Maintenance Manager
Job in
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 40258, USA
Listed on 2026-03-03
Listing for:
ZSG
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-03
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer -
Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement efforts for galvanizing line operations in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring safe operations, maximizing equipment uptime, controlling maintenance costs, and developing a high-performing maintenance team.
The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, proven leadership experience, and a hands-on approach to maintenance strategy and execution.
Key Responsibilities
Safety & Compliance
- Lead and promote a strong safety culture focused on OSHA compliance and housekeeping excellence.
- Ensure adherence to all company safety policies and regulatory requirements.
- Lead incident investigations and corrective action implementation.
- Manage all maintenance activities for galvanizing line equipment.
- Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Drive equipment reliability through root cause failure analysis and corrective actions.
- Oversee spare parts inventory, equipment reliability metrics, and CMMS utilization.
- Lead maintenance training and skills development programs.
- Support and manage capital projects (CAPEX) in collaboration with Engineering.
- Ensure maintenance practices support compliance with ASTM and internal quality standards.
- Partner with Engineering and Production to resolve equipment and process issues.
- Support production uptime, throughput, and product quality objectives.
- Manage maintenance budgets, consumables, and departmental spending.
- Identify and implement cost-reduction and efficiency initiatives.
- Track and improve maintenance cost per ton, downtime, and waste metrics.
- Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, technicians, and maintenance personnel.
- Conduct performance reviews and ongoing skills assessments.
- Build a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Drive reliability, Lean, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Eliminate recurring equipment failures through structured problem-solving.
- Improve maintenance effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, reliability, and asset management.
- Experience using CMMS systems.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Automation Engineering.
- Prior hands-on mechanical or electrical maintenance experience.
- Experience with AutoCAD or similar design software.
- Lean manufacturing, TPM, or reliability-centered maintenance experience.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Safety incident rate
- Equipment uptime and downtime reduction
- Quality compliance (ASTM standards)
- Maintenance cost per ton and waste reduction
- Team engagement, training, and retention
- Leadership role with direct impact on plant performance
- Stable, long-term opportunity in heavy industrial manufacturing
- Ability to shape maintenance strategy and team development
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
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