Maintenance Manager

Heraeus; Town of Hartland (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Heraeus Electro-Nite in Hartland, Wisconsin, seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead and develop the maintenance team in a high-tech manufacturing environment. You will build a proactive and structured maintenance program to improve equipment reliability, support safe production, and minimize downtime.

The ideal candidate has hands-on leadership, experience implementing CMMS, KPI metrics, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, production, and outside contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical or related engineering discipline.
• Hands-on leader with experience building and motivating a maintenance team.
• Proven track record implementing CMMS and maintenance KPI metrics.
• Experience managing internal staff and external contractors.
• Background in automated manufacturing and asset/capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the maintenance team in a high-tech manufacturing environment.
• Build a structured, proactive maintenance program to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Maintain and improve production equipment, building systems, and facilities.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, and contractors using a structured work order system.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance and inventory programs.

Skills

Team leadership

CMMS implementation

KPI metrics

Contractor management

Automation experience

Electrical experience

Mechanical aptitude

Cross training

Asset management

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical or related engineering

Job description

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Maintenance Manager

Date: Aug 25, 2026

Location: Hartland - Wisconsin, US, 53029

Company: Heraeus

Maintenance Manager

Permanent

About Heraeus Electro-Nite

How do steel makers save energy and become more sustainable? How do foundries become more efficient and optimize their processes? Heraeus Electro-Nite (HEN) provides solutions for the molten metal industry. We lead the market with our innovations since the 1950s. As a global company with 25 locations and approximately 4,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to the sustainable growth of our teams and sites.
Heraeus Electro-Nite, headquartered in Houthalen (Belgium), is part of the Heraeus Group. The Technology Group delivers world-class quality in the areas of Precious Metals, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, Heraeus employs around 15,100 employees in 40 countries.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Job Summary - We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead and develop our maintenance team in a high-tech manufacturing environment in Hartland, Wisconsin. This role will be responsible for building a structured, proactive maintenance program that improves equipment reliability, supports safe and efficient production, and reduces unplanned downtime. The ideal candidate is a hands-on people leader who can strengthen preventive maintenance, work-order planning, CMMS utilization, and performance tracking while partnering closely with production, engineering, and outside contractors.
• Safely and productively maintain all production equipment to ensure its consistent and optimum working order to meet production needs.
• Maintain and improve the building's structure, facility equipment/machinery and systems.
• Manage and coordinate activities of the maintenance team and outside contractors by implementing and utilizing a structured work order system.
• Develop, implement, and manage a preventive maintenance and inventory program which will reduce machine breakdowns and downtime.
• Establish KPI metrics and use them to measure maintenance and machine performance, make informed decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Work with the engineering team and production supervisors on new and existing equipment and a variety of other capital improvement projects.

What is required for this role:

• Experience in an equivalent role.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical or related engineering discipline.
• A talented, effective leader with experience building and motivating a maintenance team and creating a structured workflow system and cross training program.
• Has successfully implemented a CMMS.
• Has established maintenance KPI metrics and used them to drive continuous improvement.
• Has managed both internal employees and external contractors.
• Has automated manufacturing experience.
• Background in electrical, mechanical, HVAC, tool and die, machining, pneumatics, electronics, gas, metal fab, welding, and hydraulics.
• Building and grounds maintenance experience.
• Experience with managing assets, capital improvements and engineering projects.