Plant Maintenance Manager

$140000 - $160000 per year | Conway, SC | On-site | Permanent

Our client in Conway, SC is looking to hire a Plant Maintenance Manager! Up to $190,000 per year

Our client is seeking an experienced Plant Maintenance Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of plant maintenance, ensuring the smooth operation of all machinery and equipment. The role involves a combination of strategic planning, team leadership, and hands-on work. You will be instrumental in maintaining the highest level of operational efficiency, productivity, and safety.

This is a full-time, permanent position that requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in maintenance management.

• 140-160k Base!
• Annual Bonus!
• 401k match 50% up to 8% contribution (4% total) then this caps at a full 100% match at the 8% after 5 years!
• Blue Cross/Shield Benefits!
• 20 PTO days to start!

About the Opportunity

We are a well-established advanced manufacturing company that produces highly engineered industrial metal used in electrical, energy, and industrial applications. They are seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Plant Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, reliability, process controls, and capital improvement initiatives at a large manufacturing facility.

This is an onsite leadership opportunity offering excellent compensation, bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits.

• Lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all plant equipment and utility systems.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Improve equipment uptime and overall plant reliability through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and spare parts inventory.
• Lead and develop maintenance and engineering personnel while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Manage departmental budgets and maintenance-related KPIs.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to implement capital projects and equipment upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain maintenance documentation, equipment records, and CMMS data integrity.
• Provide technical leadership for plant automation and process control systems.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, motors, drives, and related control systems.
• Develop automation improvements and maintenance troubleshooting tools.

• Increase plant availability and equipment reliability.
• Implement formal maintenance planning and scheduling processes.
• Improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Drive automation and process control improvements that increase production capacity.
• Partner with IT and Operations to improve manufacturing data and reporting capabilities.
• Lead capital improvement projects from planning through execution.

• 5+ years of manufacturing maintenance leadership experience.
• Experience leading maintenance and engineering teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong PLC programming experience, including Allen-Bradley and GE/Fanuc platforms.
• HMI programming experience using platforms such as Wonderware and Rockwell Factory Talk.
• Strong knowledge of industrial controls, instrumentation, motors, drives, and electrical systems.
• Experience with process automation and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment.
• Familiarity with Oracle databases or other enterprise manufacturing systems is a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and electrical drawings.
• Excellent leadership, planning, communication, and organizational skills.
• Hands-on management style with the ability to support plant operations as needed.
• Availability to respond to critical plant issues outside normal…