Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Prysmian Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Prysmian Group in Indianapolis, IN is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a team responsible for maintaining critical production equipment and facilities. You will drive reliability, continuous improvement, and operational performance to support growth and expansion.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and focuses on safety, uptime, and execution, with involvement in equipment upgrades, new installations, and facility improvements to enhance reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing, industrial, or production.
• 3+ years leading maintenance teams.
• Experience in preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and maintenance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations to ensure high equipment uptime and performance.
• Develop and improve preventive, predictive, and reliability programs.
• Coach and develop maintenance personnel with a focus on safety.
• Coordinate maintenance planning with production and optimize work orders.
• Lead safety/compliance and environmental, health, and regulatory standards.
• Drive reliability initiatives using Lean, TPM, and root-cause analysis.
• Support equipment upgrades, installations, and facility projects.
• Monitor KPIs: uptime, downtime, preventive maintenance compliance, OEE, and WOs.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Leadership experience

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Safety compliance

Education

Engineering degree

Bachelor's or Associate in Engineering or related

Tools

CMMS

TPM

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Reliability tools

Job description

Make Your Mark at Prysmian Group - Join Us

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.

Overall Purpose of the Role

Join a growing manufacturing operation at an exciting time of expansion and investment.

As Maintenance Manager, you will 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 will 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, optimise 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 optimise 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

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 prioritises talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognising and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes.

All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Prysmian will endeavour to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian’s commitments.

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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.