Director of Maintenance

Armada Staffing Group partners with companies to connect dependable professionals with opportunities for long-term career growth. We’re seeking a hands-on Working Maintenance Director for a manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

• Pay: 30–36 per hour
• Full-time, on-site position
• Day shift: 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
• Hands-on leadership role with the opportunity to lead maintenance operations
• Benefits, vision, dental, PTO

Lead maintenance operations and a team of maintenance technicians at a manufacturing facility.

Troubleshoot and repair production equipment while remaining actively involved in daily maintenance.

Develop preventive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.

Oversee maintenance budgets, inventory, vendors, and equipment improvement projects.

• Lead, mentor, and schedule maintenance technicians to support manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot and repair wire drawing machines, annealers, extrusion lines, and material-handling equipment.
• Diagnose electrical and automation issues involving PLCs, VFDs, motors, controls, and systems up to 480V; repair mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Develop preventive maintenance schedules, coordinate repairs with production, and maintain equipment and compliance records.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, vendors, contractors, facility systems, and capital improvement projects while enforcing safety procedures, including LOTO and Arc Flash practices.

• Experience:
  
  8+ years of industrial maintenance experience, or at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Technical skills:
  Hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial manufacturing equipment, including mechanical repairs, welding, fabrication, and electrical systems up to 480V.
• Systems knowledge:
  Understanding of PLC logic, VFDs, motors, industrial automation, and hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drive systems.
• Leadership and safety:
  Ability to lead and schedule technicians, manage preventive maintenance, and follow industrial safety practices, including Lockout/Tagout and Arc Flash procedures.
• Education and preferred experience:
  High school diploma or equivalent required. Wire and cable manufacturing, wire drawing, annealing, extrusion, or heavy metal processing experience is preferred.

The position is based at a manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne, IN 46818. The interview process includes two in-person rounds.