Maintenance Manager

Insight Global; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is working with a client to recruit a Maintenance Manager for a large manufacturing facility. The role focuses on leading maintenance operations to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, and safety, with oversight of preventive and reactive maintenance across diverse industrial equipment.

The ideal candidate will manage maintenance supervisors and technicians, drive accountability, and ensure effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement of maintenance processes in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance leadership in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Experience leading supervisors and technicians (direct + indirect).
• Strong mechanical maintenance expertise (hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial equipment).
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs and troubleshooting equipment issues.
• Background with SAP or ERP for maintenance/work orders.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations to maximize equipment uptime, reliability, and safety.
• Oversee preventive and reactive maintenance programs across a wide range of industrial equipment.
• Manage maintenance supervisors and technicians; drive accountability within the maintenance organization.
• Ensure effective planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance work and continuous improvement of processes.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules, work orders, parts management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Lead technicians

Mechanical maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Work order management

SAP ERP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

PLCs / Automation exposure

Job description

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations for a large manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for ensuring equipment uptime, reliability, and safety while overseeing preventive and reactive maintenance programs across a wide range of industrial manufacturing equipment. This leader will manage maintenance supervisors and technicians, drive accountability across the maintenance organization, and ensure effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement of maintenance processes. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on maintenance leader with strong mechanical expertise, proven leadership experience, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced, heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Experience leading supervisors and technician teams (direct + indirect) Strong mechanical maintenance expertise (hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial equipment)
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs and troubleshooting equipment issues
• Background in industrial manufacturing environments such as HVAC, automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, or electronics
• Experience coordinating maintenance schedules, work orders, and parts management
• SAP or ERP experience for maintenance/work order management

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Exposure to PLCs, controls, or automation systems
• Experience with fabrication or production equipment (sheet metal, stamping, conveyors, automated systems)
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, maintenance, or related field
• Experience leading larger maintenance teams (40+ indirect reports)