Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Department: Maintenance

Job Title: Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Reports to
:
Director of Manufacturing Technology

Precision Associates is seeking an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead the maintenance organization and drive equipment reliability across our manufacturing operations.

This role is responsible for equipment maintenance, mechatronics maintenance, facilities maintenance, contractor coordination, and reliability improvement across PAI's manufacturing operations.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, develop maintenance personnel, improve equipment performance, and help build a proactive reliability culture throughout the organization.

This role requires a leader who is equally comfortable on the production floor, coaching technicians, troubleshooting complex equipment issues, and developing systems that improve long-term reliability.

Reports to:

• Director of Manufacturing Technology

Direct Reports:

• Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
• Mechatronics Maintenance Supervisor
• Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

• Improve maintenance planning and education.
• Prioritize resources to support business needs.
• Monitor work backlog and maintenance effectiveness.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production requirements.
• Support spare parts and maintenance inventory strategies.

• Lead the Facilities Maintenance function.
• Manage contractor relationships and performance.
• Coordinate facility maintenance and infrastructure projects.
• Support after-hours facility response when required.
• Ensure facilities effectively support manufacturing operations.

• 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience.
• Strong troubleshooting background in manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Experience developing maintenance teams.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and reliability improvements.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

• Lead and develop maintenance supervisors and technicians.
• Establish accountability and performance expectations.
• Build technical capability throughout the maintenance organization.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and workforce development.
• Foster a culture of ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

• Improve equipment uptime and reliability.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Reduce repeat failures and chronic downtime issues.
• Develop long-term equipment replacement and asset management strategies.

Provide leadership and support for:

• Mechanical systems
• Hydraulics
• Pneumatics
• Industrial electrical systems
• PLC-controlled equipment
• Automated manufacturing systems
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving methodologies

• Improve maintenance planning and execution.
• Prioritize resources to support business needs.
• Monitor work backlog and maintenance effectiveness.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with production requirements.
• Support spare parts and maintenance inventory strategies.

• Lead the Facilities Maintenance function.
• Manage contractor relationships and performance.
• Coordinate facility maintenance and infrastructure projects.
• Support after-hours facility response when required.
• Ensure facilities effectively support manufacturing operations.

• 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience.
• Strong troubleshooting background in manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Experience…