The posting
At IDEXX, our purpose is to enhance the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock. We develop diagnostics, software, and services that help veterinarians around the world detect illness earlier, make confident decisions, and give pets longer, healthier lives. Every instrument, test, and consumable we build ends up in a clinic where a pet is waiting for answers, and the leaders who keep our manufacturing operations running are a big part of that.
As a Maintenance Engineering Manager, you will lead the second shift Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance team in Roswell, GA, including a team of senior manufacturing engineers. As the Maintenance Manager for the shift, you will own equipment reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement across critical production assets, while coaching and developing your people to reach business goals and their full potential. This Manufacturing Maintenance Manager position is ideal for an Industrial Maintenance Manager who combines deep technical credibility with a passion for building high-performing teams.
Our Roswell site is home to OPTI Medical, an IDEXX company that designs and manufactures point-of-care blood gas and electrolyte analyzers and related consumables for human healthcare. The site also produces electrolyte slides and other consumables that power IDEXX veterinary analyzers, including the Catalyst One® and Catalyst Dx® chemistry analyzers. The equipment your team supports directly enables life-saving diagnostics for both people and pets.
You will lead in a clean, dry, climate-controlled, boiler-free medical device manufacturing environment, with sophisticated electro-mechanical equipment and automation systems that directly affect production efficiency and product quality.
If you’d like more information about production jobs at IDEXX before applying, visit our Manufacturing and Warehouse Careers page: https://careers.idexx.com/us/en/manufacturing
Why This Role Matters
Equipment reliability is the foundation of on-time delivery and product quality. As the leader of second shift maintenance engineering, you will set the strategy, standards, and culture that minimize downtime, improve reliability, and keep operations safe and efficient, so the products that help pets and people stay healthy reach customers on time.
In This Role, You Will
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of senior manufacturing engineers and maintenance professionals on second shift, setting clear goals, assigning work, monitoring performance, and conducting performance evaluations.
- Administer employment actions, build succession and development plans, and promote training and growth for your team.
- Own shift-level maintenance strategy, including preventive and predictive maintenance programs, spare parts strategy, and equipment lifecycle planning for highly automated medical device manufacturing equipment.
- Plan and organize work, ensure adequate staffing and resources, and keep priorities on schedule to protect production output and customer satisfaction.
- Manage escalated and critical equipment issues, directing root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in a regulated environment.
- Partner with Production, Quality, Operations, and day-shift engineering leadership to coordinate work, ensure smooth shift handoffs, and resolve cross-functional issues.
- Drive process and reliability improvements using data, metrics, and CMMS tools, and track KPIs such as uptime, OEE, MTBF/MTTR, and PM compliance.
- Lead and participate in project teams for new equipment, automation upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives, applying strong project management discipline.
- Contribute to department budget, policies, and procedures, and manage outside vendors and contractors.
- Lead maintenance of internal technology and systems resources within your group, including CMMS administration and system upgrades.
- Prepare reports and analyses on work activities and results for peer groups and senior management.
- Model and enforce safety, compliance, and quality standards.
- Stay current on IDEXX products, engineering practices, and industry developments, and represent the team in outside industry groups and forums where appropriate.
What You Will Need to Succeed
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Demonstrated management experience: leading, coaching, and developing engineers, technicians, or supervisors, including performance management.
- 5+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing maintenance, or maintenance engineering, with progressive leadership responsibility. Backgrounds such as Electro Mechanical Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Industrial Technician that have progressed into leadership are welcome.
- Strong technical credibility in troubleshooting AC and DC electrical systems and electro-mechanical equipment (conveyors, motors, sensors, pneumatics, and motion control) in an industrial manufacturing environment, with the ability to guide your team through complex diagnostics, disassembly, and rebuilds.
- Working knowledge of PLCs, ideally Allen Bradley controllers.
- Experience with a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), including using data to drive maintenance decisions.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and direct work activities across a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Strong project management, reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), customer service, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence cross-functionally and report to senior management.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Willingness to support overtime and occasional weekend work based on operational needs.
Preferred
- Experience leading maintenance or engineering teams in highly automated or medical device manufacturing (FDA/ISO 13485 environments).
- Experience with Epson or Fanuc robotic systems.
- Lean, Six Sigma, or reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) training or certification.
- Experience managing departmental budgets and vendor relationships.
What you can expect from us:
- $115,000 - $120,000 / year, depending on experience
- Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
- Opportunity for annual cash bonus
- 5% matching 401k
- Opportunity for performance based annual merit increase
- Generous PTO benefits
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Safe location in a modern environment
- Temperature controlled work environment
- Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, mental health resources, wellness resources, volunteer paid days off, foundation donation matching, and more!
Schedule:
- This is a 2nd shift role, 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm, Monday through Friday, with shifts and hours varying slightly based on business needs
- This role requires being onsite in Roswell, GA five days a week, plus overtime and occasional weekend work as needed.
- The shifts and hours may vary slightly depending on business needs.
- Reliable and dependable attendance is an essential function of the position.
Why IDEXX:
We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve since 1983, our team members help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, ensure safe drinking water for billions, and help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease.
We have customers in over 175 countries and a collaborative global workforce. Our culture is one that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you’ll be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
Knowing our work makes a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of pets and people is what motivates us every day. If meaningful work and a sense of purpose are at the top of your list, you’ll find it here.
Let’s pursue what matters together.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.
As a Engineering Maintenance Manager, you will work on site at our Roswell, GA location.
Does this sound like the opportunity for you? Apply today!
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