Hands-On Production & Maintenance Manager

Axion Recruitment Limited; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Company-sponsored life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) with up to 4% company match

Job summary

Axion Recruitment Limited seeks an experienced Production & Maintenance Manager for a contract packaging manufacturer in Louisville, KY. This hands-on role combines leadership of both production and maintenance with a focus on reliability, process improvement, and getting on the shop floor when needed.

You will develop people, implement preventive maintenance, track KPIs, and manage spare parts, vendor relationships, and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years in manufacturing or industrial maintenance.
• 3+ years in supervisory or-management roles.
• Experience leading production and maintenance operations.
• Experience with preventive maintenance and CMMS.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Lean manufacturing, 5S, or continuous-improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production and maintenance operations.
• Supervise and develop production supervisors and maintenance technicians.
• Improve production procedures, workflow, scheduling, and accountability.
• Develop and strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Improve PM scheduling, completion, and follow-through.
• Monitor downtime, throughput, scrap, quality, labor efficiency, and equipment performance.
• Investigate recurring equipment and process failures.
• Implement root-cause corrective actions.
• Develop practical maintenance KPIs and reporting.
• Improve work-order systems, maintenance records, and equipment history.
• Establish stronger spare-parts and MRO inventory controls.
• Improve maintenance-shop organization and equipment-care standards.
• Support contractor, supplier, and equipment-vendor relationships.
• Assist with capital projects, equipment upgrades, budgets, and facility improvements.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting support when staffing or equipment issues require it

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Team development

Root-cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical training or related college degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Axion Recruitment Limited seeks an experienced Production & Maintenance Manager for a contract packaging manufacturer in Louisville, KY. This hands-on role combines leadership of both production and maintenance with a focus on reliability, process improvement, and getting on the shop floor when needed.

You will develop people, implement preventive maintenance, track KPIs, and manage spare parts, vendor relationships, and capital projects.