Maintenance Manager, Plant Operations; Phoenix, AZ

Description Maintenance Leadership | Reliability | Industrial Equipment | Continuous Improvement

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, EPlan

• 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 "fixit" 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.