringing our Purpose to Life" - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:

• Engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce;
• Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
• Pursuing sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces where we live, work, learn heal and play;
• Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
• Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.

Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse, purpose-driven workforce.  As part of our dedication to diversity, AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race, sex, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisition and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Come and build your future with us and apply today!