Maintenance, Manager

Job Requirements Why work for us? Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Maintenance, Reliability & TPM Lead all maintenance activities and implement a comprehensive preventive/predictive maintenance program for critical assets. Establish maintenance planning, scheduling, PM compliance, equipment criticality, and reliability standards. Lead Root Cause Analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring failures. Implement TPM and autonomous maintenance, engaging operators in cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and early identification of equipment problems. Establish and improve OEE, using downtime, speed, quality, MTBF, and MTTR data to eliminate the largest equipment losses.

Work hands‑on with technicians to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, PLC, automation, and other equipment issues. Lead major repairs, shutdowns, installations, and reliability improvement projects. Team Development Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team across three shifts. Build a multi-skilled workforce through training, cross‑training, mentoring, and hands‑on coaching. Establish accountability for safety, productivity, quality, PM performance, reliability, and teamwork. Develop lead technicians and future maintenance leaders and address performance or skill gaps.

Procurement, MRO & Critical Spares Manage maintenance procurement of MRO materials, spare parts, tools, services, and contractors. Partner with Procurement to improve pricing, supplier performance, standardization, and total cost of ownership. Establish strategic inventory levels for critical spare parts based on equipment criticality, failure history, lead time, cost, and production impact. Maintain appropriate reorder levels while minimizing obsolete, excess, and slow‑moving inventory.

Ensure critical spares are incorporated into the CMMS and equipment maintenance plans. Planning, CMMS & Performance Utilize the CMMS to manage assets, PMs, work orders, maintenance history, and spare parts. Establish and monitor KPIs including OEE, equipment availability, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, planned vs. reactive work, downtime, maintenance cost, and critical spare availability. Use data and Pareto/RCA methods to prioritize improvements and reduce downtime and maintenance cost.

Safety, Facilities & Capital Ensure compliance with OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, electrical, environmental, and plant safety requirements. Oversee plant utilities, buildings, infrastructure, security, and facility contractors. Support equipment selection, installation, commissioning, capital projects, lifecycle planning, and energy‑reduction initiatives.

8+ years maintenance experience in a process-driven manufacturing environment, including leadership. Strong electrical and mechanical skills; PLC/automation experience preferred. Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability, TPM, OEE, and Root Cause Analysis. Experience with CMMS, MRO procurement, contractors, and critical spare‑parts management. Knowledge of OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, and industrial safety requirements. Experience in an ISO 9001 manufacturing environment. Proven ability to transform a reactive maintenance organization into a proactive, reliability‑focused operation.

Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and problem‑solving skills. Hands‑on…