24/7 Maintenance Leader — Reliability & TPM Expert

Continental; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate Benefits

Robust Total Rewards Package

Paid Time Off

Volunteer Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discounts, including tire

Competitive Bonus Programs

401k Match

Diverse & Inclusive Environment

Employee Assistance Program

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Continental is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Leader to oversee a 24/7 manufacturing facility, driving reliability, uptime, and cost efficiency. You will develop preventive and predictive programs, lead planning and shutdowns, and manage budgets and capital projects.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with TPM/RCM. Candidates with tire manufacturing or heavy industrial background will excel in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 7 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience managing maintenance or technical organizations.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, reliability engineering, asset management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience managing large budgets, maintenance planning processes, and capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead all maintenance operations for a 24/7 manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective equipment performance.
• Drive improvements in equipment uptime, technical availability, and overall plant reliability through disciplined maintenance execution.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance programs to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, shutdown activities, and execution of maintenance excellence initiatives.
• Manage annual maintenance budgets, capital improvement requests, and resource allocation to achieve operational and financial objectives.
• Optimize spare parts inventory, warehouse operations, and asset management processes to improve service levels and inventory accuracy.
• Champion reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and TPM-based maintenance practices.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners, engineers, and technicians while building organizational capability and succession plans.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and project teams to support equipment upgrades, modernization efforts, and new equipment installations.
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, reliability, and continuous improvement with a long-term focus on achieving zero repeat breakdowns.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Budgeting & cost control

Project management

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Maintenance planning & TPM tools

Job description

Continental is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Leader to oversee a 24/7 manufacturing facility, driving reliability, uptime, and cost efficiency. You will develop preventive and predictive programs, lead planning and shutdowns, and manage budgets and capital projects.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with TPM/RCM. Candidates with tire manufacturing or heavy industrial background will excel in a fast-paced setting.