Maintenance Manager: Lead Equipment Reliability (Remote)

EPTA GROUP; Columbus (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work when possible

Flexible working hours

Training through Epta Academy

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Epta Group is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the site maintenance function, delivering both reactive and proactive multi-skilled maintenance across equipment and facilities. The role focuses on uptime, reliability, and cost control, with a strong emphasis on team leadership and versioned processes.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in maintenance leadership, a Bachelor's degree in engineering, and experience with CMMS.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in maintenance leadership with >5 years.
• Management experience handling teams and budgets at scale.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent technical field.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of maintenance vision, policies and procedures.
• Train and mentor supervisors and technicians; assign tasks and resolve escalations.
• Maximize equipment performance and reduce downtime through proactive strategies.
• Develop and implement Preventative Maintenance plans and schedule adherence.
• Support autonomous maintenance by training operators on primary activities.
• Oversee work management: workflows, work orders, backlog tracking and scheduling.
• Ensure asset availability and rapid response to machinery breakdowns.
• Monitor KPIs like MTTR, MTBF and schedule compliance; drive continuous improvement.
• Manage calibration and maintenance of electro-mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Ensure buildings and facilities are fit for purpose and proactively supported.
• Govern CMMS usage to optimize maintenance workflows and failure analysis.
• Lead annual maintenance budget development and CapEx planning.
• Plan cost-reduction initiatives while preserving asset health.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Epta Group is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the site maintenance function, delivering both reactive and proactive multi-skilled maintenance across equipment and facilities. The role focuses on uptime, reliability, and cost control, with a strong emphasis on team leadership and versioned processes.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in maintenance leadership, a Bachelor's degree in engineering, and experience with CMMS.