Maintenance Manager

Enersys; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions, seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee plant equipment and facilities, ensuring maximum uptime and safe operations.

You will direct maintenance teams, drive TPM programs, and coordinate with vendors. This admin role requires scheduling overtime, on-call support, and strong leadership to support production.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; engineering/industrial tech degree preferred.
• 5+ years in industrial/manufacturing maintenance with 2–3 years supervisory experience.
• Journeyman Electrical preferred; SAP experience preferred; LEAN background.
• Ability to read safety rules and maintenance instructions; strong math and reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee plant equipment, facility infrastructure, and technical teams to maximize uptime.
• Direct maintenance personnel and solicit quotes from vendors.
• Provide after-hours support and on-call as needed to support Production.
• Read and interpret blueprints and schematics for repair or installation.
• Manage PM schedules, ordering parts, and inventory control.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Electrical troubleshooting

Blueprints reading

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in engineering or industrial technology

Technical certification

Tools

SAP

LEAN background

Laser cutting technologies (Trumpf)

Job description

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Motive Power applications include industrial lift trucks and pallet jacks, rail equipment, mining equipment, and airline ground support equipment. Some of the motive power brands include Hawker, Ironclad, General Battery, and Fiamm. Wherever there is a need for motive power, EnerSys offers the perfect energy solution.

Job Purpose

The Maintenance Manager position will oversee plant equipment, facility infrastructure, and technical teams to maximize machine uptime and minimize operational downtime. The Maintenance Manager will direct maintenance personnel, drive sustainability, implement TPM, ensure PM’s are done in a timely manner and solicit quotes from vendors.

The Maintenance Manager will support production by minimizing downtime and ensuring that critical equipment running is needed to support our customers. This is an administrative position and will require scheduling overtime and providing on-call support as needed to support Production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Safety is our top priority. The Maintenance Manager must prioritize safety for ALL associates and actively participate in Safety Audits

Must be able to satisfactorily perform all duties and responsibilities mentioned in the work instructions for this position.

Must provide after-hours support, as needed, for all shifts.

Must be able to read and interpret blueprints and schematics needed for repair, installation, or extraction of production machinery.

Must have proven knowledge and skills to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain metal fabrication production equipment, understand building and grounds maintenance needs, and material handling equipment including forklifts and hand trucks.

Must have proven knowledge and skills to troubleshoot and repair 3-phase 120, 240 ,480-volt electrical circuits, as well as 12-, 24-, 120-, 240-, & 480-volt single-phase electrical circuits, DC circuits voltages, motor control circuits, pneumatic system/circuits, hydraulic system/circuits

Project management skills are critical. This includes materials and labor needed to complete the project.

Daily activities include PM Schedules, performing PM’s, ordering parts, and inventory control.

Demonstrate “leadership by example” with high ethical standards, respect and communication skills,

Demonstrate a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude towards employees, customers, and vendors.

The Maintenance Manager reports problems, with potential solutions, to the Plant Manager for direction and guidance.

Assist with Environmental monthly, quarterly and annual inspections.

Complete EPA Checklist and annual reports.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

All maintenance personnel will report directly to the Maintenance Manager.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/ or EXPERIENCE:

The Maintenance Manager should have a High School diploma or GED; technical certification or a bachelor’s degree in engineering or industrial technology is strongly preferred.

Must have 5+ years working in industrial or manufacturing maintenance with at lease 2 to 3 years in a supervisory or leadership role.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employee organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

This position requires the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as area, circumference and volume. Ability to apply concepts of fractions, division, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABLITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. The successful candidate will have the ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Competent computer skills are required in use of general office software and maintenance hardware/software as needed to interface with production machinery.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Journeyman Electrical preferred

SAP preferred

LEAN background

Laser cutting technologies preferred (Trumpf as a plus)

General Job Requirements

• Generic

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.