Maintenance Manager

Heraeus Electro-Nite; Town of Hartland (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Great benefits

Climate controlled environment

Job summary

Heraeus Electro-Nite in Hartland, Wisconsin is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead and develop a proactive maintenance program in a high-tech manufacturing environment. The role focuses on improving equipment reliability, safe production, and reducing unplanned downtime while partnering with engineering, production, and contractors.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on leadership, CMMS deployment experience, and a track record of building structured workflows, preventive

Qualifications

• Experience leading a maintenance team in a manufacturing setting.
• Bachelor's or Associate degree in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical or related field.
• CMMS deployment experience is required and should be demonstrated.
• Experience with asset management, capital projects and maintenance planning.
• SAP experience and familiarity with enterprise tooling is preferred.
• Experience managing internal staff and external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently maintain all production equipment to meet production needs.
• Develop, implement and manage preventive maintenance and inventory programs.
• Lead the maintenance team and coordinate with outside contractors via a structured work order system.
• Establish and monitor KPI metrics to drive continuous improvement and machine reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering and production to support capital improvements and upgrades.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

CMMS implementation

KPI tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical & mechanical

Education

Bachelor or Associate degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

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.

About the Role

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.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• 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 the 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.
• SAP experience

Why Us?

• Join a high-performing team that values your expertise.
• Competitive pay, great benefits, and opportunities to grow yourself and others.
• Great work environment; Climate controlled, bright, clean, quiet, and fun!