Maintenance Manager

Gabriel Group; Salisbury (NC); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Gabriel Group, located in Salisbury, NC, seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will ensure equipment, facilities, and maintenance systems operate safely, reliably, and efficiently while mentoring a skilled maintenance team.

The ideal candidate is highly safety-conscious, organized, proactive, and able to balance daily maintenance needs with long-term reliability and capital improvement projects.

Competenze

• Previous maintenance leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of industrial equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and equipment reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold a maintenance team accountable.
• Must be extremely safety conscious with a demonstrated commitment to maintaining a safe working environment.
• Experience working with a CMMS and managing preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and effectively utilize maintenance and operational software.
• Experience with CapEx planning and project management, including equipment installations and facility improvement projects.
• Experience managing spare parts and maintenance inventory.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to respond effectively to critical equipment and production issues.
• Excellent critical-thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, organize, execute, and follow projects through to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with maintenance technicians, production employees, vendors, contractors, and senior leadership.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, make sound decisions, and appropriately prioritize competing demands.

Mansioni

• Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and accountability for the maintenance team, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to established standards.
• Champion a safety-first culture and ensure maintenance activities comply with company safety policies, OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and other applicable regulations.
• Oversee the maintenance, repair, and reliability of manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive preventative and predictive maintenance program designed to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Utilize the company’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to manage work orders, preventative maintenance schedules, equipment history, parts, labor, and maintenance performance.
• Respond to equipment failures and production issues with an appropriate sense of urgency, while ensuring safety is never compromised for speed.
• Use strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to identify root causes of equipment failures and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, and track maintenance activities to ensure effective use of personnel and resources.
• Manage maintenance inventory, including spare parts, critical components, supplies, purchasing, and appropriate inventory levels.
• Lead and coordinate capital expenditure (CapEx) projects, including equipment upgrades, installations, facility improvements, and reliability initiatives.
• Manage maintenance and capital projects from planning through completion, including scope, budget, timeline, contractors, installation, and startup.
• Coordinate outside contractors and vendors while ensuring compliance with company safety and operational requirements.
• Partner closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and other departments to identify priorities and minimize production disruptions.
• Track maintenance costs, downtime, equipment performance, preventative maintenance completion, and other key performance indicators.
• Maintain accurate and organized maintenance records, equipment documentation, manuals, procedures, and project information.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance processes, productivity, and overall operational efficiency.
• Communicate maintenance priorities, equipment concerns, project status, and potential risks clearly and proactively to leadership and affected departments.

Conoscenze

Maintenance leadership

Safety conscious

CMMS usage

Preventive maintenance

CapEx planning

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Inventory management

Vendor coordination

Strumenti

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

• Location 100 E 17th Street,Salisbury, NC, 28144,United States
• Employee Type Salary Exempt

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance operations in a fast-paced industrial/manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for ensuring equipment, facilities, and maintenance systems operate safely, reliably, and efficiently while leading a skilled maintenance team.

The ideal candidate is an extremely safety-conscious leader who is organized, proactive, and able to balance day-to-day maintenance needs with long-term reliability and capital improvement projects. This individual must demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to prioritize effectively in an environment where equipment uptime and safety are critical.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, coaching, and accountability for the maintenance team, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to established standards.
• Champion a safety-first culture and ensure maintenance activities comply with company safety policies, OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and other applicable regulations.
• Oversee the maintenance, repair, and reliability of manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive preventative and predictive maintenance program designed to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Utilize the company’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to manage work orders, preventative maintenance schedules, equipment history, parts, labor, and maintenance performance.
• Respond to equipment failures and production issues with an appropriate sense of urgency, while ensuring safety is never compromised for speed.
• Use strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to identify root causes of equipment failures and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, and track maintenance activities to ensure effective use of personnel and resources.
• Manage maintenance inventory, including spare parts, critical components, supplies, purchasing, and appropriate inventory levels.
• Lead and coordinate capital expenditure (CapEx) projects, including equipment upgrades, installations, facility improvements, and reliability initiatives.
• Manage maintenance and capital projects from planning through completion, including scope, budget, timeline, contractors, installation, and startup.
• Coordinate outside contractors and vendors while ensuring compliance with company safety and operational requirements.
• Partner closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and other departments to identify priorities and minimize production disruptions.
• Track maintenance costs, downtime, equipment performance, preventative maintenance completion, and other key performance indicators.
• Maintain accurate and organized maintenance records, equipment documentation, manuals, procedures, and project information.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance processes, productivity, and overall operational efficiency.
• Communicate maintenance priorities, equipment concerns, project status, and potential risks clearly and proactively to leadership and affected departments.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment required.
• Strong knowledge of industrial equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and equipment reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold a maintenance team accountable.
• Must be extremely safety conscious with a demonstrated commitment to maintaining a safe working environment.
• Experience working with a CMMS and managing preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and effectively utilize maintenance and operational software.
• Experience with CapEx planning and project management, including equipment installations and facility improvement projects.
• Experience managing spare parts and maintenance inventory.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to respond effectively to critical equipment and production issues.
• Excellent critical-thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, organize, execute, and follow projects through to completion.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with maintenance technicians, production employees, vendors, contractors, and senior leadership.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, make sound decisions, and appropriately prioritize competing demands.

Summary

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager who doesn’t simply react when equipment breaks. The successful candidate will build a proactive, safety-driven maintenance culture focused on preventing failures, improving reliability, developing the maintenance team, and supporting the overall success of the manufacturing operation.

This role is ideal for a leader who takes ownership, follows through, communicates well, and understands the importance of balancing safety, quality, equipment reliability, production needs, cost, and urgency.