Maintenance Manager

We are searching for a skilled Maintenance Manager to join a growing manufacturing company. This role involves overseeing all maintenance activities related to facilities and equipment, leading a team of maintenance professionals, and ensuring the safe, efficient operation of production equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and train maintenance technicians and support staff.
• Plan and supervise preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Maintain production machinery, facility systems, utilities, and supporting equipment.
• Minimize equipment downtime through root-cause analysis and corrective measures.
• Create maintenance schedules that meet production needs.
• Manage the computerized maintenance management system, work orders, records, and spare-parts inventory.
• Establish and track maintenance performance metrics such as downtime, response time, and equipment reliability.
• Coordinate equipment installations, upgrades, repairs, and capital projects.
• Maintain relationships with external contractors, equipment suppliers, and service providers.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, safety policies, environmental standards, and other guidelines.
• Support initiatives for continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and cost reduction.
• Develop and oversee operating and capital budgets for the maintenance department.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, and operations management.
• Offer technical support for complex equipment issues when necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial technology, facilities management, or related field preferred.
• Five or more years of maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Prior experience in maintenance leadership or supervision required.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment.
• Experience with PLC-controlled machinery, industrial controls, HVAC, compressors, boilers, and facility systems preferred.
• Proficiency with a CMMS or similar maintenance management system.
• Excellent leadership, planning, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Capacity to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of OSHA standards, lockout/tagout procedures, and industrial safety practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement methodologies.
• CMRP or similar maintenance and reliability certification.
• Experience managing capital projects and equipment installations.