Maintenance and Reliability Manager

DIS-TRAN Steel is looking to hire a Maintenance and Reliability Manager to work at our Pineville, LA location. The Maintenance & Reliability Manager leads DIS-TRAN Steel’s maintenance and reliability efforts to ensure safe, efficient, and dependable plant operations. This role oversees maintenance personnel, drives preventative and predictive maintenance programs, and manages planning and CMMS processes to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.

Working cross-functionally with engineering, production, quality, procurement, and stockroom teams, the Manager establishes performance metrics, leads root cause analysis, manages the maintenance budget, and implements continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, control costs, and support operational excellence.

• Lead and develop the Maintenance and Reliability team, providing technical guidance, training, and performance leadership.
• Oversee preventative, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and CMMS systems to ensure efficient work execution and cost control.
• Develop and implement reliability strategies aligned with operational goals and industry best practices.
• Partner with engineering, production, quality, procurement, and stockroom teams to support safe, efficient plant operations.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous improvement in equipment reliability and workforce effectiveness.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement corrective actions to address equipment failures and performance issues.
• Manage the maintenance budget, optimize spare parts inventory, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and promote a strong safety culture across maintenance operations.

• The Maintenance & Reliability Manager will have a BSME or BSEE and 10 + years of experience in maintenance and reliability engineering within petrochemical or paper mill plants.
• 10+ years of experience in maintenance and reliability engineering within heavy industrial, petrochemical, paper mill, or manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams in a production setting.
• Strong hands‑on experience in troubleshooting and resolving complex equipment and reliability issues.
• Demonstrated knowledge of modern maintenance best practices, including preventative, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Experience with CMMS and work order management systems.
• Working knowledge of OSHA safety standards and industrial safety practices.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and prioritization skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Technical and Functional

Skills:

demonstrates knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job; is proficient with job-related technology, tools and systems, and can operate them within required guidelines/expectations for safety, accuracy and speed.

Achieves Goals and Results: Focuses on results and the key tasks and objectives that are needed to accomplish individual and team goals;
Sets goals and objectives and reviews progress regularly. Works to make sure the team’s daily, weekly and monthly work, projects and initiatives get done right and on time.

Communication: Listening:
Pays attention to and actively seeks to understand the comments, questions, and views of others; doesn’t interrupt, finish people’s sentences or ignore what is being said; avoids distractions and focuses on the person and message;
Informing:
Lets people know of decisions, changes and other relevant information in a timely fashion. Provides people with information they need to execute important roles and responsibilities of their job. Keeps others informed of key factors and events that impacts their work as an individual, team and/or division;
Oral Communication:
Speaks effectively one-to-one and in groups; articulates important information that helps others to understand context and to make solid conclusions and decisions. Uses his/her words to help provide clarity, direction, and…