Engineering and Maintenance Manager (Automotive Industry)

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking an Engineering and Maintenance Manager.

We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development within the organization.

Job Description

Plan and coordinate the Engineering, Maintenance, Tool Crib, Facilities, and Tool Room departments, ensuring the availability, reliability, and safety of equipment and facilities, as well as compliance with quality standards, cycle times, and costs, while promoting continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate activities in Engineering, Maintenance, Facilities, the Tool Crib, and the Tool Room, ensuring the continuity and efficiency of operations.
• Ensure the availability, reliability, and safety of machinery, equipment, and facilities, while optimizing maintenance costs.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, as well as failure analysis and root cause analysis.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, productivity, scrap reduction, cycle times, and model changes.
• Ensure the proper implementation of TPM, LOTO, Poka-Yoke, PFMEA, and engineering change management processes.
• Coordinate investment projects, as well as the installation and commissioning of new equipment and infrastructure, including CAPEX and facilities management.
• Participate in plant start-ups, process launches, and ramp-ups, ensuring the proper transfer of technology and knowledge between Taiwan and Mexico.
• Manage the budget, spare parts, tools, inventory, and resources necessary to ensure the smooth operation of the areas under your responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with cycle times, process standards, production requirements, and customer specifications.
• Lead, develop, and train the Engineering and Maintenance team, ensuring the growth and development of technical staff.
• Handle audits by customers and external agencies, ensuring compliance with IATF 16949, legal requirements, and customer-specific requirements.
• Propose and implement technological, energy-related, and process improvements that contribute to increasing productivity, reducing costs, and strengthening operational reliability.

Requirements

• Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in the automotive industry.
• At least 5 years of experience in leadership positions within Engineering and/or Maintenance.
• Business-level English.

Technical Knowledge

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), desirable.
• Plant and process start-ups and ramp-ups.
• IATF 16949, PFMEA, TPM, LOTO, and Poka-Yoke.
• Facilities and industrial infrastructure.
• Warehouse and inventory management.
• Tool Room and Tool Crib.

Skills

• Leadership and team development.
• Strategic thinking.
• Results-oriented approach.
• Continuous improvement.
• Cost analysis and control.

We offer

• Benefits above and beyond those required by law.

If you meet the requirements, we invite you to apply for this position.