Maintenance Manager

Duties/Responsibilities - Leadership, Safety and Culture

• Provide overall direction for the Maintenance Department – including Maintenance Supervisors, Technicians, and support staff—while modeling transparent, trusted leadership and accountability.
• Champion a proactive safety culture: deploy the safety program, ensure completion of safety training and observations, lead/oversee incident investigations, and drive safety initiatives
• Reinforce 5S/housekeeping standards across all maintenance areas.
• Build and sustain a positive work environment through effective onboarding, regular one‑on‑ones, recognition, and role‑modeling leadership behaviors that promote respect, inclusion, and constructive teamwork. 

Strategy and Change Leadership

• Translate plant and company strategy into clear departmental goals and priorities; communicates the “why,” sets expectations, and drives accountability to results.
• Act as a change agent—planning and leading implementation of strategic initiatives, ensuring team understanding and adoption through proactive communication and action plans.
• Align maintenance objectives with customer and business needs; develop strong relationships that support safe, reliable, and cost‑effective operations. 

Maintenance Operations Management

• Develop, execute, and continuously improve maintenance systems and standards (PM, PdM, TPM, reliability practices) to minimize downtime and extend asset life.
• Ensure disciplined planning/scheduling and high‑quality execution of all maintenance activities
• Maintain accurate CMMS data (work orders, asset history, parts usage, labor hours, and costs) to enable data‑driven decisions.
• Oversee spare parts strategy, inventory accuracy, and vendor/contractor performance to support uptime and total cost objectives. 

Performance, Metrics & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and monitor maintenance KPIs (e.g., equipment uptime, OEE, PM compliance, MTTR/MTBF, budget performance) and drive corrective actions to close performance gaps.
• Lead structured problem solving (root‑cause analysis/5‑Why), removes barriers to address recurring failures and improve reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability and operational efficiency.
• Maintain strong customer/internal stakeholder communication on priorities, equipment status, and emerging risks to support informed decisions. 

Capital Planning, Budgeting & Project Leadership

• Develop the annual maintenance budget; manages departmental spend across labor, overtime, materials, services, and MRO inventory to meet business targets.
• Identify reliability‑driven capital needs; prepares formal capital requests (scope, justification/ROI, schedule) and oversees projects from concept through install, commissioning, and handoff.

Communication & Reporting

• Provide regular status updates to plant leadership on asset performance, maintenance activities, major issues, budget status, and project milestones.
• Represent Maintenance in audits, customer visits, and cross‑functional reviews; ensures timely escalation and alignment on plant priorities. 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience: 8+ years in industrial maintenance/engineering with progressive responsibility; 3+ years of supervisory leadership with a focus on employee development.
• Technical: Strong foundation in mechanical, electrical, and automation systems (PLCs/drives/instrumentation), and fluency in maintenance strategies (PM, PdM, TPM) and reliability principles; demonstrated use of CMMS and data to drive decisions.
• Leadership & Business Acumen: Proven ability to communicate vision, lead change, coach and build teams, and maintain effective customer relationships; resilient, emotionally intelligent, and adept at managing financial performance. 

Reports To:

• Plant Manager

The perks of joining our Team

Comprehensive Insurance Options - Competitive medical coverage with a variety of plan choices
Progressive PTO & Paid Holidays - Tenure-based paid time off pluseight paid holidaysannually
Predictable, set schedules that support work-life balance - no rotating shifts
401(k) with Company Match + Profit Sharing - Matching 5% on 6% of employee contributions and annual profit‑sharing contributions
Career Growth & Learning Support - Tuition reimbursement and employee assistance programs
Tuition reimbursement up to $15,000 - annually to support your continued education and career growth
Annual bonus potential up to $3,000 - through performance incentive programs
Referral Bonus Program - Employee referral bonuses paid out over the new hire's first year
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