Foundry Industrial Maintenance Manager

Ready to join a growing company with a positive culture, a dedication to customer service, and great benefits? Join us in beautiful Franklin, KY! EJ is seeking a Maintenance Manager at our Franklin Foundry.

This is a very exciting time at EJ as the Franklin Foundry is a recent acquisition. This site is a startup opportunity with new equipment being installed and is slated to go operational in 2027.

Paid Vacation and Holidays, Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave, 401K (with match), Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, HSA with Employer Match, Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement and Bonus Program.

We are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. EJ is a family-owned company with global operations. The corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan, where the company was founded in 1883.

We are seeking high performing individuals who embrace our values, understand the importance of relationships, and strive for excellence. Our values, which have been passed down for generations, are the essence of our company’s identity and our guide for making decisions. Core values at EJ include safety and security, honesty and integrity, environmental responsibility, respect for others, quality and excellence, and social responsibility.

Onsite, Franklin, KY

The Maintenance Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for facility engineering projects and foundry maintenance operations, including electrical, mechanical, preventative, custodial, and vehicle maintenance. This role directs engineering planning and execution, ensures asset reliability, drives continuous improvement, and leads a multidisciplinary maintenance organization to support safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations.

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Promotes the culture, mission, vision, and the core values of the company. This includes adherence to and promotion of the company safety beliefs, employee engagement, competencies, code of conduct, and other policies and procedures.
• Champion a strong safety culture, ensuring employees understand expectations and engage in safe work practices.
• Develop short- and long-range plans to advance facility engineering and “World Class Maintenance” standards.
• Lead, coach, and evaluate supervisors and team members to build organizational capability.
• Direct engineering project planning, design, budgeting, scheduling, and execution.
• Conduct technical studies, calculations, and research to develop engineering solutions.
• Prepare project drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and justification documents.
• Oversee internal engineering work and provide technical support to project engineers, designers, and maintenance teams.
• Coordinate contractors, internal teams, and production to ensure safe, on-time, and compliant project completion.

• Establish departmental goals, KPIs, and maintenance procedures to optimize equipment reliability.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs across foundry operations.
• Oversee procurement of equipment, materials, and service contracts, ensuring cost-effective and timely execution.
• Assist in developing and managing the annual maintenance budget.

• Support execution of the Corporate Environmental Policy, ensuring continuous improvement and environmental stewardship.
• Maintain environmental records and assist with inspections.
• Oversee proper handling and disposal of…