Maintenance Manager

Saft America, Inc.; Valdese (NC); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Saft America, Inc. in Valdese, NC is seeking a skilled Maintenance Manager to lead site-wide preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance in our battery manufacturing operation. You will drive reliability, safety, cost control, and align maintenance with production while managing technicians and contractors.

You will oversee TPM, CMMS usage, and capital projects, focus on uptime, environmental compliance, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing site.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree or engineering degree preferred.
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment required.
• Experience managing maintenance technicians, planners, and contractors.
• Experience with capital projects, TPM, reliability engineering, and CMMS systems.
• Required technical skills include but are not limited to: Industrial electrical systems, Mechanical systems, Automation & controls, PLC troubleshooting, Predictive maintenance technologies, CMMS/GMAO systems, Reliability engineering, Root cause analysis, Budget management and Project management.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the site maintenance strategy, preventive and predictive programs, and asset reliability improvements.
• Set priorities, resources, and corrective actions to improve uptime and resolve major equipment failures.
• Align maintenance schedules with production, coordinate resources and contractors, and integrate new equipment.
• Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team with clear accountability, training, and performance expectations.
• Maintain annual LOTO and Arc Flash training records and promote safety, teamwork, and technical excellence.
• Ensure regulatory and company compliance through permits, contractor controls, audits, and risk assessments.
• Manage budgets, spare parts, contractor costs, and capital justifications while improving reliability and value.
• Track MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, downtime, and cost per unit while driving Lean reliability improvements.
• Improve energy performance, reduce utility use and CO₂, and support responsible equipment investments.

Conocimientos

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability engineering

Budget management

Project management

PLC troubleshooting

Automation & controls

Lean reliability improvements

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Herramientas

CMMS/GMAO systems

Capital projects management tools

Descripción del empleo

All About You

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Manager to join our team in the battery manufacturing industry. As the maintenance manager, you will be responsible forleading, organizing, and continuously improving all corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance activities across the manufacturing site. This role ensures maximum equipment reliability, operational efficiency, safety, environmental compliance, quality performance, and cost control while supporting production objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree or engineering degree preferred.
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment required.
• Experience managing maintenance technicians, planners, and contractors.
• Experience with capital projects, TPM, reliability engineering, and CMMS systems.
• Required technical skills include but are not limited to:Industrial electrical systems, Mechanical systems, Automation & controls, PLC troubleshooting, Predictive maintenance technologies, CMMS/GMAO systems, Reliability engineering, Root cause analysis, Budget management and Project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site maintenance strategy, preventive and predictive programs, and asset reliability improvements.
• Set priorities, resources, and corrective actions to improve uptime and resolve major equipment failures.
• Align maintenance schedules with production, coordinate resources and contractors, and integrate new equipment.
• Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team with clear accountability, training, and performance expectations.
• Maintain annual LOTO and Arc Flash training records and promote safety, teamwork, and technical excellence.
• Ensure regulatory and company compliance through permits, contractor controls, audits, and risk assessments.
• Manage budgets, spare parts, contractor costs, and capital justifications while improving reliability and value.
• Track MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, downtime, and cost per unit while driving Lean reliability improvements.
• Improve energy performance, reduce utility use and CO₂, and support responsible equipment investments.

What We Offer

Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package to include generous compensation based on market standards, healthcare, wellness, adoption assistance, discounted stock purchase, career development and recognition programs. Some of our superior benefits include parental (maternal and paternal) leave, 401K retirement contribution match at 7%, educational assistance (tuition reimbursement), Short-term Disability (STD), paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid employee referral award.

We appreciate diverse skills/experience and yours could add immense value to our team. Our customers have varied backgrounds and so do our employees. If you are excited about leaving your footprint on our technical customer-centric solutions while increasing sales, we would love to hear from you.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, and genetic information. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us

Our long experience and pioneering spirit, combined with our unique industrial approach, puts us in a leading position to meet the needs of the most demanding customers. Our batteries and battery systems make a difference in every market sector they serve.

Established in 18 countries and supported by our 16 manufacturing sites, Saft has more than 4,500 employees around the world and more than 3,000 customers across a range of industries.

Since 2016, Saft has been a wholly-owned subsidiary ofTotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company that produces and markets various forms of energy, including oil, biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity. With 100,000 employees, TotalEnergies is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy to as many people as possible. The company operates in approximately 120 countries and places sustainability at the core of its strategy, projects, and operations.

Salary Range

USD $0.00 - USD $0.00 /Yr.