Maintenance Manager

What You’ll Do

Lead Safety & Compliance

• Promote a Zero Incident safety culture
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, Lockout/Tagout, Arc Flash, NFPA 70E, and other regulatory requirements
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions
• Ensure contractor safety compliance

Develop & Lead the Maintenance Team

• Coach, mentor, and develop six maintenance technicians
• Conduct performance reviews and development planning
• Build training and cross‑training programs
• Foster accountability, engagement, and teamwork

Provide Hands‑On Technical Leadership

• Support troubleshooting and critical equipment repairs
• Assist with preventive maintenance, rebuilds, and shutdown activities
• Lead equipment startups following major repairs
• Maintain expertise in PLCs, drives, electrical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical systems

Improve Equipment Reliability

Maintain and improve reliability of:

• Blown Film Extrusion Lines
• Gravimetric Blenders and Resin Conveying Systems
• Chillers, Air Compressors, Cooling Towers, and Vacuum Systems
• Packaging Equipment, Plant Utilities, and Building Systems

Drive improvements in:

• Equipment Uptime
• MTBF and MTTR
• OEE Support
• Overall Reliability

Manage Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Develop and execute PM schedules
• Achieve PM completion targets above 95%
• Improve maintenance planning and CMMS utilization
• Manage shutdown planning and predictive maintenance programs

Partner with Operations

• Prioritize maintenance activities and respond to downtime issues
• Lead root cause analysis and eliminate repeat failures
• Support daily operational meetings and plant objectives

Lead projects involving:

• PLC and controls upgrades
• Reliability improvements
• Safety enhancements
• Equipment replacement and modernization
• Lean manufacturing practices

Manage Maintenance Resources

• Maintenance budget and capital planning
• Spare parts inventory
• Contractor management
• Vendor relationships and purchasing

• Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, Engineering Technology, or related field preferred
• Equivalent military or technical experience considered

• 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience
• 3+ years of maintenance leadership experience
• Blown film or extrusion experience strongly preferred
• Experience with industrial electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• PLC troubleshooting experience preferred
• Proven leadership, communication, and problem‑solving abilities
• Experience with CMMS systems
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Emergency Work Orders: < 20%
• Maintenance Costs and Overtime Within Budget