MissionHires is seeking a Maintenance Manager on behalf of a manufacturing company. This onsite plant leadership role will lead production and facility maintenance, improve equipment uptime and preventive maintenance performance, develop a high-performing maintenance team, and manage repair, upgrade, installation, and capital projects. The position primarily works first-shift hours with some second-shift overlap for continuity.
How You'll Contribute
- Own maintenance and uptime performance for production equipment and building or facility systems.
- Lead, develop, and build a high-performing maintenance team that supports safe, reliable production operations.
- Foster a proactive maintenance culture focused on planning, preventive maintenance, root-cause problem solving, troubleshooting, and urgent production support.
- Use the CMMS, including Megamation, to plan and execute preventive maintenance activities, manage work orders, and improve maintenance processes.
- Track maintenance requests, communicate work status to stakeholders, and ensure work orders are completed.
- Monitor and improve preventive maintenance, machine uptime, and related maintenance performance metrics.
- Supervise team members in partnership with Human Resources, including training, coaching, performance reviews, and cross-training.
- Plan and lead equipment, building, and grounds projects, including significant repairs, upgrades, transfers, and installations.
- Coordinate project planning and execution with internal associates, external contractors, and production operations.
- Plan procurement of equipment, parts, materials, and services required for maintenance and projects.
- Support capital expenditure analysis, including evaluating the cost to maintain versus replace equipment.
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture; identify, communicate, and address workplace hazards and unsafe conditions.
- Maintain high housekeeping and organization standards within assigned work areas.
- Assist with the development and deployment of departmental policies and procedures.
- Communicate and enforce company policies and procedures while maintaining effective employee relations.
- Execute annual operating plan goals and objectives.
- Maintain a productive working relationship with union representatives and follow the collective bargaining agreement.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Previous team leadership experience required, including demonstrated success building high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated team-building, coaching, and employee development skills.
- Commitment to using a maintenance management system to plan maintenance activities and execute preventive maintenance, work orders, and projects.
- Strong problem-prevention, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and solution-oriented problem-solving skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, leadership, contractors, and labor union representatives.
- Ability to recommend equipment and building repairs, upgrades, and replacement decisions.
- Strong multitasking, organization, and time-management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment, such as metal fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, or similar operations, preferred.
- Previous experience in a production maintenance function preferred.
- Ability to work primarily first-shift hours with occasional overlap into second shift.
- Comfort working in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to noise, odors, dust, drafts, chemicals, machinery, temperature extremes, and hazardous substances.
- Annual salary range of $85,000 to $127,000 DOE
- Opportunity to lead and develop a maintenance team within a plant leadership environment.
- Opportunity to drive continuous improvement in CMMS usage, preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and operational performance.