Maintenance Manager, Plant Operations; Phoenix, AZ

Description

Great manufacturing operations depend on great maintenance leadership. We’re hiring an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team, improve equipment reliability, strengthen preventive maintenance, and keep production running safely and efficiently.

This role blends hands‑on technical expertise with strong people leadership. You’ll develop technicians, manage PM programs, partner with Operations/Engineering, and build a maintenance culture focused on uptime, safety, and continuous improvement.

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians.
• Build mechanical, electrical, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Coordinate internal/external technical training.
• Hire and onboard new team members.
• Manage staffing levels, labor costs, and performance expectations.

• Maintain industrial equipment in safe, reliable condition.
• Build and manage preventive maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate PMs with Production and ensure technicians have parts, documentation, and direction.
• Maintain accurate work orders, equipment records, and safety documentation.
• Manage critical spare parts and inventory levels.

• Work closely with Operations on equipment performance and maintenance priorities.
• Participate in plant leadership meetings.
• Identify reliability, safety, and cost‑improvement opportunities.
• Support Engineering on capital projects and equipment upgrades.

• Ensure maintenance activities meet OSHA, OEM, and company safety standards.
• Support inspections, corrective actions, and facility maintenance.
• Identify unsafe conditions and take action to resolve or elevate.

• Purchase parts, components, and supplies.
• Work with vendors to improve service and control costs.
• Manage purchase orders and maintenance spending within budget.
• Look for smarter ways to manage inventory and reduce downtime.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 7+ years industrial maintenance experience.
• 2+ years maintenance leadership experience.
• Advanced mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and technical reasoning.
• Ability to coach, teach, and develop others.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Experience with any of the following is valuable:

• Preventive maintenance systems / CMMS
• PLC logic & industrial controls
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• CAD, E‑Plan
• MIT Pro 7.0 or similar maintenance software
• Industrial electrical & mechanical systems

You’re the kind of leader who:

• Wants to understand why equipment fails—not just restart it.
• Believes PM should prevent problems, not check boxes.
• Moves easily between the shop floor, production, and leadership meetings.
• Develops technicians instead of becoming the “fix‑it” person for every issue.
• Understands how uptime, safety, cost, labor, and quality connect.
• Keeps documentation, parts, and processes organized.
• Balances today’s urgent production needs with tomorrow’s reliability work.

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment, moving machinery, and elevated noise.
• Work in both office and plant environments with varying temperatures.
• Reasonable accommodations available.

If you’re a maintenance leader who enjoys developing people, improving reliability, solving technical problems, and making a direct impact on manufacturing performance, we’d love to talk.

Build the team. Improve reliability. Keep manufacturing moving.