MaintenanceOperations Reliability Leader
Listed on 2026-02-16
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Engineer, Operations Engineer, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
Location:
Elmore, Ohio (On-Site)
Duration: 9–12 Month Contract
Client:
Advanced Materials / Metals & Chemical Manufacturing Facility
Wright Technical Services is representing a leading advanced materials manufacturer seeking a highly experienced Maintenance / Operations Reliability Leader to support a critical plant performance initiative.
This role will lead efforts focused on improving maintenance reliability, optimizing operating practices, and removing production bottlenecks to help drive a targeted 15% increase in plant output. This is a highly visible, hands‑on leadership position requiring strong on-site engagement and cross‑functional collaboration across maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.
The assignment is expected to last approximately 9 months to 1 year and will play a key role in stabilizing and improving plant performance in several high-impact production areas.
Key Responsibilities- Lead maintenance reliability initiatives to improve equipment uptime and operational efficiency
- Evaluate and optimize current operating practices to support increased production throughput
- Maintain strong plant-floor presence and participate in daily production and operations meetings
- Evaluate effectiveness of existing Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs and develop new PM strategies where needed
- Track and analyze downtime, production loss, and maintenance performance metrics
- Evaluate spare parts inventory strategy to ensure alignment with reliability goals and minimize downtime risk
- Lead root cause failure analysis and corrective action implementation for major downtime events
- Support daily plant operations by resolving real-time operational challenges ("blocking and tackling")
- Partner with operations, engineering, and supply chain teams to eliminate bottlenecks and improve plant reliability
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and operational processes
- Minimum 10+ years of maintenance experience, including leadership responsibility for maintenance teams or departments
- Strong background in metals manufacturing, heavy industrial, or chemical processing environments
- Proven success improving maintenance reliability, equipment uptime, and production performance
- Strong root cause analysis experience (RCA, failure analysis, corrective action implementation)
- Experience working closely with plant operations and production leadership
- Strong data‑driven decision-making and downtime analysis experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Engineering, Technical, or related field), but equivalent operational leadership experience is highly valued
- Must be able to work full‑time on‑site in Elmore, Ohio
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