Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Prysmian; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Prysmian Indianapolis is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a critical production maintenance team. You will head maintenance for plant equipment and facilities, drive reliability programs, and collaborate with leadership on facility growth and upgrades.

The role emphasizes safety, uptime, and continuous improvement in a 24/7 manufacturing setting. You will oversee staffing, development, and performance of the maintenance team, implement preventive/predictive maintenance, and coordinate with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams.
• Experience leading preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of safety, regulatory, and maintenance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance activities for plant equipment and facilities, ensuring uptime and reliability.
• Develop and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Manage and develop maintenance personnel with staffing and performance accountability.
• Promote safety culture and ensure compliance with EH&S standards and company policies.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with production; optimize work orders and drive continuous improvement using TPM/Lean/root cause analysis.
• Support equipment upgrades, installations, commissioning, and facility improvement projects.
• Manage maintenance planning and resource allocation with plant leadership to optimize spend and service levels.
• Monitor KPIs: uptime, downtime, PM compliance, OEE, safety, and work order completion.
• Provide after-hours escalation support for a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Manufacturing operations

Preventive maintenance

Safety compliance

Team coaching

Education

Engineering/Tech degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

#LI-Onsite

Indianapolis, IN

Full time

R-35893

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30,000 employees, across 50+ countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do, wherever you are based, you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

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Overall Purpose of the Role

Join a growing manufacturing operation at an exciting time of expansion and investment. As Maintenance Manager, you'll lead a team responsible for maintaining critical production equipment and facilities while helping drive reliability, continuous improvement, and operational performance. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting facility growth, equipment upgrades, and future expansion initiatives while developing a high-performing maintenance organization focused on safety, uptime, and execution.

What You'll Do

• Lead Maintenance Operations: Oversee all maintenance activities for plant equipment and facilities, ensuring high equipment uptime, reliability, and operational performance.

• Drive Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend equipment life.

• Lead and Develop the Maintenance Team: Manage, coach, and develop maintenance personnel, ensuring appropriate staffing, technical capability, accountability, and performance.

• Champion Safety and Compliance: Promote a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with environmental, health, safety, regulatory, and company standards.

• Manage Maintenance Planning & Reliability Initiatives: Coordinate maintenance schedules with production, optimize work order execution, and drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, TPM, root cause analysis, and other reliability tools.

• Support Equipment Improvements and Projects: Assist with equipment upgrades, installations, commissioning activities, and facility improvement projects that enhance reliability, safety, and operational performance.

• Manage Maintenance Resources: Support maintenance planning and resource allocation, partnering with plant leadership to optimize spending, prioritize work, and maintain effective service levels.

• Monitor Performance Metrics: Track and report key maintenance KPIs, including equipment uptime, downtime, preventive maintenance compliance, OEE, safety, and work order completion.

• Support a 24/7 Manufacturing Environment: Provide leadership support for maintenance-related issues in a continuous manufacturing operation and participate in after-hours escalations as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment

• 3+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams

• Experience leading preventive and predictive maintenance programs

• Knowledge of safety, regulatory, and maintenance best practices

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Associate’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, or related technical field

• Experience supporting equipment installations, facility expansions, process improvements, or other maintenance-related projects

• Experience with TPM, Lean Manufacturing, reliability-centered maintenance, root cause analysis, continuous improvement methodologies, or Six Sigma.

• Experience using CMMS systems

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Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

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Prysmian is a global cabling solutions provider leading the energy transition and digital transformation . By leveraging its wide geographical footprint and extensive product range, its track record of technological leadership and innovation , and a strong customer base , the company is well-placed to capitalise on its leading positions and win in new, growing markets. Prysmian’s business strategy perfectly matches key market drivers by developing resilient , high-performing , sustainable and innovative cable solutions in the segments of Transmission, Power Grid, Electrification and Digital Solutions . Prysmian is a public company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, with almost 150 years of experience, about 30,000 employees, 108 plants and 26 R&D centres in over 50 countries, and sales of over €15 billion in 2023.