Maintenance Manager

Pro Staff; Leola (PA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pro Staff in Leola, PA seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead capital projects from planning through commissioning. The role requires 7+ years of progressive maintenance and engineering in a fabrication environment, plus strong automation controls and PLC knowledge.

You will manage a team, drive safety and cost-reduction initiatives, and coordinate with operations to achieve plant goals. Engineering degree is required, and this on-site position offers a direct hire path with a day shift schedule

Qualifications

• Experience leading capital projects from planning through commissioning.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance and engineering in fabrication/manufacturing.
• 3–5+ years in leadership managing maintenance, engineering, or reliability teams.
• Experience managing a team of at least 5–7 people.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated systems.
• Experience with automation controls and PLCs, HMIs, networking, VFDs, servo systems, Rockwell/Siemens.
• Experience using CMMS systems such as Fiix, Maximo, SAP PM.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance supervisors, reliability engineers, and facilities personnel.
• Establish department goals, budgets, staffing plans, and performance expectations.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and retain high-performing technical talent.
• Lead maintenance review meetings and collaborate with Operations and Quality.
• Manage operating and capital budgets and drive cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop long-term maintenance strategies to support growth and ops excellence.
• Lead safety initiatives, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with OEMs, contractors, and system integrators on projects.

Skills

Capital project leadership

Automation controls & PLCs

Leadership & people management

Maintenance engineering

Reliability engineering / RCFA

CMMS systems (Fiix / Maximo / SAP PM)

Mechanical/electrical systems

Rockwell / Siemens control platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering

Tools

Fiix CMMS

Maximo

SAP PM

Rockwell Automation

Siemens controls

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Manager Job Location: Leola, PA Hours: Day shift / 7:00am – 5:00pm Salary: Up to $130K depending on experience On-Site Position

Job Summary

• Come join our team! We currently have an exciting Permanent (Direct Hire) opportunity in Leola, PA for a Maintenance Manager with experience leading capital projects from planning through commissioning and 7+ years of progressive maintenance and engineering experience in a fabrication manufacturing environment. Must also have experience with automation controls and PLCs. Engineering degree is required.

Job Description

Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance supervisors, reliability engineers, manufacturing engineers, controls technicians, maintenance planners, maintenance technicians, facilities personnel, and contractors.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and employee engagement.
• Establish department goals, KPIs, budgets, staffing plans, and performance expectations aligned with business objectives.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and retain high-performing technical talent.
• Conduct performance evaluations, succession planning, and employee development initiatives.
• Lead daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance and engineering review meetings.
• Collaborate with Operations, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, and Executive Leadership to achieve plant objectives.
• Manage departmental operating and capital budgets while driving cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop long-term maintenance strategies that support business growth and operational excellence.
• Lead emergency response, critical equipment recovery, and business continuity efforts.
• Manage relationships with OEMs, contractors, suppliers, and engineering consultants.

Reliability Engineering

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs.
• Establish predictive and preventive maintenance strategies using engineering analysis and equipment performance data.
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Fault Tree Analysis, FMEA, and corrective action investigations.
• Improve equipment uptime, MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and overall asset reliability.
• Analyze equipment failures and implement permanent engineering solutions.
• Develop long-term asset lifecycle management strategies.

Mechanical Engineering

• Apply mechanical engineering principles to manufacturing equipment, facility infrastructure, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical power transmission systems.
• Evaluate machinery performance and implement engineering improvements.
• Lead equipment upgrades, retrofits, modifications, and replacement projects.
• Improve equipment safety, maintainability, reliability, and operational performance.
• Support process optimization and equipment design improvements.

Manufacturing Engineering

• Improve manufacturing processes through engineering analysis and continuous improvement.
• Analyze production bottlenecks and implement engineering solutions to increase throughput.
• Support new product introductions and manufacturing process development.
• Develop engineering standards, equipment specifications, and best practices.
• Lead productivity, quality, safety, and efficiency improvement projects.

Automation & Controls Engineering

• Support automation systems including PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, sensors, VFDs, servo systems, and control systems.
• Improve automated equipment performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with controls engineers, equipment suppliers, and system integrators.
• Support troubleshooting and optimization of automated manufacturing systems.
• Maintain familiarity with Rockwell, Siemens, Beckhoff, Trio, or similar control platforms.

Capital Projects

• Lead engineering activities related to equipment commissioning, startup, qualification, validation, and optimization.
• Develop technical specifications for capital equipment purchases.
• Manage equipment installations, facility upgrades, and expansion projects.
• Coordinate equipment acceptance testing and performance verification.
• Ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.

Data Analytics & Continuous Improvement

• Utilize maintenance, production, and reliability data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and monitor engineering KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Drive downtime reduction and equipment performance improvement initiatives.
• Utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, and Reliability Engineering methodologies.
• Standardize maintenance processes and improve maintenance planning and scheduling.

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA, and all applicable safety and environmental regulations.
• Conduct engineering risk assessments and machine safety evaluations.
• Lead safety improvement projects and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Promote a zero-incident safety culture throughout the organization.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Must have experience leading capital projects from planning through commissioning.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance and engineering experience in a fabrication manufacturing environment.
• 3–5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance, engineering, or reliability teams.
• Experience managing team of at least 5-7 people.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience with automation controls and PLCs, HMIs, industrial networking, VFDs, servo systems, and industrial controls (Rockwell, Siemens).
• Experience using CMMS systems (Computerized Maintenance Management System) such as Fiix, Maximo, SAP PM, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Excellent analytical, project management, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication, negotiation, leadership, and team development abilities.