Maintenance Manager

Smart4 Sciences; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart4Sciences in Cleveland seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and reliability across the site. You will drive safety, continuous improvement and team development while ensuring reliable production.

Responsibilities include managing a 24/7 maintenance footprint, leading a team of supervisors and technicians, and partnering with Engineering on capital projects to optimize asset performance and uptime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or a related technical discipline.
• 5–10+ years of maintenance experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of PSM, MOC, RCA and asset reliability.
• Experience working with CMMS and maintenance performance metrics.
• Technical knowledge across equipment and systems including PLCs, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, and more.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee preventive and corrective maintenance across production equipment, machinery and facilities.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies to maximize uptime and reliability.
• Lead RCA after equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Manage maintenance through a CMMS, including work orders and inventory.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 3-year maintenance plan.
• Lead and mentor a team of supervisors, engineers and technicians.
• Coordinate 24/7 maintenance scheduling and resources as needed.
• Develop and manage the annual maintenance budget and contractor spend.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining safety and performance.
• Ensure maintenance activities meet PSM requirements and safety protocols.
• Promote a safety-first culture with LOTO, PPE, audits and risk assessments.
• Drive reliability and continuous improvement using OEE, MTBF, MTTR and KPIs.
• Collaborate with Engineering on capital projects and site improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

CMMS

PSM

RCA

Asset reliability

Budgeting

Safety leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or related

Tools

CMMS

PLCs

Asset management systems

Job description

Smart4Sciences are working with a global chemical manufacturer who are looking to appoint an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and reliability activities at their Cleveland facility.

This is a key leadership position responsible for driving equipment reliability, maintenance strategy, safety, continuous improvement and team development across the site.

The Role

• Lead and oversee all preventive and corrective maintenance activities across production equipment, machinery and facilities.
• Develop and implement maintenance strategies focused on maximizing uptime, improving reliability and minimizing production disruption.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) following equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Manage maintenance activities through a CMMS, including work orders, preventive maintenance, asset history, inventory and performance metrics.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 3-year Maintenance, Facilities and Equipment plan.
• Lead, develop and mentor a team of maintenance supervisors, engineers and technicians, creating a culture of accountability, safety and continuous improvement.
• Manage maintenance scheduling and resources to support 24/7 operations where required.
• Develop and manage the annual maintenance budget, including contractors, spare parts, tools and services.
• Drive opportunities to reduce maintenance costs while maintaining high standards of safety, reliability and performance.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with PSM requirements, including MOC, asset integrity, incident investigations, PHA activities and operating procedures.
• Champion a strong safety-first culture, including LOTO, PPE, audits and risk assessments.
• Drive reliability and continuous improvement using OEE, MTBF, MTTR and other maintenance KPIs.
• Implement Lean, TPM and/or Six Sigma initiatives to improve equipment performance and operational efficiency.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Operations on capital projects and site improvement initiatives.

The Person

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management or a related technical discipline preferred.
• 5–10+ years of maintenance experience, including 3+ years in a leadership position; alternatively, significant technical maintenance experience with 5+ years of leadership.
• Experience managing maintenance teams within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of PSM, MOC, RCA and asset reliability.
• Experience working with CMMS systems and maintenance performance metrics.
• Technical knowledge across equipment and systems including PLCs, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, thermal oxidizers, dust collection, solvent recovery, fire protection, nitrogen systems, bulk storage/transfer, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• A strong track record of developing technical teams and improving maintenance performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

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