Maintenance Engineering Manager — Injection/Blow Molding

Pretium Packaging | Carrollton, Texas

Join a reliability-first culture

Pretium Packaging, established in 1992, supplies injection-blow molded plastic containers across North America. With 17 plants supporting brand owners in the United States and Canada, we’re committed to quality, value, and unmatched service.

Your impact

• Lead a cross-functional team of mechanical, electrical, and automation technicians dedicated to uptime and safety.
• Design and deploy preventive and predictive maintenance programs to drive reliability and reduce unexpected outages.
• Own troubleshooting and repairs on injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, robotics, and auxiliary equipment.
• Collaborate tightly with Production, Quality, and Engineering to align maintenance with production objectives.
• Administer spare parts inventory, control the maintenance budget, and manage vendors for services and supplies.
• Assure adherence to OSHA, EPA, and other applicable health and safety requirements.
• Advance continuous improvement around equipment performance, energy optimization, and plant safety.
• Coach, develop, and appraise maintenance personnel for skill growth and performance.
• Use CMMS to schedule work, log maintenance history, and track KPIs.
• Conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions to eliminate chronic failures.
• Ensure all compliance with regulatory affairs, FDA, OSHA, SQF mechanical integrity, and process hazards analysis (PHA).
• Foster a culture rooted in safety, quality, and environmental responsibility.

What you bring to the team

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or related technical discipline) preferred.
• 5–7 years in manufacturing maintenance with 2+ years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
• In-depth understanding of injection/blow molding systems, pneumatics, PLCs, hydraulics, and industrial electrical.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms and maintenance planning methodologies.
• Experience with lean/CI tools such as 5S, Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis.
• History of managing maintenance budgets and capital improvement initiatives.

Core competencies

• Leadership and team development
• Technical depth and problem-solving
• Organization and multi-priority management
• Effective communication with internal partners and external vendors
• Data-driven, analytical approach
• Adaptability within a dynamic, fast-paced setting

Must-have proficiencies

• Commercial electrical expertise
• Troubleshooting industrial automation equipment
• Injection molding experience
• Blow molding experience

Language skills

We are seeking bilingual candidates with the ability to communicate fluently in Spanish.