Maintenance Group Leader: Reliability & Safety Champion

Aegis Worldwide; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aegis Worldwide is seeking an experienced Maintenance Group Leader to oversee all coatings and related systems, driving reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. You will supervise a maintenance team, coordinate capital projects, and lead RCA and preventative programs to maximize uptime.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong technical breadth across mechanical, electrical, and automation systems, and a focus on safety and efficiency in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industrial maintenance experience, with 2+ years in a supervisory or lead role.
• Hands-on proficiency with conveyors, bearings, seals, shafts, hydraulics, pneumatics, and pipefitting.
• Welding/fabrication, machining, rigging, cranes/hoists, and forklifts.
• Proficiency in PLC systems, robotics, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
• Proven ability to coach, schedule, and manage multi-skilled trades teams.
• Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and CI practices with measurable impact on MTBF/MTTR.

Responsibilities

• Lead a skilled maintenance team to support production uptime and equipment reliability.
• Partner with production, engineering, and plant leadership to minimize downtime and drive performance.
• Champion a culture of safety, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of maintenance technicians, setting expectations and ensuring adherence to safe work practices (LOTO, PPE, SOPs).
• Plan, execute, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Troubleshoot and repair systems including mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, PLCs, robotics, and vision systems.
• Coordinate and oversee contractors, vendors, and capital project work to ensure safety, quality, and performance standards.
• Partner with Production to minimize downtime, lead root-cause analysis (RCA), and implement corrective actions.
• Manage spare parts inventory, reorder points, and cost controls; recommend critical spares.
• Lead installations, rigging, alignments, rebuilds, and equipment upgrades.
• Review blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings to support repair and project work.
• Ensure accurate documentation of work orders, PMs, and downtime events; report on KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, backlog).
• Oversee vendor quotes, scheduling, quality checks, and contractor safety compliance.
• Drive housekeeping, 5S standards, and safety culture across the shop.
• Advise leadership on long-term equipment reliability, capital investment, and facility upgrades.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Conveyors

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

PLCs & Robotics

Electrical troubleshooting

Blueprints & Schematics

Team coaching

Lean/Kaizen/CI

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Aegis Worldwide is seeking an experienced Maintenance Group Leader to oversee all coatings and related systems, driving reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. You will supervise a maintenance team, coordinate capital projects, and lead RCA and preventative programs to maximize uptime.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong technical breadth across mechanical, electrical, and automation systems, and a focus on safety and efficiency in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.