Maintenance Manager
Mativ in
Pittsfield, MA is seeking a dynamic, experienced
Maintenance Manager to lead the team. The Maintenance Manager leads all maintenance and reliability activities, with responsibility for people, safety, asset performance, planning, budgeting, contractor management, spare parts, emergency response, and regulatory compliance. This role develops and executes a disciplined maintenance and reliability strategy that maximizes equipment availability, reduces lifecycle cost, and supports safe, consistent production. The Maintenance Manager works closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, corporate partners, and external service providers.
Responsibilities & Expectations:- Lead all maintenance activities in accordance with company procedures and applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Maintain a visible, proactive safety culture and stop work when conditions are unsafe.
- Coach, develop, and hold maintenance employees accountable for safe work practices, technical capability, work quality, responsiveness, and results.
- Ensure rapid, organized response to critical equipment failures and emergency situations, including appropriate after-hours on-call coverage and escalation.
- Establish, optimize, and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance programs that reduce unplanned downtime, improve reliability, and extend asset life.
- Build and manage maintenance planning and scheduling processes, including work prioritization, labor and contractor coordination, shutdown planning, backlog management, and completion quality.
- Develop and manage the annual repair and maintenance budget as part of the AOP process. Monitor spending, forecast performance, explain variances, and drive adherence throughout the year.
- Use maintenance history, condition data, cost analysis, risk, and operational impact to support repair-versus-replacement decisions and asset lifecycle strategies.
- Analyze maintenance data and KPIs to identify trends, eliminate repeat failures, improve service, and reduce total cost. Present clear reports on performance, risks, priorities, and opportunities to senior leadership.
- Define and monitor service levels, response expectations, work completion, schedule compliance, downtime, preventive maintenance effectiveness, and other relevant performance measures.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for significant or recurring failures. Verify that actions are completed and deliver the intended result.
- Manage spare parts and critical inventory to balance equipment risk, availability, obsolescence, and working capital.
- Lead maintenance-related capital projects from scope development through installation, commissioning, documentation, training, and financial closeout. Deliver projects safely, on time, and within approved budget.
- Manage vendors and contractors to ensure safe, compliant designs, competitive cost, quality execution, documentation, and adherence to site requirements.
- Evaluate and implement technology, automation, and maintenance practices that improve reliability, energy efficiency, productivity, or cost performance.
- Partner with Operations to improve equipment availability, coordinate production priorities, eliminate waste, and maintain clear communication between departments.
- Ensure maintenance documentation is current and controlled, including drawings, manuals, equipment records, preventive maintenance tasks, inspection records, and regulatory documentation.
- Maintain compliance with applicable mechanical, electrical, environmental, safety, and regulatory standards, including OSHA, NFPA, UL/CE, and other relevant industrial requirements.
- Build training, qualification, and succession plans for maintenance employees. Assess skill gaps and provide structured technical and leadership development.
- Promote Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methods to improve workflow, reliability, maintainability, and cost performance.
Competencies:- Strong knowledge of industrial mechanical systems and assemblies, including pumps, blowers, agitators, bearings, rolls, seals, drives, pneumatics, hydraulics, heating, cooling, and related utilities.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, manuals, specifications, tolerances, and equipment documentation.
- Working knowledge of maintenance and reliability methods, including preventive and predictive maintenance, planning and scheduling, root cause analysis, criticality, and lifecycle cost management.
- Demonstrated financial acumen, including AOP budgeting, forecasting, cost control, business case development, and capital justification.
- Ability to translate maintenance data and complex technical concepts into clear decisions, priorities, and communication for technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Proven ability to lead calmly during high-pressure events, make sound decisions, and coordinate cross-functional resources.
- Strong leadership, coaching, problem-solving, project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Proficiency with CMMS or ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications. Oracle experience is preferred.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 10 or more years of progressive experience in maintenance, skilled trades, reliability, or engineering within an industrial manufacturing environment. Papermaking or nonwovens experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading maintenance teams and managing internal resources, contractors, and vendors.
- Experience managing repair and maintenance budgets, capital projects, and asset improvement initiatives.
- Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA requirements and a record of strong safety leadership and performance.
- Background in Lean Manufacturing. Six Sigma or Green Belt certification is a plus.
- Proven leadership, customer service, project management, and team development capability.
- Ability to support after-hours emergencies and planned shutdowns as business needs require.
WHAT WE OFFERAt Mativ, our benefits reflect how much we value and care for each other. We know that employees and their families have unique needs, so our comprehensive benefits offer flexibility, quality, and affordability. Here are just a few of the ways we support your well-being and that of your loved ones:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
- Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Employee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your family
- Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance
PAY: This is an onsite salaried position, with a range starting at $81,000 - $115,000 a year.
