Maintenance Manager

Itron, Inc.; West Union (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Annual bonus 10%

401k matching

Employee stock purchase program

Wellbeing programs

Paid vacation

Job summary

Itron, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Manager for its West Union, SC manufacturing site. You will lead a team of 40–45 maintenance professionals, drive reliable operations, and champion a safety-first, customer-centric culture.

Responsibilities include planning preventive and predictive maintenance, evolving maintenance strategies, and delivering data-driven improvements to safety, quality, and productivity while managing costs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of maintenance management experience in manufacturing.
• Proven leadership across large maintenance teams.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a 40–45 person maintenance team in a manufacturing environment.
• Champion safety-first practices and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Align maintenance strategies with risk, quality, and cost objectives.
• Plan and improve preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance programs.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment issues.
• Drive Lean, Kaizen, TPM, and problem-solving to reduce losses.

Skills

Maintenance management

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Root cause analysis

Lean / TPM / Kaizen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Job description

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.

We are seeking a collaborative, accountable, and peoplefocused Sr. Maintenance Manager to lead critical manufacturing assets and teams while driving safe, reliable, and innovative operations through continuous improvement at our West Union manufacturing facility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and support a diverse team of approximately 40-45 maintenance professionals in a manufacturing environment, fostering an authentic, inclusive, and highperformance culture.
• Champion a customercentric, safetyfirst mindset, ensuring all safety, regulatory, and compliance requirements are consistently met for people, equipment, and facilities.
• Align maintenance strategies with equipment criticality, operational risk, and business priorities to support safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity objectives.
• Plan, execute, and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance programs to enhance equipment availability, reliability, and process control.
• Ensure timely and effective response to equipment breakdowns, using structured root cause analysis and corrective actions to deliver sustainable, longterm solutions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and problemsolving methodologies to eliminate losses and improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency.
• Develop, track, and actively manage maintenance key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor performance, enable datadriven decisions, and support an agile improvement culture.
• Optimize maintenance costs through operational efficiency, effective energy management, disciplined spare parts consumption, and standardization practices.
• Oversee execution and full utilization of maintenance management systems, ensuring accurate data, standardized processes, and continuous system improvement.
• Proactively manage equipment lifecycle and obsolescence risks to support longterm reliability and innovation.
• Ensure resources are appropriately aligned by capability and staffing levels, executing training, succession, and development plans to build futureready talent.
• Partner collaboratively with Operations, Engineering, and Technology teams to deliver reliable outcomes that support customer needs and business goals.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of maintenance management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field.
• Experience with equipment reliability programs, energy optimization initiatives, and spare parts standardization.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a proven ability to engage teams, drive accountability, and deliver results through others.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, analytical capability, and a growth mindset focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Proven success developing employees through coaching, mentoring, and structured development planning.
• Experience executing maintenance strategies and performance management using maintenance management systems.
• Willingness and ability to work in a manufacturing environment while maintaining a customercentric and safetyfocused approach.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Technical degree in engineering, maintenance, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Experience implementing bestinclass predictive and proactive maintenance practices.
• Working knowledge of Lean, TPM, Kaizen, and root cause problemsolving methodologies.
• Background supporting technologyenabled operations within the Utilities & Energy sector.

Benefits Info: This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more! This position is eligible for our 10% annual bonus.

Travel: 0-10%

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Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!
The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.
Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email [e-mail].

Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com