Maintenance Manager

Confidential Jobs_PP; Buffalo (NY); In loco; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Confidential Jobs_PP in the Buffalo, NY area seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead a high-volume production facility. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, building a top-tier maintenance team, improving equipment reliability, and reducing downtime to drive operational excellence.

You will oversee preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshoot complex machinery, and partner with Production and Engineering on upgrades and capital projects.

Competenze

• 8–10+ years of maintenance experience with leadership in manufacturing.
• Strong background in equipment reliability and mechanical/electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience with preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of OSHA, environmental, quality, and safety standards.
• Proficiency with SAP or comparable CMMS and MS Office.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; HS diploma required.

Mansioni

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance professionals, fostering accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and production efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Identify and implement improvements to equipment reliability, maintenance costs, and plant performance.
• Partner with Production and Engineering on equipment installations, upgrades, and capital projects.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, contractors, and outside service providers.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, quality, and applicable manufacturing safety standards.
• Establish maintenance KPIs and drive measurable improvements in operational performance.

Conoscenze

Maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma required

Strumenti

SAP

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Industry: Manufacturing | Food & Beverage Preferred

The Opportunity

Our client, an established and growing manufacturing organization, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations at a high-volume production facility in the Greater Buffalo, NY area.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on leader who can build a high-performing maintenance team, improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance professionals, fostering accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and production efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Identify and implement improvements to equipment reliability, maintenance costs, and plant performance.
• Partner with Production and Engineering on equipment installations, upgrades, and capital projects.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, contractors, and outside service providers.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, quality, and applicable manufacturing safety standards.
• Establish maintenance KPIs and drive measurable improvements in operational performance.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of maintenance experience, including proven leadership responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in industrial maintenance, equipment reliability, and mechanical/electrical troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance teams and improving plant performance.
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing safety and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SAP or comparable maintenance management systems.
• Food, beverage, or other high-volume manufacturing experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required.

Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a hands-on, results-driven maintenance leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, develops strong teams, and takes ownership of equipment reliability and operational performance.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills and has a proven ability to deliver sustainable improvements.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High-impact leadership opportunity within an established manufacturing organization.
• Ability to drive meaningful improvements in reliability, efficiency, and team performance.
• Collaborative environment focused on operational excellence and continuous improvement.