Factory Maintenance Lead — Uptime & Reliability

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

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Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team at our Weirton, WV factory, ensuring safe and reliable operation of manufacturing equipment. Relocation assistance is available as we scale up battery production.

You will own preventative and predictive maintenance programs, drive root-cause analyses, manage budgets and contractors, and collaborate with Engineering, EHS, and Production to maximize uptime.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in industrial or manufacturing equipment maintenance.
• 2+ years leading a maintenance team.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, and controls troubleshooting skills; ability to read schematics.
• Hands-on CMMS experience and building PM programs.
• Proven root cause analysis and continuous improvement (5-Why, FMEA, RCMA).
• Strong safety mindset; knowledge of LOTO, OSHA, and electrical safety standards.
• Clear communication across production, engineering, and leadership.
• Preferred: technical degree or trade certification; experience in high-growth or new-factory ramp.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of maintenance technicians, including hiring, scheduling, and performance management.
• Own preventative and predictive maintenance programs, including PM schedules, spare parts strategy, and CMMS data quality.
• Drive troubleshooting, repair, and root cause analysis on mechanical, electrical, and controls issues in manufacturing equipment.
• Plan and oversee installation and commissioning of new and retrofit equipment in partnership with Engineering.
• Establish and track maintenance KPIs (uptime, MTBF/MTTR, PM compliance, backlog) and report them to leadership.
• Ensure a safe work environment by enforcing LOTO and other safety standards, and partnering with EHS.
• Manage maintenance budgets, vendors, and contractors, and prioritize work orders against production needs.
• Build maintenance procedures and documentation that scale as the factory grows.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Communication

Safety mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Technical degree or trade certification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Form Energy is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team at our Weirton, WV factory, ensuring safe and reliable operation of manufacturing equipment. Relocation assistance is available as we scale up battery production.

You will own preventative and predictive maintenance programs, drive root-cause analyses, manage budgets and contractors, and collaborate with Engineering, EHS, and Production to maximize uptime.