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Maintenance Manager

Job in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, 56001, USA
Listing for: MacLean Power Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
  • Manufacturing / Production
    Industrial Maintenance, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Operations Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 75000 - 120000 USD Yearly USD 75000.00 120000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Maintenance Manager

Are you a collaborative leader with a passion for operational excellence, technical innovation, and safety? We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to direct, mentor, and elevate our maintenance team. In this pivotal role, you will champion a proactive safety culture, drive continuous improvement, and leverage cutting-edge Industry 4.0 systems to optimize equipment reliability and minimize production downtime.

If you excel at building high-performing teams, implementing robust reliability frameworks (RCM/TPM), and leading with accountability and trust, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead & Mentor:
    Plan, direct, monitor, coach, and evaluate a team of shift technicians. Partner with production supervisors to ensure seamless maintenance leadership across all shifts.

  • Talent Management:
    Drive recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management. Utilize standardized training documentation to build a consistent, high-skilled workforce.

  • Culture Champion:
    Foster an environment built on core company values: safety, leadership, accountability, excellence, trust, teamwork, and strong communication.

Operational Excellence & Equipment Reliability
  • Reliability Engineering:
    Develop, implement, and manage advanced Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programs to ensure maximum machine availability.

  • Minimize Downtime:
    Collaborate closely with Controls and Operations teams to aggressively reduce setup, changeover, and cycle times.

  • Industry 4.0 & Innovation:
    Leverage advanced digital systems and data collection to perform high-level complex analyses, tracking equipment availability against measurable targets.

  • Inventory & Vendor Management:
    Partner with the supply chain team to optimize spare parts stocking levels; strategically balance internal maintenance talent with outsourced specialized resources.

Continuous Improvement & Strategy
  • Lean Manufacturing:
    Drive a robust continuous improvement agenda by implementing lean manufacturing practices tailored to maintenance operations.

  • Shutdown Management:
    Strategically plan and execute plant maintenance shutdowns to minimize production impact.

  • Capital & Systems Analysis:
    Research and analyze the feasibility, cost, design, and performance of new equipment, components, and facility systems.

Qualifications Required

Education & Experience:
  • Education:

    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facility Management, Business Administration, or a closely related field.

  • Technical Background: 5+ years of hands-on experience in a production or maintenance environment.

  • Leadership: 5+ years of proven, successful people-management experience with a track record of building and leading cohesive teams.

  • Methodologies:
    Solid understanding and practical experience implementing lean manufacturing principles.

Preferred Skills & Abilities:
  • Strong technical aptitude with electronics, controls, PLCs, and programming.

  • Exceptional troubleshooting, problem-solving, and professional negotiation skills.

  • High initiative and a strong sense of urgency in resolving technical and operational bottlenecks.

  • Ability to utilize data-driven analysis to evaluate departmental effectiveness and human resource performance.

Physical Demands & Work Environment
  • Operational Presence:
    This role is based directly on the production/foundry floor. Incumbents must be comfortable working in a dynamic industrial setting, including exposure to heat, dust, fumes, moving machinery, and variable noise levels.

  • Physical Capabilities:
    Requires the ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, and perform tasks requiring fine motor manipulation or depth perception. Must be able to occasionally lift/carry up to 24 lbs, and infrequently lift up to 50 lbs.

  • Availability:
    Standard schedule with flexibility required to support multi-shift operations, emergency troubleshooting, or shutdown windows outside of standard business hours.

Conditions of Employment
  • Must successfully pass a pre-employment assessment, physical, drug screen, and background check.

  • Compliance with all organizational and departmental policies, including maintaining a smoke- and tobacco-free property.

Salary Range - $75,000 to $120,000

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Various agencies of the United States Government require employers to maintain information on applicants pertaining to factors such as race, sex, and type of position for which an individual applies. The information requested is voluntary and for compliance with certain record keeping requirements. Mac Lean Power, LLC has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all its associates and applicants for employment.

Mac Lean Power, LLC believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, ancestry, religion, national origin, citizenship…

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