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Saft

Designs and manufactures high-tech industrial batteries

Maintenance Manager

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeValdese, NC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
  • Five or more years of maintenance leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Experience managing maintenance technicians, planners, and contractors.
  • Experience with capital projects, total productive maintenance (TPM), reliability engineering, and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
  • Knowledge of industrial electrical systems, mechanical systems, automation and controls, programmable logic controller (PLC) troubleshooting, predictive maintenance technologies, CMMS/GMAO systems, reliability engineering, root cause analysis, budget management, and project management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the site maintenance strategy, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and asset reliability improvements.
  • Set priorities, allocate resources, and determine corrective actions to improve uptime and resolve major equipment failures.
  • Align maintenance schedules with production, coordinate resources and contractors, and integrate new equipment.
  • Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team with clear accountability, training, and performance expectations.
  • Maintain annual lockout/tagout (LOTO) and arc flash training records and promote safety, teamwork, and technical excellence.
  • Ensure regulatory and company compliance through permits, contractor controls, audits, and risk assessments.
  • Manage budgets, spare parts, contractor costs, and capital justifications while improving reliability and value.
  • Track mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), preventive maintenance (PM) compliance, downtime, and cost per unit while driving Lean reliability improvements.
  • Improve energy performance, reduce utility use and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, and support responsible equipment investments.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree or engineering degree is preferred.

About the Company

Saft

Designs and manufactures high-tech industrial batteries

Saft designs and manufactures high-tech batteries for industrial use, including transportation, telecommunications, and energy storage. Its batteries store chemical energy in cells and convert it to electrical energy, using advanced chemistries and systems to deliver power in demanding environments. It differs from competitors through a century of experience since 1913, public listing since 1924, and ownership by TotalEnergies since 2016, which provide global resources and scale. Its goal is to provide sustainable, efficient energy storage that powers essential services and supports the transition to renewable energy.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Levallois-Perret, France
Founded
1913

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