Maintenance Leader: Execution & Planning

Palermo's Pizza; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentive

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and floating holidays

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Career growth within a growing, family

Twenty free pizzas each month

Impactful manufacturing performance

Job summary

Palermo’s provides a prominent leadership role as the Maintenance Manager, Execution & Planning at our Milwaukee headquarters. You will drive the maintenance strategy across multiple manufacturing operations, focusing on proactive planning, data-driven execution, and developing a high‑performing team that supports world‑class manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Reliability, Production, and Operations leaders to maximize equipment reliability, improve planning effectiveness, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; equivalent experience acceptable.
• 5+ years of progressive maintenance leadership within manufacturing.
• Experience leading preventive maintenance, planning, scheduling, and maintenance execution.
• Experience supervising and developing maintenance employees.
• Strong CMMS knowledge and maintenance planning experience.
• Experience using KPIs to improve maintenance performance and equipment reliability.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance execution across multiple manufacturing operations.
• Build and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Drive preventive maintenance completion, schedule compliance, and planning effectiveness.
• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution processes to maximize equipment availability.
• Improve CMMS accuracy, work order quality, and maintenance documentation.
• Partner with Reliability Engineering to prioritize proactive maintenance activities.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners, leads, and technicians.
• Manage maintenance labor, staffing, contractor activities, and overtime.
• Use maintenance KPIs to improve equipment reliability, productivity, and OEE.
• Promote a culture focused on safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

CMMS

KPIs

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS software

Data analysis

Job description

Palermo’s provides a prominent leadership role as the Maintenance Manager, Execution & Planning at our Milwaukee headquarters. You will drive the maintenance strategy across multiple manufacturing operations, focusing on proactive planning, data-driven execution, and developing a high‑performing team that supports world‑class manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Reliability, Production, and Operations leaders to maximize equipment reliability, improve planning effectiveness, and