Maintenance Manager

Hunter Recruiting; Starr (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Recruiting seeks a Maintenance Leader to oversee a 24/7 manufacturing operation and a 17-hourly maintenance team. You will drive preventive and predictive maintenance, improve equipment reliability, and manage costs, with reporting to Plant leadership.

You will lead a union workforce, develop staff, and align maintenance strategy with safety and continuous improvement goals across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations, or a related field.
• Seven+ years in industrial manufacturing with proactive maintenance leadership.
• Experience in a union environment and with maintenance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient 24/7 production.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs and backlog management.
• Coach and develop maintenance staff with clear performance expectations.
• Oversee maintenance cost, spare parts, and labor planning.
• Coordinate contractors and labor relations within a union workforce.
• Partner with production to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Support autonomous maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strong mechanical and electrical维修

Troubleshooting and problem solving

Communication and collaboration

Change management

Data analysis and decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations, or related field

Tools

SAP CMMS

Maintenance planning software

Job description

The Maintenance Leader will oversee maintenance and reliability for a 24/7 manufacturing operation. This role will lead a team of maintenance professionals in a union environment, strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and drive improvements in equipment reliability, uptime, safety, and cost. Reporting to the Plant Leader, this individual will serve on the plant leadership team and oversee one salaried direct report, with the potential for two additional salaried reports, and a department of 17 hourly electromechanics.

Maintenance Leader Responsibilities:

• Lead plant maintenance operations to support safe, reliable, and efficient production in a 24/7/365 environment.
• Build a strong safety culture through employee training, inspections, incident investigations, corrective actions, and safe implementation of equipment and process changes.
• Coach, develop, and hold maintenance employees accountable through clear expectations, performance management, and ongoing training.
• Develop and execute the plant’s maintenance and reliability strategy, with an emphasis on proactive maintenance and reducing unplanned downtime.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance planning, scheduling, execution, and backlog management.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring equipment failures.
• Use maintenance metrics, equipment performance data, and CMMS reporting to identify priorities and measure improvements.
• Manage maintenance costs, departmental budgets, spare parts inventory, and resource planning.
• Partner with production and technical teams to improve equipment performance, extend asset life, and support continuous improvement.
• Support operator involvement in autonomous maintenance activities.
• Coordinate contractors performing maintenance and project work.
• Support effective labor relations practices within a union workforce.

Maintenance Leader Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations, or a related field.
• At least seven years of industrial manufacturing experience, with demonstrated success leading maintenance and reliability in a proactive, preventive maintenance environment.
• Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance background.
• Experience developing employees, setting performance expectations, and leading team performance.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling, spare parts management, predictive maintenance technologies, and maintenance performance metrics.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills involving large industrial equipment.
• Ability to analyze operational data, prioritize competing needs, and make sound decisions during equipment or production disruptions.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and change management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) experience.
• Strong electrical, PLC, and controls knowledge.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), preferably SAP.
• Experience managing contractors and coordinating maintenance projects.
• Experience planning and scheduling maintenance work and personnel.
• High mechanical aptitude and a track record of sustaining continuous improvement results.