Maintenance, Manager

Alkegen; Virginia, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkegen is seeking a seasoned Maintenance Leader to drive reliability across critical assets in a manufacturing environment. You will spearhead TPM, preventive/predictive maintenance programs, and a data-driven approach to minimize downtime while boosting asset availability.

You will mentor a multi-shift maintenance team, coordinate with procurement for spare parts, and enforce safety and regulatory compliance. Strong leadership and hands-on problem‑solving are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years maintenance experience in a process-driven manufacturing environment with leadership.
• Strong electrical and mechanical skills; PLC/automation experience preferred.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability, TPM, OEE, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with CMMS, MRO procurement, contractors, and critical spare-parts management.
• Knowledge of OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, and industrial safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities and implement a comprehensive preventive/predictive program.
• Establish maintenance planning, scheduling, PM compliance and reliability standards.
• Lead root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring failures.
• Implement TPM and autonomous maintenance with operator involvement.
• Improve OEE using downtime, speed, quality, MTBF and MTTR data.
• Manage maintenance team across three shifts and develop future leaders.
• Oversee MRO procurement and strategic inventory of critical spare parts.
• Utilize CMMS to manage assets, PMs, work orders, and maintenance history.
• Ensure safety, environmental compliance and plant facilities management.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

PLC/automation

CMMS knowledge

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Tools

CMMS

Automation equipment

Electrical testing tools

Job description

Job Requirements Why work for us? Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance, Reliability & TPM Lead all maintenance activities and implement a comprehensive preventive/predictive maintenance program for critical assets. Establish maintenance planning, scheduling, PM compliance, equipment criticality, and reliability standards. Lead Root Cause Analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring failures. Implement TPM and autonomous maintenance, engaging operators in cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and early identification of equipment problems. Establish and improve OEE, using downtime, speed, quality, MTBF, and MTTR data to eliminate the largest equipment losses. Work hands‑on with technicians to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, PLC, automation, and other equipment issues. Lead major repairs, shutdowns, installations, and reliability improvement projects. Team Development Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team across three shifts. Build a multi-skilled workforce through training, cross‑training, mentoring, and hands‑on coaching. Establish accountability for safety, productivity, quality, PM performance, reliability, and teamwork. Develop lead technicians and future maintenance leaders and address performance or skill gaps. Procurement, MRO & Critical Spares Manage maintenance procurement of MRO materials, spare parts, tools, services, and contractors. Partner with Procurement to improve pricing, supplier performance, standardization, and total cost of ownership. Establish strategic inventory levels for critical spare parts based on equipment criticality, failure history, lead time, cost, and production impact. Maintain appropriate reorder levels while minimizing obsolete, excess, and slow‑moving inventory. Ensure critical spares are incorporated into the CMMS and equipment maintenance plans. Planning, CMMS & Performance Utilize the CMMS to manage assets, PMs, work orders, maintenance history, and spare parts. Establish and monitor KPIs including OEE, equipment availability, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, planned vs. reactive work, downtime, maintenance cost, and critical spare availability. Use data and Pareto/RCA methods to prioritize improvements and reduce downtime and maintenance cost. Safety, Facilities & Capital Ensure compliance with OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, electrical, environmental, and plant safety requirements. Oversee plant utilities, buildings, infrastructure, security, and facility contractors. Support equipment selection, installation, commissioning, capital projects, lifecycle planning, and energy‑reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

8+ years maintenance experience in a process-driven manufacturing environment, including leadership. Strong electrical and mechanical skills; PLC/automation experience preferred. Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability, TPM, OEE, and Root Cause Analysis. Experience with CMMS, MRO procurement, contractors, and critical spare‑parts management. Knowledge of OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, and industrial safety requirements. Experience in an ISO 9001 manufacturing environment. Proven ability to transform a reactive maintenance organization into a proactive, reliability‑focused operation. Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and problem‑solving skills. Hands‑on leadership style with the ability to work directly with technicians and equipment.

Measures of Success

Increased OEE, uptime, and equipment availability Reduced unplanned downtime and repeat failures Increased planned/preventive maintenance and PM compliance Improved MTBF and MTTR Successful TPM and autonomous maintenance implementation Development of a skilled, accountable maintenance team Effective management of critical spare parts and MRO procurement Improved safety, reliability, and maintenance cost performance

The objective is to build a maintenance organization that prevents failures rather than simply responds to them, with Production and Maintenance jointly accountable for reliability, TPM, and OEE. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.

Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission‑critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener.

We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.