Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Company Overview

Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low‑rise non‑residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across new construction and Repair & Remodel markets. Our portfolio includes vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and accessories. With more than 18,800 team members, we are committed to sustainability and community engagement.

As the Maintenance Manager, you will manage day‑to‑day maintenance of the building/facility, equipment and machinery, including HVAC, lighting, production lines, grounds keeping and overall appearance. Act on behalf of the Plant Manager to ensure environmental, operating and construction permits are compliant. Lead through Cornerstone’s Core Values:
Safety, Integrity, Inclusion and behaviors of Customer‑Centric, Interconnected, Continuous Improvement.

• Lead the maintenance efforts such that the plant’s short‑ and long‑term objectives and applicable metrics are met.
• Ensure optimal production operations by determining work priorities, scheduling repairs, maintenance and installation of machines, tools and equipment.
• Develop and implement proactive approaches to maintenance that result in improved metrics that are “world class.” Among these approaches are PM, predictive techniques, TPM and historical databases.
• Design, implement and modify preventive maintenance programs.
• Maintain maintenance staff results with ongoing coaching and counseling of associates, planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
• Ensure the maintenance group is outfitted with the tools and equipment necessary to meet the plant’s goals and objectives.
• Complete maintenance operational requirements by scheduling and assigning associates and following up on work results.
• Manage all tool crib operations to include maintenance spare parts and plant operating supplies, where applicable.
• Under the leadership of the Plant Manager, develop the annual cost budget associated with maintenance and plan the timing of critical maintenance outages, installations and events that allow the plant to meet its production and cost expectations.
• Under the leadership of the Corporate Engineering Director and/or Plant Manager, develop the capital plan for the Plant Manager within the final agreed upon budget. Also, ensure the project justifications are accurate and within corporate guidelines.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Engineering Director and the other plants’ Maintenance Engineers to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented between sites, resulting in each plant not needing to reinvent each new idea. Also, to ensure new concepts and technology are being explored and utilized appropriately.
• In cooperation with the EHS Manager, ensure that the plant’s local, state and federal environmental, operating and construction permits are in order and completed in a timely manner. This should result in no non‑compliance issues or projects delayed due to timeliness of permitting.
• Lead maintenance operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing operational and personnel policies and procedures.
• Protect associates and visitors by maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment; 2 of which must have been in a management/supervisory capacity.
• 5+ years’ experience in trouble shooting electrical (through 480 volts), mechanical and pneumatic repairs. For some facilities, concrete and wet cast manufacturing will be strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills combined with the ability to…