Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager leads all maintenance activities for plant equipment, machinery, buildings, and property to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. This role analyzes maintenance needs, prioritizes work, and directs a team of maintenance professionals to minimize downtime and maximize plant productivity. The Maintenance Manager oversees preventive maintenance programs, evaluates and improves maintenance processes, and manages maintenance-related purchasing and budgeting while ensuring a safe working environment.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the severity of maintenance problems and prioritize daily emergencies to minimize plant downtime and maximize plant productivity.
• Assign maintenance tasks to subordinates and provide clear instructions to ensure timely and effective repairs.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance schedules and monitor all repairs for quality, appropriate repair methods, and cost effectiveness.
• Perform basic plant and field engineering related to equipment design, fabrication, and installation.
• Inspect completed repairs to confirm structural soundness and identify opportunities to improve operations and reduce costs.
• Prepare, maintain, and organize blueprints, sketches, and drawings with accurate data and dimensions for plant modifications, new installations, and current applications.
• Locate and purchase necessary materials for maintenance repairs, ensuring timely availability of parts and supplies.
• Investigate and recommend material substitutions to improve equipment performance and production processes.
• Monitor budgetary figures for electrical and mechanical projects and ensure adherence to projected costs.
• Maintain an active cost reduction program by tracking past projects, evaluating new ideas, and implementing cost-saving initiatives.
• Screen all maintenance and electrical purchase requests and communicate with suppliers regarding availability, costs, quality, and potential substitutions.
• Track purchases from initiation through delivery, storage, use or installation, and payment approval to ensure accurate documentation and control.
• Generate, track, and maintain paperwork for all electrical and mechanical items purchased, including equipment history and documentation.
• Ensure a safe working environment for plant maintenance employees, contractors, and visitors by promoting and enforcing safety practices and standards.
• Coordinate and schedule equipment and facility shutdowns with the production department to minimize disruption to operations.
• Review production records for daily equipment usage and analyze equipment utilization to identify opportunities to improve productivity.
• Provide overall direction and guidance to employees engaged in maintaining plant equipment, machinery, buildings, and property.
• Train, supervise, and support Maintenance Technicians, including coaching and developing their technical and professional skills.
• Troubleshoot and support resolution of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-related issues as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management to support plant operations and maintenance objectives.

Essential

Skills:

• Proven experience in maintenance management within an industrial or plant environment.
• Strong supervision and leadership skills with the ability to lead multiple teams and projects simultaneously.
• Hands-on experience with electrical systems, troubleshooting, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Proficiency in preventive maintenance planning and execution for plant equipment and facilities.
• Ability to provide direction and guidance to employees maintaining plant equipment, machinery, buildings, and property.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting and maintenance support.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact effectively with team members, suppliers, and other departments.
• Good computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to manage, direct, and develop effective leadership within the maintenance team.
• Capability to analyze equipment usage and maintenance data to improve equipment utilization and reliability.
• Ability to work flexible hours, be on-call, and travel occasionally as required by plant operations.
• Strong organizational skills to manage documentation, blueprints, and equipment history records.
• Budget awareness and the ability to adhere to cost projections for electrical and mechanical projects.

Additional Skills &

Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP or similar enterprise resource planning systems is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and motivate individuals at all levels within the maintenance function.
• Experience coordinating equipment and facility shutdowns with production teams.
• Familiarity with cost reduction programs and continuous improvement initiatives in maintenance operations.
• Comfort working with suppliers to evaluate availability, cost, quality, and substitution options for maintenance materials and equipment.
• Ability to read, interpret, and…