Ohly has a great opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join our team in Boyceville Wisconsin USA.
The Maintenance Manager is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring plant reliability, driving continuous improvement, and managing maintenance operations, projects, and budgets. This position actively contributes to the Ohly Leadership Team and fosters a culture of safety, compliance, and operational excellence.
In this exciting role you will be responsible for:Leadership- Actively participate in the Ohly Leadership Team.
- Lead, coach, and develop managers and supervisors across all functions.
- Partner with colleagues to integrate and operationalize HSE programs and promote a culture of safety and compliance.
Maintenance- Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for the Maintenance department.
- Assess team competencies, identify gaps, and implement development plans.
- Ensure plant reliability through preventive and corrective maintenance, inventory management, and predictive technologies.
- Prioritize resources effectively and report KPIs to local and senior management.
- Develop and implement maintenance guidelines, technical tools, and plant documentation.
- Collaborate with operations to drive continuous improvement of assets and performance.
Project Management & Budgets- Manage shutdown planning and execution with the Engineering Manager.
- Prepare accurate budgets, schedules, scopes, and capital requests.
- Oversee project design, execution, and startup safely, on time, and within budget.
- Provide input on capital projects and annual maintenance budgets.
- Monitor budgets monthly and implement corrective actions as needed.
Procurement- Review and qualify vendors.
- Manage parts inventory to minimize downtime and ensure critical spares availability.
Human Resources- Collaborate with HR on hiring, training, and performance reviews.
- Provide input into union negotiations and uphold HR policies and employment law.
You should have:- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- 10+ years of maintenance experience.
- 5+ years of experience managing teams and capital projects.
- Strong knowledge of reliability best practices and troubleshooting skills.
- Proven project management capabilities.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Proficient in computer applications.
Nice to have:- Experience with spray drying processes, dairy processes, and related utilities.
- Project Management certifications.
- Knowledge of process safety concepts (explosion and fire protection).
- Experience with CMMS implementation.
- Background in Six Sigma or similar methodologies.
We look forward to your application including information about your earliest possible start date and salary expectations!
