Facility Technical Maintenance Manager

Overview

The Technical Maintenance Manager leads the engineering, process improvement, and site technical support functions for the manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for improving plant reliability, production efficiency, product performance, and supporting new product introductions. The Technical Maintenance Manager works closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Corporate Engineering, and Commercial teams to ensure safe, consistent, and cost-effective manufacturing operations.

Worksite

Location:

South Bend, IN

Salary: $130-180/yr base salary plus annual bonus

Benefits:
Comprehensive benefit offerings to include medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, accident insurance, and 401(k) with company match

• Leadership & Strategy:
  Manage, mentor, and develop site engineers and technical staff.
• Participate in plant strategy, planning, and improvement initiatives.
• Support site culture focused on safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a key advisor to the Plant Manager and a member of the site leadership team.
• Process Engineering & Product Performance:
  Lead chemical process improvement, troubleshooting, and manufacturing support to maintain and improve production consistency, safety, and throughput.
• Implement process controls, standard operating procedures, and best practices across product lines.
• Provide hands-on technical expertise to resolve issues and optimize unit operations.
• Support R&D and Commercial teams with new product trials, scale-ups, and customer applications.
• Provide technical support to Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service for product inquiries and customer satisfaction.
• Maintenance & Reliability Leadership:
  Work closely with the Plant Engineer and Maintenance team to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
• Support root cause failure analysis and corrective action programs.
• Guide preventative and predictive maintenance strategies to reduce downtime.
• Identify opportunities to improve technician skills, maintenance planning, and contractor utilization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field required.
• 5+ years of process engineering, operations, or technical leadership experience in manufacturing; composites, polymer, chemical, or batch processing strongly preferred.
• 3+ years proven project management and process improvement experience.
• Strong mechanical/equipment troubleshooting capability.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred.