Asset and Maintenance Lead

Job Description Position Summary

The Asset & Maintenance Lead is responsible for establishing, managing, and continuously improving the asset management, maintenance coordination, reliability, and equipment lifecycle programs supporting a manufacturing facility.

This role serves as the operational leader responsible for ensuring facility, utility, production support, and infrastructure assets are appropriately identified, tracked, maintained, and supported throughout their operational lifecycle. Working under the direction of the Operations Manager – Facilities, the Asset & Maintenance Lead develops the maintenance operating model, asset management framework, preventive maintenance strategy, work order governance processes, and maintenance performance programs required to support long-term facility reliability.

The Asset & Maintenance Lead partners closely with Manufacturing, Facilities, Utilities Operations, Warehouse Operations, Safety Operations, Digital Systems Integration, and vendor organizations to support operational readiness, asset reliability, equipment availability, and business continuity.

This position plays a critical role during site mobilization, Assembly launch, Fabrication expansion, and long-term production operations by helping ensure asset performance and maintenance activities remain aligned with production and operational requirements.

Develop and manage the facility's asset management program.

Provide oversight for:

• Asset identification
• Asset hierarchy development
• Asset lifecycle management
• Equipment inventory management
• Asset criticality assessments
• Asset ownership alignment
• Asset documentation control
• Asset reporting

Establish and maintain a centralized view of facility, utility, and operational support assets across the site.

Lead development and management of maintenance operations supporting the facility.

Oversee:

• Preventive maintenance programs
• Corrective maintenance processes
• Maintenance planning
• Work order management
• Reliability initiatives
• Maintenance scheduling
• Contractor maintenance activities
• Maintenance performance reporting

Ensure maintenance activities support operational readiness, equipment reliability, and business continuity.

Develop and administer structured preventive maintenance programs.

Coordinate:

• PM development
• PM scheduling
• PM compliance tracking
• Manufacturer recommendation review
• Asset maintenance planning
• Maintenance execution standards
• Preventive maintenance reporting

Ensure maintenance programs are aligned to asset criticality and operational requirements.

Support development of reliability-centered maintenance practices.

Monitor and analyze:

• Equipment reliability
• Asset availability
• Failure trends
• Maintenance effectiveness
• Recurring issues
• Operational interruptions
• Reliability indicators

Partner with stakeholders to implement corrective actions that improve long-term equipment performance.

Partner with Digital Systems Integration teams to establish and govern maintenance management platforms.

Support:

• CMMS implementation
• Asset hierarchy creation
• Work order workflows
• Preventive maintenance schedules
• Reporting structures
• Equipment records management
• Data integrity reviews

Ensure the CMMS becomes the system of record for maintenance operations and asset visibility.

Establish and manage work order governance processes.

Coordinate:

• Work request intake
• Work order assignment
• Prioritization
• Scheduling
• Completion tracking
• Escalation management
• Closure verification

Ensure maintenance activities are documented, prioritized, and completed efficiently.

Manage maintenance-related vendor and contractor relationships.

Support:

• Contractor onboarding
• Scope coordination
• Maintenance service providers
• Equipment support vendors
• Specialized maintenance resources
• Warranty management
• Service performance reviews

Maintain visibility into vendor performance, response times, and contractual obligations.

Support asset readiness activities during site startup and operational ramp.

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