Maintenance Manager — Automated Manufacturing & New Facility

Western Magnetics Company

South San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Westmag is seeking a Maintenance Manager to build and lead the maintenance function for its growing drone motors and robotic actuators production in South San Francisco. You will own PM/CMMS, set reliability targets, and partner with engineering to maximize uptime as we scale.

The role requires 7+ years in manufacturing maintenance, with 3+ years leading teams; hands-on skills across electrical, mechanical, PLCs; and a focus on safety, cost control, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

7+ years maintenance experience in manufacturing or industrial setting.
3+ years supervising or leading maintenance technicians.
Hands-on ability to troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and PLC systems.
Experience building or running a preventive maintenance program with CMMS usage.
Working knowledge of 120/240/480V systems and ability to read schematics, ladder diagrams, P&ID drawings, manuals.
Strong knowledge of lockout/tagout and electrical safety requirements.
Experience managing spare parts, vendors and service contractors.
Ability to track KPIs and present data clearly to leadership.
Clear written and verbal communication; ability to train a team.
Authorized to work in the United States; valid CA driver license.
Ability to pass pre-employment background check and drug screening.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the maintenance function, including hiring, training, scheduling and developing maintenance technicians.
Own the preventive and predictive maintenance program for production and facility equipment and set PM frequencies based on equipment criticality and failure history.
Lead response to emergency breakdowns and unplanned downtime and coordinate repairs with production to minimize lost output.
Drive root-cause analysis on recurring failures and implement corrective actions that improve uptime and mean time between failures.
Set up and administer the CMMS, including work orders, PM schedules, asset records and parts usage.
Track and report maintenance KPIs such as equipment uptime, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance and maintenance cost.
Manage the spare parts inventory, critical spares list and relationships with equipment vendors and service contractors.
Own the maintenance budget and recommend repair-versus-replace decisions for aging equipment.
Partner with production engineering on installation, commissioning and handoff of new and automated equipment, including the new facility move.
Ensure maintenance work complies with Cal/OSHA requirements, including lockout/tagout (8 CCR §3314), electrical safety, working at heights and confined space procedures.
Maintain compressed air, HVAC, electrical distribution, lighting, plumbing and general facility infrastructure through the team and outside contractors.
Develop maintenance SOPs, equipment documentation and technician training programs.
Provide hands-on troubleshooting support on complex electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and PLC-controlled equipment as needed.