Maintenance Manager

Magna International Limited; Muncie (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna Powertrain seeks an experienced maintenance manager to lead the repair and upkeep of facilities and machinery. You will supervise technicians, coordinate external contractors, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards across all maintenance activities.

The role emphasizes preventive and predictive maintenance, documentation management, and continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment. On-site work in Indiana supports Magna's global powertrain operations.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or technical training in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Maintenance, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in maintenance management in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance systems, machinery, and facility infrastructure.
• Experience managing maintenance staff and coordinating contractors.
• Proficiency in maintenance management software, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of safety regulations, trade standards, and best practices in maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage, schedule, and oversee maintenance work for all company facilities, machinery, and equipment.
• Coordinate outside contractors for regular and emergency repairs, ensuring timely and cost-effective solutions.
• Supervise maintenance employees, including technicians and apprentices, providing training and development.
• Ensure safe installation, repair, and operation of all equipment.
• Maintain and manage equipment and facility documentation, including manuals and diagrams.
• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance systems and train team members.
• Allocate jobs to employees with proper training and safety adherence.
• Select and manage reliable suppliers for spare parts and contractors.
• Ensure shift maintenance reporting is processed accurately and on time.
• Monitor team performance and support CI initiatives.

Skills

Preventive maintenance knowledge

Predictive maintenance knowledge

Staff management

Contractor coordination

Software proficiency (MS Office)

Education

Post-secondary education or technical training in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Maintenance

Tools

Maintenance management software

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

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What we offer:

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Group Summary:

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That’s what we’re passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world-class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.

Job Responsibilities:

Scope of Position

• Manages and schedules the repair and maintenance of company facilities, manufacturing equipment and fixtures. Coordinates outside maintenance contractors for both regular and emergency repairs ensuring that energy resources are available and properly utilized. Supervises employees engaged in plant and machine maintenance, alteration and repair work. Provides continuous technical direction to maintenance and tooling staff and provides support for the manufacturing process.

Minimum Requirements

• Post-secondary education or technical training in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Maintenance, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in maintenance management in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance systems, machinery, and facility infrastructure.
• Experience managing maintenance staff and coordinating contractors.
• Proficiency in maintenance management software, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of safety regulations, trade standards, and best practices in maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage, schedule, and oversee maintenance work for all company facilities, machinery, and equipment.
• Coordinate outside contractors for regular and emergency repairs, ensuring timely and cost-effective solutions.
• Supervise maintenance employees, including technicians and apprentices, providing training, coaching, and development to ensure technical competence.
• Ensure safe installation, repair, and operation of all equipment.
• Maintain and manage all equipment and facility documentation, including machine manuals, circuit diagrams, assembly drawings, spare part lists, and work orders.
• Implement and monitor preventive and predictive maintenance systems, ensuring they are understood and followed by all team members.
• Allocate jobs to employees, ensuring proper training, use of tools, and adherence to safety and work instructions.
• Select and manage reliable suppliers for spare parts and contractors, maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Ensure shift maintenance reporting is processed accurately and on time.
• Monitor team performance, providing reports and analysis to support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the manufacturing team’s continuous improvement (CI) initiatives and production goals.
• Ensure compliance with trade standards, safety regulations, and company policies in all maintenance activities.
• Promote high standards of quality, integrity, teamwork, and safety throughout the maintenance team.

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.

Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Magna Powertrain