Maintenance Manager

starplusenergycx; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

StarPlus Energy is seeking a Maintenance Manager to design and optimize manufacturing processes and equipment for EV battery production in Indiana. You will lead engineers, drive defect reduction, and manage budgets while ensuring safe, reliable operation across multiple lines.

Responsibilities include supervising maintenance staff, guiding continuous improvement, and coordinating with vendors. Strong communication, technical, and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in machinery, electrical, PLC, Pneumatic and Oil pressure and relevant experience.
• Associates degree or journeyperson; minimum 5 years of industrial automation maintenance experience, including supervisory experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees.

Responsibilities

• Organizing, controlling and supervising subordinates and ensuring timely work processes.
• Lead investigations and cause analysis of defect occurrences; enforce improvements.
• Continues improvement to optimize quality and process systems.
• Create reports and analysis for leadership and other departments.
• Maintain production equipment and monitor KPI to improve efficiency.

Skills

Action / Results oriented

Strong presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree (machinery/electrical/PLC/pneumatic/oil pressure)

Associates degree or journeyperson

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At StarPlus Energy, a joint venture between Samsung/Stellantis, join us in establishing the first plant of its kind in Indiana. As a member of our team, you will play an important role in our company's positive culture by helping us build and maintain an effective organization as the automotive industry moves toward an electric future.

Process maintenance manager in charge of designing and implementing manufacturing processes and equipment within their field. You are primarily responsible for ensuring continual improvement related to process defect rate, production quantity and Equipment KPI. And you are primarily responsible for guiding and managing other engineers within the field and evaluating their performance. This person must possess excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and technical skills within their field. This position typically requires decision-making, team building, and leadership abilities; a maintenance manager should also stay up-to-date machine condition within their field. This person should be supervising other engineers and employees. Manager must have effective communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization to communicate and resolve process issues in a timely manner. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following.

The role of the Maintenance Manager is to develop and optimize the electrode machine to improve quality/productivity and sustainability of EV battery production through high level of technical knowledge. This requires defect reduction activity; critical thinking; coming up with improvement action item through product analysis; and managing short/long term project. In this role you will be supporting one of five process areas within manufacturing: Stack and Nothing Line, Assembly Line, Module Line, Formation Line, or Electrode (Powder, Mixing, Coating, Slitting and Press)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organizing, controlling and supervising subordinates. Completing tasks relative to the job, ensuring that the work processes meet the standards that are expected in a timely manner
• Lead investigations and cause analysis of defect occurrences. Enforcement of all improvement measures and continuous monitoring role
• Continues improvement activity to optimize and enhance the efficiency of quality and Process systems
• Creating the necessary reports and analysis for the Equipment Group leader or other departments to provide up to date information.
• Maintenance analysis of deficient products, abnormality reports, and taking the necessary measures.
• Monitoring the production machine according to the key parameters, supporting production and improving production efficiency.
• The maintenance manager has to be able to work and appear at work on time.
• Managing the maintenance, repair and proper function of production equipment, spare parts as well.
• Responsible for organizing continuous training of maintenance workers, determinate education plan and synchronize it with the daily tasks
• A subordinate and this position has to take care of contacting vendors to procure the MRO & Spare parts necessary materials and services for maintenance and repair.
• Responsible for preparation of yearly budget plans.
• A subordinate and this position has to learn and use the supporting system of the maintenance (MAXIMO) and the manufacturing executing system (MES).
• A subordinate and this position is required to review the documentation of maintenance tasks, and considering the suggestions and take the proper measures about repair and prevention in case of malfunctioning.
• Sharing reports and educational materials with the direct superior and with other departments.
• Responsible for executing tasks in a timely manner, providing correct data and reports.
• Driving and monitoring KPI to accomplish the goals of StarPlus.
• Quality assurance, EHS duties and responsibilities
• Keeping the work area clean and well organized, following safety rules on work safety tools, and proper usage of personal safety equipment.

AREAS OF LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL ABILITIES

• Action / Results oriented: Problem solving, attitude, deliver projects on time with high quality
• Strong presentation skills to clearly articulate: analytical approaches, potential solutions & recommendations
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations per team goals
• Controlling, supporting, supervising and improving subordinates.
• Organizing and ensuring the continuous execution of tasks.
• Checking the worktime and the conditions of subordinates fit to work, besides complying the necessary registration and authorization procedures.
• Ensuring information exchange.
• Identifying and mentoring talented subordinates.
• Keeping job descriptions up to date.
• Improving and motivating subordinates.
• Tracking and improving the satisfaction level of subordinates.

• Engineering degree in machinery, electrical, PLC, Pneumatic and Oil pressure and relevant experience.
• Associates degree or journeyperson; and minimum of 5 years of industrial automation maintenance experience, including supervisory experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various level of employees within all areas of the organization including hourly employees to Senior leadership
• Demonstrated technical problem-solving ability
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to work overtime as required

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Engineering degree in Mechanical or Electrical (Bachelor's or higher)
• Experience in and familiar with Machine/Equipment and Mass production field.
• Extensive knowledge in Data Analytics utilizing MS Excel or other database applications.
• Knowledge of Line Balance (LOB), Bottleneck Analysis machine and line.
• Critical thinking and an analytical mindset.