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Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.
The Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for plant maintenance, facilities, and engineering in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment. Ensure equipment reliability, facility performance, safety, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and cost-effective project execution.
How you’ll make an impact:
- Lead maintenance and facilities teams, manage staffing, establish priorities, and develop technical capabilities.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.
- Ensure GMP, SOP, GDP, and regulatory compliance, including deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
- Manage capital projects, facility improvements, equipment upgrades, commissioning, and qualification.
- Maintain accurate records, work orders, risk assessments, and equipment history through CMMS (preferably Maximo).
- Partner with cross-functional teams and contractors while enforcing EHS, LOTO, JSA, and risk management requirements.
- Monitor KPIs, optimize resources, and manage operating and capital budgets.
What you’ll need (Required):
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant maintenance, facilities, or engineering experience, including 2 years in leadership.
- Experience in regulated manufacturing, preferably medical devices or pharmaceuticals.
- Strong technical problem-solving, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Onsite required to support manufacturing operations.
- Availability to support critical operations and off-hours emergencies which may include weekends.
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Experience with GMP facilities, cleanrooms, critical utilities, laboratories, and production equipment.
- Proficiency in Maximo.
- Experience managing capital projects, contractors, commissioning, qualifications, and budgets.
- Knowledge of GMP, 21 CFR Parts 210/211, applicable medical-device regulations, ICH Q9/Q10, and inspection readiness.
- Proficiency in ALCOA principles, data integrity, CAPA, change control, investigations, and risk assessments.
- Understanding of DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ, equipment qualification, and acceptance criteria.
- Knowledge of HVAC, cleanrooms, environmental controls, purified water/WFI, compressed gases, electrical systems, and building automation.
- Experience with CMMS, BMS/EMS/SCADA, calibration, electronic quality systems, and applicable 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
- Application of FMEA, asset criticality, predictive maintenance, PM optimization, spare-parts management, MTBF, and MTTR.
- Knowledge of contamination control, contractor safety, audits, budgets, contracts, and capital expenditures.
- Demonstrates technical expertise, accountability, effective communication, and sound decision-making.
- Develops employees, manages competing priorities, and promotes a culture of safety, quality, compliance, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.
The Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for plant maintenance, facilities, and engineering in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment. Ensure equipment reliability, facility performance, safety, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and cost-effective project execution.
How you’ll make an impact:
- Lead maintenance and facilities teams, manage staffing, establish priorities, and develop technical capabilities.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.
- Ensure GMP, SOP, GDP, and regulatory compliance, including deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
- Manage capital projects, facility improvements, equipment upgrades, commissioning, and qualification.
- Maintain accurate records, work orders, risk assessments, and equipment history through CMMS (preferably Maximo).
- Partner with cross-functional teams and contractors while enforcing EHS, LOTO, JSA, and risk management requirements.
- Monitor KPIs, optimize resources, and manage operating and capital budgets.
What you’ll need (Required):
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant maintenance, facilities, or engineering experience, including 2 years in leadership.
- Experience in regulated manufacturing, preferably medical devices or pharmaceuticals.
- Strong technical problem-solving, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Onsite required to support manufacturing operations.
- Availability to support critical operations and off-hours emergencies which may include weekends.
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Experience with GMP facilities, cleanrooms, critical utilities, laboratories, and production equipment.
- Proficiency in Maximo.
- Experience managing capital projects, contractors, commissioning, qualifications, and budgets.
- Knowledge of GMP, 21 CFR Parts 210/211, applicable medical-device regulations, ICH Q9/Q10, and inspection readiness.
- Proficiency in ALCOA principles, data integrity, CAPA, change control, investigations, and risk assessments.
- Understanding of DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ, equipment qualification, and acceptance criteria.
- Knowledge of HVAC, cleanrooms, environmental controls, purified water/WFI, compressed gases, electrical systems, and building automation.
- Experience with CMMS, BMS/EMS/SCADA, calibration, electronic quality systems, and applicable 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
- Application of FMEA, asset criticality, predictive maintenance, PM optimization, spare-parts management, MTBF, and MTTR.
- Knowledge of contamination control, contractor safety, audits, budgets, contracts, and capital expenditures.
- Demonstrates technical expertise, accountability, effective communication, and sound decision-making.
- Develops employees, manages competing priorities, and promotes a culture of safety, quality, compliance, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Technology & Software
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals & Materials
- Energy
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in plant engineering manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering required
- Five or more years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven leadership of maintenance or engineering teams in a plant setting
- Proficiency with CMMS platforms and preventive maintenance program management
- Experience managing capital projects from scope definition through commissioning
- Familiarity with OSHA, PSM, or industry-specific safety and compliance standards
Tips for Your Plant Engineering Manager Job Search
Quantify your capital project outcomes
Hiring managers want to see the dollar value and scope of projects you've owned. Replace vague descriptions with specific outcomes like uptime improvements, cost reductions from equipment overhauls, or timelines you compressed on major installations.
Align your resume to plant size
A 50-person plant and a 2,000-person facility expect very different scope from a plant engineering manager. Adjust your resume to match the headcount and production volume of each target employer so your experience reads as directly relevant.
Prioritize roles that match your industry code
Plant engineering manager openings vary significantly by manufacturing sector. Target postings in your specific vertical, whether automotive, food processing, pharmaceuticals, or paper, because your industry-specific compliance and equipment knowledge is a genuine differentiator.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists plant engineering manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based technical questions
Interviewers for plant engineering manager roles routinely ask how you've handled unplanned downtime, aging infrastructure, or contractor coordination during a live production run. Prepare two or three detailed examples that show your decision-making under operational pressure.
Negotiate relocation terms before accepting
Many plant engineering manager roles are on-site at a single facility, often in locations with thin local talent pools. Confirm relocation support, start-date flexibility, and housing allowance details during offer conversations, not after you've accepted.
Plant Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most plant engineering managers?
The companies hiring the most plant engineering managers right now include Piedmont Healthcare, SpaceX, and Refresco, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Georgia, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated at large-scale manufacturers and consumer goods producers operating multi-shift facilities.
How many plant engineering manager jobs are remote?
About 29% of plant engineering manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, facility-based nature of most roles. The sub-areas most likely to offer any remote flexibility are capital project planning, vendor management, and cross-site engineering program coordination.
How do you become a plant engineering manager?
Start with an engineering degree in a relevant discipline, then build hands-on experience in manufacturing maintenance or process engineering roles. Progress into a lead or supervisory position to develop team management skills. From there, demonstrate ownership of capital projects and reliability programs, which are the most common pathways into the manager title.
Can you get hired as a plant engineering manager without direct management experience?
Yes, especially at smaller facilities where the manager title is a first step into leadership. Employers will look for indirect indicators like leading cross-functional projects, coordinating contractors, or serving as a technical point of contact. Framing your resume around scope, decision-making authority, and results closes the gap when formal management titles are absent.
What does the plant engineering manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a recruiter screen focused on your engineering background and industry fit, followed by a technical interview with plant leadership covering equipment systems, maintenance philosophy, and capital project experience. A facility walkthrough or on-site visit is common, and final-round conversations often involve the operations director or plant manager assessing culture and leadership style.
Where can I find and apply to plant engineering manager jobs?
You can find and apply to plant engineering manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the same place.
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