Plant Maintenance Manager

Why This Role Is Critical

The Richland nuclear fuel manufacturing plant delivers fuel to customers in the USA and overseas (Europe, Asia, and the Middle East).

Under the leadership of the Plant Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Department supports the Richland facility to secure the critical goal of safe and reliable operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Plant Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance activities for a nuclear fuel manufacturing facility, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for mechanical, electrical, and process systems. This leader directs maintenance staff, manages asset lifecycle strategies, ensures compliance with nuclear regulations, supports production operations, and drives continuous improvement in equipment reliability and work execution. The role collaborates closely with engineering, operations, safety, and regulatory teams.

The Plant Maintenance Manager ensures the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of all facility equipment that supports nuclear fuel manufacturing. This role is vital for maintaining plant safety, protecting workers and the community, meeting production targets, and ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulatory requirements. Strong leadership in this position reduces operational risks, minimizes equipment downtime, and strengthens the overall safety culture within the facility.

The Plant Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance activities at the Richland manufacturing facility, a nuclear site licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). They manage subordinate Engineers, Supervisors, Technicians and support personnel, and Craft personnel who plan and perform plant modification and maintenance work. They are responsible for employee performance and development, and assists with strategic planning for the manufacturing facility infrastructure and process equipment maintenance and upgrades.

The Plant Maintenance Manager's key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage the maintenance organization, including a team of over 75 engineers, supervisors, technicians, and highly skilled craft labor, and contractors.
• Promote a strong culture of nuclear safety, human performance, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance programs, that ensure asset reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Prioritize, schedule, and execute maintenance work to support production requirements and minimize downtime.
• Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in accordance with regulatory standards and internal procedures.
• Oversee maintenance planning, including procurement, spare parts management, and long‑term asset planning.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures.
• Maintain readiness for audits and regulatory inspections; ensure accurate documentation and work records.
• Coordinate with engineering on facility modifications, reliability improvements, and equipment upgrades.
• Continuous improvement of the Plant Maintenance processes, methods, and tools, to maximize the department's performance, and the Plant's infrastructure and equipment overall effectiveness.

Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manages performance of periodic and on‑call calibration of plant equipment.
• Manages the spare parts program including physical inventory.
• Manages the plant equipment reliability program, including reliability engineering, to monitor and analyze the Plant equipment performance data, and achieve equipment availability targets.
• Implements best practices, standards and procedures for all maintenance activities.
• Optimize workloads and validate the demands for process improvements.
• Budgeting and cost control - Accountable for the maintenance budget development and adherence, including with monthly reviews and reporting.
• Ensures a systematic and comprehensive review on the impact and operability of systems during any maintenance activity.

Key competencies include, but are not limited to:

• Strong leadership and team‑building abilities.
• Excellent problem‑solving and root‑cause analysis skills.
• Effective communication across…