Maintenance Manager

EPTA GROUP; Columbus (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work when possible

Flexible working hours

Training through Epta Academy

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Epta Group is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the site maintenance function, delivering both reactive and proactive multi-skilled maintenance across equipment and facilities. The role focuses on uptime, reliability, and cost control, with a strong emphasis on team leadership and versioned processes.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in maintenance leadership, a Bachelor's degree in engineering, and experience with CMMS.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in maintenance leadership with >5 years.
• Management experience handling teams and budgets at scale.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of maintenance vision, policies and procedures.
• Train and mentor supervisors and technicians; assign tasks and resolve escalations.
• Maximize equipment performance and reduce downtime through proactive strategies.
• Develop and implement Preventative Maintenance plans and schedule adherence.
• Support autonomous maintenance by training operators on primary activities.
• Oversee work management: workflows, work orders, backlog tracking and scheduling.
• Ensure asset availability and rapid response to machinery breakdowns.
• Monitor KPIs like MTTR, MTBF and schedule compliance; drive continuous improvement.
• Manage calibration and maintenance of electro-mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Ensure buildings and facilities are fit for purpose and proactively supported.
• Govern CMMS usage to optimize maintenance workflows and failure analysis.
• Lead annual maintenance budget development and CapEx planning.
• Plan cost-reduction initiatives while preserving asset health.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Job Purpose: Lead the site Maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi-skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure. Ensure maximum equipment performance and reliability while minimizing operating costs.

Experience:

• Professional experience in the role or similar: > 5 years
• Management experience: with similar dimensions,
• Highest Education Level*: Bachelor's degree in engineering

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Train, and mentor maintenance supervisors and technicians. Assign daily tasks, evaluate performance, and resolve technical escalations. Lead the team to deliver effectively.
• Maximize equipment performance and achieve a trend decrease of unexpected downtime due to equipment failures.
• Develop a Preventative Maintenance Plan schedule and ensure is carried out, plan to perform missed maintenance activities and make the required adjustments to avoid this in the future.
• Support the autonomous maintenance plan implementation by training the operators on the main “first line” maintenance activities.
• Drive an optimal maintenance work management, develop processes flow, ensure work orders creation, measure and track work order backlog and assign the technical personnel to the schedule’s activities.
• Ensure high levels of production assets availability and have fast reaction to fix unexpected machinery breakdowns.
• Achieve maintenance Key Performance Indicators targets (maintenance availability, work order backlog, schedule compliance, MTTR, MTBF and others). Ensure a clear understanding of metrics meanings, calculations and trends by all maintenance team.
• Manage routine calibration and maintenance requirements of a variety of electro-mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Ensure that designated buildings, plant and facilities are fit for purpose and provide proactive support/solutions when required.
• Process Governance: Leverage the CMMS to streamline workflows, ensure accurate failure analysis, and monitor the planned-to-unplanned maintenance ratio to drive continuous improvement in machine availability.
• Annual Budget Development: Lead the development of the yearly maintenance budget, encompassing planned maintenance costs, spare parts inventory, and capital expenditure (CapEx) requirements to support operational continuity.
• Cost Optimization: Plan and execute cost-reduction initiatives while ensuring the effective utilization of resources, balancing short-term financial targets with long-term asset health.

Why work for Epta

• Join Epta in this permanent role, where you'll experience a great blend of new technologies and a modern workplace culture.
• We take development opportunities seriously! Take part in a variety of training through our Epta Academy and external training partners.
• Epta offers the opportunity for remote work whenever possible, along with providing the necessary technical equipment.
• Balance work and personal life perfectly with our flexible working hours.
• Give back more than we receive: Join our volunteering activities and help make the world a better place.

Our story

We at the Epta Group are a dynamic and growing international company, delivering cutting‑edge commercial refrigeration solutions that impact everyday life—from ensuring fresh food in supermarkets to keeping the perfect chill in your favorite café. Our global network includes manufacturing facilities, sales entities and service organizations —all working together to provide sustainable and innovative solutions. We support customers in their green transition and support them as a fully integrated provider, from the layout of the store to the after-sales support.

With over 8,000 employees, Epta fosters an environment of continuous development. We offer career growth, extensive training, and the opportunity to thrive in a company where every challenge is a chance to create value and inspire our people. Guided by our values, we are committed to professional excellence, sustainability, and innovation in every aspect of our work.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, parental status, or social origin. At Epta, your unique perspective is what keeps us innovative and cool.