We are seeking a collaborative, accountable, and people‑focused Sr. Maintenance Manager to lead critical manufacturing assets and teams while driving safe, reliable, and innovative operations through continuous improvement at our West Union manufacturing facility.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and support a diverse team of approximately 40–45 maintenance professionals in a manufacturing environment, fostering an authentic, inclusive, and high‑performance culture.
- Champion a customer‑centric, safety‑first mindset, ensuring all safety, regulatory, and compliance requirements are consistently met for people, equipment, and facilities.
- Align maintenance strategies with equipment criticality, operational risk, and business priorities to support safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity objectives.
- Plan, execute, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance programs to enhance equipment availability, reliability, and process control.
- Ensure timely and effective response to equipment breakdowns, using structured root cause analysis and corrective actions to deliver sustainable, long‑term solutions.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and problem‑solving methodologies to eliminate losses and improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency.
- Develop, track, and actively manage maintenance key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor performance, enable data‑driven decisions, and support an agile improvement culture.
- Optimize maintenance costs through operational efficiency, effective energy management, disciplined spare parts consumption, and standardization practices.
- Oversee execution and full utilization of maintenance management systems, ensuring accurate data, standardized processes, and continuous system improvement.
- Proactively manage equipment lifecycle and obsolescence risks to support long‑term reliability and innovation.
- Ensure resources are appropriately aligned by capability and staffing levels, executing training, succession, and development plans to build future‑ready talent.
- Partner collaboratively with Operations, Engineering, and Technology teams to deliver reliable outcomes that support customer needs and business goals.
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years of maintenance management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Demonstrated leadership experience with a proven ability to engage teams, drive accountability, and deliver results through others.
- Strong strategic thinking skills, analytical capability, and a growth mindset focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Proven success developing employees through coaching, mentoring, and structured development planning.
- Experience executing maintenance strategies and performance management using maintenance management systems.
- Willingness and ability to work in a manufacturing environment while maintaining a customer‑centric and safety‑focused approach.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Technical degree in engineering, maintenance, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
- Experience implementing best‑in‑class predictive and proactive maintenance practices.
- Working knowledge of Lean, TPM, Kaizen, and root cause problem‑solving methodologies.
- Experience with equipment reliability programs, energy optimization initiatives, and spare parts standardization.
- Background supporting technology‑enabled operations within the Utilities & Energy sector.
Benefits Info:
This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more! This position is eligible for our 10% annual bonus.
Travel: 0-10%
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