Ashland Inc

Maintenance Manager

Ashland Inc • $90K — $120K *
Assonet, MA 02702In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering; equivalent experience considered
  • 5+ years in maintenance and reliability within industrial or manufacturing settings
  • 3+ years in leadership roles managing diverse maintenance teams
  • Strong knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies
  • Experience with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) programs
  • Solid understanding of utilities and industrial infrastructure
  • Familiarity with CMMS systems, particularly Maximo

Responsibilities

  • Provide transformational leadership in maintenance and reliability
  • Develop and enhance a comprehensive maintenance strategy focusing on predictive technologies
  • Ensure reliability of site infrastructure and equipment to minimize downtime
  • Lead and mentor a diverse team of maintenance professionals
  • Set clear performance expectations and accountability for maintenance activities
  • Collaborate with various departments to prioritize maintenance work and manage risks
  • Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and effective resource utilization

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a critical operations role
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Focus on innovative predictive maintenance practices
  • Potential for career development and growth within the company
  • Significant impact on production reliability and safety standards
Full Job Description
Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join our team at the Ashland Freetown, MA facility. This is a highly visible, critical leadership role responsible for maintaining and improving site infrastructure, utilities, and manufacturing equipment reliability. The Maintenance Manager reports to the Plant Manager and plays a key role in ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations through a strong predictive and preventive maintenance strategy.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Provide transformational leadership for site maintenance and reliability, establishing a strong culture of equipment ownership, predictive maintenance, and proactive failure prevention.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive reliability and maintenance strategy with strong emphasis on predictive maintenance technologies, condition monitoring, and data-driven decision making.
  • Ensure site infrastructure, utilities, and production equipment are maintained to support safe, compliant, and reliable operations with minimal unplanned downtime.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a diverse maintenance organization including Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) resources, Electricians, Mechanics, Maintenance Planners, and Boiler Technicians.
  • Establish clear performance expectations, work processes, and accountability for maintenance execution, planning, scheduling, and reliability outcomes.
  • Partner with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and Supply Chain to prioritize maintenance work, manage risk, and support production objectives.
  • Oversee maintenance planning and scheduling processes to ensure effective use of resources, materials, and contractor support.
  • Lead and support troubleshooting of equipment, utility, and infrastructure issues, coordinating resources to restore safe operation.
  • Champion root cause analysis, failure investigations, and corrective action implementation to eliminate repeat equipment failures.
  • Own asset lifecycle management including spare parts strategy, obsolescence planning, and long-term infrastructure reliability planning.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements related to maintenance activities, utilities, and pressure systems.
  • Develop and manage the maintenance budget, tracking costs, improving cost effectiveness, and supporting capital planning for reliability improvements.
  • Support and actively participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes to ensure maintenance, reliability, and infrastructure impacts are fully assessed and managed.


In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered in place of a degree
  • Minimum of 5 years of maintenance and reliability experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum of 3 years of maintenance or reliability leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary maintenance teams.
  • Strong working knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil analysis, motor diagnostics, etc.).
  • Demonstrated experience implementing reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Solid understanding of utilities, boilers, pressure systems, and industrial infrastructure.
  • Experience using CMMS systems like Maximo for work management, asset history, and reliability analysis.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead through change, and drive continuous improvement in a demanding operating environment.


The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:
  • Experience leading predictive maintenance and reliability transformation initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success reducing unplanned downtime and improving asset availability.
  • Experience supporting capital projects and commissioning from a maintenance and reliability perspective.
  • Experience with Maximo or like CMMS systems.

About Ashland Inc

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. is a global specialty chemicals company that provides innovative solutions to customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. Through our three business units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Performance Materials and Valvoline - we use good chemistry to make great things happen for customers in more than 100 countries.
Learn more about Ashland Inc
Size
3,800 employees
Market Cap
$5.7 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
-$484 million
Founded
1924
5 Year Trend
+0.7%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ
ASH
* Ladders Estimates

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