Maintenance Manager

Linde Advanced Material Technologies; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc. in Speedway, IN is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a team of about 24 maintenance professionals on a Panama shift schedule, and to establish robust preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and CI to improve uptime, OEE, and asset reliability, while driving capital projects and safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, Operations, or related field.
• 8+ years of manufacturing maintenance, reliability, engineering, or operations experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing or improving total preventive maintenance, reliability, or asset management programs.
• Strong knowledge of industrial manufacturing equipment, maintenance systems (CMMS), and Lean manufacturing principles.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and cross‑functional communication skills.
• Total Preventative Maintenance, Lean, Six Sigma, Reliability, or Maintenance certification is preferred.
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, coatings, metals, heat treat, or advanced manufacturing environments preferred.
• Background improving OEE, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, and equipment reliability.
• Experience with automation, robotics, vacuum systems, furnaces, utilities, and other complex production assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 24 maintenance professionals supporting a Panama shift schedule.
• Establish and sustain total preventative maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and asset reliability programs.
• Drive improvements in equipment uptime, overall equipment effectiveness, preventative maintenance compliance, and overall maintenance performance.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and Continuous Improvement teams to reduce downtime and improve productivity.
• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, root cause analysis, and reliability initiatives.
• Manage computerize maintenance management system processes, maintenance metrics, spare parts strategy, and equipment history documentation.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and new equipment installations.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and equipment ownership.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance experience

Problem solving

Cross-functional communication

Lean principles

Six Sigma

CMMS

Automation

Equipment knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.

Maintenance Manager

Speedway, IN, United States | req32575

What you will enjoy doing*

• In this role you will lead and develop a team of approximately 24 maintenance professionals supporting a Panama shift schedule
• Establish and sustain total preventative maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and asset reliability programs
• You will drive improvements in equipment uptime, overall equipment effectiveness, preventative maintenance compliance, and overall maintenance performance
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and Continuous Improvement teams to reduce downtime and improve productivity
• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, root cause analysis, and reliability initiatives
• Manage computerize maintenance management system processes, maintenance metrics, spare parts strategy, and equipment history documentation
• You will support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and new equipment installations
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and equipment ownership

What Makes You Great

• You will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of manufacturing maintenance, reliability, engineering, or operations experience
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment
• You will have experience implementing or significantly improving total preventative maintenance, preventive maintenance, reliability, or asset management programs
• Strong knowledge of industrial manufacturing equipment, maintenance systems (CMMS), and Lean manufacturing principles
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and cross‑functional communication skills
• Total Preventative Maintenance, Lean, Six Sigma, Reliability, or Maintenance certification is preferred
• It is preferred that you will have experience in aerospace, automotive, coatings, metals, heat treat, or other advanced manufacturing environments
• Background improving overall equipment effectiveness, mean time before failure, mean time to repair, preventative maintenance compliance, and equipment reliability
• Experience with automation, robotics, vacuum systems, furnaces, utilities, and other complex production assets

Why you will love working with us

Linde Advanced Material Technologies, formerly Praxair Surface Technologies, is a company that revolutionizes industries through innovative materials and surface coatings. We are leaders in advanced materials and offer metal powders, sputtering targets, and surface coatings that enhance performance across various sectors. Our strong focus on innovation is evident in our superior technologies for the aerospace, energy, semiconductor, automotive, and industrial industries.

Linde employees learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone’s needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc. abides by applicable export control laws including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) in accordance with the company's export control procedures. As such, persons considered for this position must be either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder) or otherwise classifiable as a U.S. person under relevant regulations.

Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.