Maintenance Manager – Corrugated Packaging

Software Placement Group, SPG; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group (SPG) in Bridgeport, CT, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead plant maintenance and engineering support for a corrugated packaging manufacturer operating on-site power systems.

You will drive preventive and predictive maintenance, outages, budgets, and a skilled team, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency while coordinating with corporate engineering and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of power-plant related experience.
• Ability to be on call to address emergencies.
• Occasional overnight travel required.
• Must be physically able to access plant facilities and stairs.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs for plant systems.
• Schedule and manage outage planning and maintenance budgets.
• Direct maintenance staff to meet safety, reliability, and efficiency targets.
• Maintain the CMMS program (Maximo) and inventory control.
• Coordinate with engineering firms and vendors for outages and projects.
• Support Root Cause Analysis and incident investigations.

Job description

Location: Bridgeport, CT | Schedule: full-time, on-site

Overview

An established corrugated packaging manufacturer that operates on-site power-generation equipment such as boilers and turbines is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead plant maintenance and engineering support functions. This role safeguards plant reliability and efficiency by directing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, overseeing capital and betterment projects, and managing the maintenance workforce.

What you'll do

• Perform and evaluate predictive and preventative maintenance activities, including performance, functional, and surveillance testing of plant systems and components
• Use analysis techniques to identify developing equipment issues that could cause forced outages
• Support development of preventative and scheduled maintenance activities and outage planning
• Evaluate equipment failures and assist with Root Cause Analysis to prevent recurrence
• Work with the Operations Manager to track service hours, equivalent starts, and other operating parameters to update Major Maintenance Inspection schedules for combustion turbines, and update related expense projections
• Track component repairs and schedules to ensure availability of replacement or refurbished parts
• Direct maintenance department personnel to ensure generating requirements, plant efficiency, and safety/environmental standards are met
• Ensure facility work orders are completed and closed out using the CMMS
• Assist the General Manager in developing annual maintenance budgets
• Own the site CMMS program (Maximo), scheduling work, prioritizing work orders, maintaining inventory, and procuring parts and materials
• Coach, train, and develop the maintenance team to maintain appropriate skill sets and qualifications
• Investigate plant problems, incidents, accidents, and unusual events, providing analyses, recommendations, and follow-up plans
• Conduct inspections of boilers, pressure vessels, turbines, generators, and auxiliary equipment during forced and annual outages
• Prepare specifications, evaluate bid proposals, and monitor contractor work for contract compliance, including QA/QC oversight during outages
• Coordinate with corporate engineering, external maintenance and engineering firms, manufacturer representatives, and vendors, and maintain frequent internal contact with plant personnel to resolve problems and exchange information

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years relevant power plant-related experience
• Ability to be on call at any time to address emergency conditions or operational and maintenance problems, including standby duty
• Occasional overnight travel required
• Must be physically able to transit plant facilities and stairways

Preferred qualifications

• Maximo CMMS experience desired
• Fluent in MS Office suite, with an emphasis on Excel

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to lead maintenance and engineering support for critical plant systems, directly influencing safety, reliability, and efficiency at an established industrial facility.