Director of Manufacturing Engineering & Reliability
SteffesDickinson, North Dakota, United States • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States • North Carolina, United States
Posted January 17, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Steffes is a lean‑operating original equipment manufacturer based in Dickinson, North Dakota, with additional facilities in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Shelby, North Carolina. The company specializes in precision steel fabrication and electrical services, serving a range of sectors including oil and gas, contract manufacturing, and electric thermal storage. Leveraging a team of experienced engineers and manufacturing experts, Steffes delivers custom OEM solutions that address complex, industry‑specific challenges. Its focus on lean manufacturing principles and continuous innovation enables rapid, cost‑effective production while maintaining high quality. Steffes is distinguished by its ability to blend engineering expertise with flexible, client‑centric fabrication to deliver reliable, tailored solutions across diverse markets.
Job Description
This position provides senior leadership for manufacturing engineering, facilities, and maintenance functions, ensuring safe, compliant, and highly reliable operations.
Requirements
- Define and execute enterprise OEE, reliability, and manufacturing automation strategies aligned with Steffes’ corporate growth objectives.
- Provide senior leadership for manufacturing engineering, facilities, and maintenance functions to ensure operational excellence and scalability.
- Lead reliability-centered, preventative, and predictive maintenance programs to maximize asset performance and uptime.
- Oversee equipment selection, lifecycle planning and capital investments, ensuring budget discipline and targeted ROI.
- Drive Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, capacity expansion, and successful new product introduction.
- Establish and monitor departmental performance through KPIs, dashboards, and data-driven decision making.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, safety, and industry standards (API, ISO, ASME, OSHA, UL, DOT, SHARP).
- Lead technology advancement through automation, AI, data systems, and ERP-enabled manufacturing solutions.
- Build, develop, and retain high-performing teams while leading succession planning and modeling senior leadership behaviors.
- Serve as a senior cross-functional partner to operations, quality, supply chain, customers, and suppliers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
