Maintenance Manager

Duration: 6 Months + Possible Extension
Location: McDonough, GA 30253+
Pay Rate: $40.00 / hour on W2

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for the reliability, availability, and performance of automated material-handling equipment and facility systems at a high-throughput distribution center.

Reporting to the Maintenance Director, this role leads maintenance supervisors and technicians across a split-shift operation to ensure PLC-controlled conveyors, sortation systems, robotics, RFID systems, and facility infrastructure operate at peak performance.

The position owns preventive, condition-based, and continuous-improvement maintenance programs and is accountable for improving key reliability metrics including MTTR, MTBF, OEE, and breakdown reduction
. The role also manages maintenance projects, budgets, vendors, spare parts, and team development.

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors and technicians across a split-shift operation.
• Establish work priorities, assignments, and performance expectations.
• Support hiring, training, and skills development to build technical capabilities within the maintenance team.
• Promote a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with EHS, OSHA, LOTO, and site safety standards.

• Maintain and improve the reliability of PLC-controlled systems, including Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and Siemens systems.
• Oversee conveyor systems, shipping sorters, automated sortation equipment, robotics, and RFID systems.
• Direct troubleshooting and rapid recovery of critical automation equipment to minimize downtime.
• Ensure controls, drives, sensors, and material-handling equipment are maintained according to manufacturer and site standards.

• Oversee maintenance and reliability of facility systems including HVAC, fire sprinkler systems, water backflow prevention, plumbing, electrical distribution, lighting, and dock equipment.
• Manage building infrastructure such as roofing, flooring, doors, and general construction/repairs.
• Coordinate minor construction, renovation, and facility improvement projects.
• Oversee commercial kitchen and break-room equipment, including ovens, coolers, freezers, and refrigeration systems.
• Ensure completion of required regulatory inspections and testing related to fire/life safety, backflow, HVAC, elevators, docks, and building codes.
• Select and manage third-party contractors and service vendors while monitoring scope, quality, cost, and schedule.

• Develop and maintain CMMS-driven preventive maintenance programs.
• Maintain high PM compliance and increase the ratio of planned versus reactive maintenance.
• Implement condition-based maintenance techniques such as vibration, thermal, electrical, and oil analysis.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using root cause analysis and equipment work orders to eliminate recurring failures.

• Monitor and improve maintenance KPIs including:
  • MTTR
  • MTBF
  • OEE
  • Breakdown frequency
  • PM compliance
• Analyze maintenance data and trends to identify chronic equipment failures and prioritize resources.
• Report reliability performance and improvement initiatives to senior maintenance leadership.

• Plan and execute maintenance projects, equipment upgrades, and overhauls.
• Manage project scope, schedules, risks, milestones, and resources.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare-parts inventory, and vendor relationships.
• Support cost-control initiatives while maintaining equipment reliability and operational uptime.
• Partner with Operations, HR, EHS, and Logistics teams to align maintenance activities with business requirements.
• Apply zero-based budgeting and spare-parts optimization practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance or reliability experience in a high-throughput distribution, warehouse automation, or manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing supervisors and/or maintenance teams.
• Strong working knowledge of PLCs, robotics, conveyor systems, shipping sorters, RFID readers, and automated sortation equipment
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• Experience with facility systems including HVAC, fire sprinklers, water backflow prevention, roofing, general construction, and…