Maintenance Manager

Freudenberg Performance Materials LP (USA); Macon (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Performance Materials LP (USA) is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Leader to oversee the Macon, GA facility. You will lead the maintenance team, prioritize work, and coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, and utilities to keep production safe and efficient.

The role emphasizes reliability, safety, and continuous improvement, with responsibility for planning capital projects, coordinating contractors, and analyzing equipment performance to drive plant-wide gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field with 5-8 years in maintenance engineering or production operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the maintenance team, setting priorities and coordinating activities to support safe, efficient operations.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and the upkeep of production equipment, facilities, and utilities.
• Support capital projects and maintenance planning by coordinating resources, contractors, tools, and technical requirements.
• Monitor maintenance performance, analyze equipment reliability, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and overall plant performance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Production operations

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Equipment reliability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

Lead and develop the maintenance team, setting priorities and coordinating activities to support safe, efficient operations. Oversee preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and the upkeep of production equipment, facilities, and utilities. Support capital projects and maintenance planning by coordinating resources, contractors, tools, and technical requirements. Monitor maintenance performance, analyze equipment reliability, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and overall plant performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field; or equivalent working experience.
• 5-8 years of maintenance engineering or production operations within a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years in a leadership position with direct reports.
• Solid understanding of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation, and basic engineering aspects of production equipment.
• Familiarity with preventive and corrective maintenance processes.
• Preferred: experience with rotating equipment and PLCs.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Freudenberg Performance Materials LP (USA)

Welcome to Freudenberg Without Freudenberg, indoor air would not be as clean, cars would not drive and wounds would not heal as quickly. And these are just three examples from thousands of our applications. Working at Freudenberg: "We will wow your world!" This is our promise. As a global technology group, we not only make the world cleaner, healthier and more comfortable, but also offer our 51,000 employees a networked and diverse environment where everyone can thrive individually. Be surprised and experience your own wow moments.