Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance & Engineering Manager is responsible for leading maintenance, reliability, and engineering functions with a primary focus on designing, implementing, and sustaining a world‑class Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program. This role will partner closely with Operations, Quality, and Safety to drive equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and embed a proactive, operator‑engaged maintenance culture across the site.

This leader will serve as a change agent, building TPM from the ground up, developing standards, coaching teams, and driving measurable improvements in OEE, uptime, and cost.

• Design, launch, and lead a site‑wide TPM strategy, including Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Early Equipment Management, and Training & Education pillars.
• Establish TPM governance, cadence, metrics, and visual management systems to ensure sustainability.
• Coach and develop cross‑functional teams to embed TPM behaviors at all levels of the organization.
• Lead Kaizen and continuous improvement events focused on reliability, waste reduction, and loss elimination.

• Drive the transition from reactive to proactive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs aligned to critical assets.
• Improve asset reliability, MTBF, MTTR, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Own equipment failure analysis, root cause problem solving, and corrective action implementation.
• Lead engineering support for equipment upgrades, new installations, and capital projects.
• Ensure TPM and maintainability principles are embedded in new equipment design and commissioning.
• Manage capital budgets, project timelines, and vendor relationships.

• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance technicians, engineers, and reliability resources.
• Build technical capability through structured training programs and skills matrices.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations to enable operator‑led maintenance and equipment ownership.

• Ensure maintenance and engineering practices meet all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Support quality objectives through equipment capability, calibration, and standardization.

• Define and track KPIs including OEE, downtime, PM compliance, maintenance cost, and reliability metrics.
• Use data to drive decision‑making, prioritize work, and demonstrate TPM impact.
• Report progress and performance to site and senior leadership.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of progressive experience in maintenance, engineering, or reliability leadership.
• Proven experience building or leading a TPM program, preferably in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong working knowledge of lean manufacturing, CI tools, and structured problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cultural change and influence cross‑functional teams.

• TPM, Lean, or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems and predictive maintenance technologies.
• Background in high‑volume manufacturing, food & beverage, CPG, or automated environments.