Maintenance Lead - MFG

Texas Pipe And Supply Company; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Pipe And Supply Company in Shreveport, LA seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead site maintenance operations, drive reliability, and maximize equipment uptime.

You will develop preventative maintenance programs, manage a skilled team, and collaborate with engineering and operations to meet safety and quality standards.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong lean manufacturing knowledge, and the ability to balance cost control with production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Extensive plant-level experience with significant management responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and 5S principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data-driven decision making.
• Experience managing P&L for maintenance or operating budgets.
• Hands-on leadership and ability to coach a maintenance team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance strategy to maximise equipment uptime and output.
• Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team; set objectives and review performance.
• Manage preventative maintenance programs and plan downtime to minimise unplanned outages.
• Coordinate with engineering and operations to improve safety, quality, and delivery.
• Communicate progress and outcomes to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Plant management

Lean manufacturing

5S

Microsoft Office

P&L experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Job Details: Level: Experienced, Job Location: Shreveport, LA 71107, Overview

Responsible for ensuring that the facilities, layout, and machinery used in production run to their maximum efficiency and output. This includes preventative maintenance, managing breakdowns of mechanical and electrical equipment. Includes people management. This role reports to the Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Development
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Maintenance activities.
• Develop and implement a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensure full preventative maintenance is carried out, plan in missed maintenance activities, and lead the team to deliver effectively
• Schedule both internal and external work maximizing planned down time and reducing unplanned downtime

People Management

• Manage, coach and develop a high performing Maintenance team that meets agreed objectives and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
• Set department objectives and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them
• Manage and lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels
• Motivate and coach the team to operational success

Relationship Management

• Work as part of the Management team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting, and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimize results and improve quality of delivery, in line with safety quality standards requirements delivery in line with Company and Customer requirements

Qualifications and Experience Levels

• Relevant engineering degree is preferred, or comparable years of experience
• Extensive plant level experience with significant proven management experience
• Technical capability and understanding
• Solid understanding of lean manufacturing, including 5S
• Experience of managing Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibilities for maintenance
• Understanding of manufacturing and procurement/supply chain
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Significant experience with preventative maintenance programs