Maintenance, Automation & Controls Manager

Culligan International; Ciénega de Flores; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Culligan is seeking a dynamic Maintenance Manager to lead reliability, automation, and controls across a high-volume manufacturing operation in Monterrey. You will drive preventive maintenance, capital projects, and Industry 4.0 initiatives to boost uptime and process capability.

In this role you will mentor maintenance technicians and engineers, partner with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain, and champion cost improvements while upholding safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Maintenance and engineering leadership in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong expertise in automation, controls, and industrial systems.
• Experience supporting metal stamping, extrusion, injection molding, or similar high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Proven success improving reliability, OEE, and equipment performance.
• Experience with capital projects and automation implementation.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant maintenance, reliability, automation, and controls functions.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of equipment supporting metal stamping, carbon extrusion, and injection molding manufacturing processes.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to maximize uptime and asset performance.
• Own plant reliability metrics, including OEE, MTBF, MTTR, downtime reduction, and maintenance cost performance.
• Lead and develop maintenance technicians, controls engineers, and automation specialists.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, energy efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Manage and optimize PLCs, HMIs, robotics, servo systems, sensors, vision systems, SCADA, and industrial networks.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations of equipment failures and chronic losses.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to improve process capability and operational performance.
• Champion capital projects, automation upgrades, equipment installations, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Develop and execute the plant's Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing roadmap.
• Manage maintenance planning, spare parts strategy, contractor performance, and budget control.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Automation

Industrial systems

OEE improvement

Capital projects

Team development

Lean manufacturing

Tools

PLCs

HMIs

Robotics

SCADA

Servo systems

Sensors

Vision systems

Industrial networks

Job description

There’s nothing more fundamental to life on Earth than water. At Culligan, we believe transforming water can transform the world. That's why we offer expert water services and industry-leading solutions globally. Local Culligan teams deliver better drinking water to people at work, at home and on the go. With expertise across service, science and sustainability, Culligan turns water you can live with into water you can love. For more information visit www.culligan.com.

Are you passionate about reliability, automation, and manufacturing excellence? We are seeking a dynamic leader to drive maintenance, automation, and controls performance across a diverse manufacturing operation that includes assembly, metal stamping, carbon extrusion, and injection molding processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all plant maintenance, reliability, automation, and controls functions.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of equipment supporting metal stamping, carbon extrusion, and injection molding manufacturing processes.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to maximize uptime and asset performance.
• Own plant reliability metrics, including OEE, MTBF, MTTR, downtime reduction, and maintenance cost performance.
• Lead and develop maintenance technicians, controls engineers, and automation specialists.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, energy efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Manage and optimize PLCs, HMIs, robotics, servo systems, sensors, vision systems, SCADA, and industrial networks.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause investigations of equipment failures and chronic losses.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to improve process capability and operational performance.
• Champion capital projects, automation upgrades, equipment installations, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Develop and execute the plant's Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing roadmap.
• Manage maintenance planning, spare parts strategy, contractor performance, and budget control.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Ideal Background

Maintenance and engineering leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

Strong expertise in automation, controls, and industrial systems

Experience supporting metal stamping, extrusion, injection molding, or similar high-volume manufacturing processes

Proven success improving reliability, OEE, and equipment performance

Experience with capital projects and automation implementation

Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills

Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence mindset

Join Us

This is an exciting opportunity to lead reliability and automation transformation in a manufacturing operation where technology, people, and continuous improvement come together to deliver world-class performance.

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