Maintenance Manager Job Fort Worth area,Texas USA,Maintenance/Cleaning

Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for the NCCO's Fort Worth maintenance and reliability functions to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for developing and leading a high performing maintenance organization that maximizes equipment reliability, supports production objectives, and fosters a culture of Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement.

The Maintenance Manager is accountable for maintenance planning and execution, asset reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, workforce development, contractor management, spare parts administration, capital improvement support, and effective utilization of maintenance resources.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following, but is not limited to:

Safety Leadership

Champion a culture where safety is the highest priority and every employee is accountable for safe work practices

Ensure compliance with all company safety policies, OSHA regulations, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical safety, machine guarding, and environmental requirement

Lead incident investigations, corrective actions, and proactive risk reduction initiatives

Promote employee participation in safety observations, audits, and continuous improvement activities

Maintenance and Reliability Leadership

Develop and execute the site's maintenance and reliability strategy aligned with business objectives

Lead preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment availability and reliability

Establish maintenance priorities based on business criticality, production requirements, and risk

Ensure effective planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance work

Lead root cause failure analysis and implement permanent corrective actions to eliminate recurring failures

Drive continuous improvement of equipment performance through reliability engineering principles

Support capital projects, equipment installations, commissioning, and lifecycle asset management

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Foster a culture of continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies

Identify and eliminate waste, reduce equipment losses, and improve maintenance efficiency

Develop standardized maintenance procedures and best practices

Utilize data and key performance indicators (KPI's) to identify trends, prioritize improvements, and measure results

Lead Kaizen events and cross-functional improvement initiatives that increase productivity and operational reliability

Promote standard work, visual management, and disciplined execution across the maintenance organization

People Leadership and Employee Engagement

Build highly engaged, accountable, and skilled maintenance team through coaching, mentoring, and leadership development

Foster an environment of trust, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning

Establish clear expectations, performance goals, and development plans for maintenance personnel

Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide timely coaching and constructive feedback

Promote cross-training to improve workforce flexibility and organizational resilience

Recognize employee contributions and encourage participation in continuous improvement activities

Develop succession plans for key maintenance positions

Maintenance Planning and Asset Management

Develop weekly and monthly maintenance schedules that balance preventive maintenance with production requirements

Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to manage work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, equipment history, and maintenance metrics

Ensure preventive maintenance activities are completed on schedule and continuously evaluate their effectiveness

Establish equipment criticality and prioritize maintenance activities based on business risk

Manage spare parts inventory to ensure critical components are available while managing inventory cost

Technical Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting and repairing manufacturing equipment including:

PLC – controlled systems

Electrical systems…