Maintenance Manager: Lead Reliability & Downtime Reduction

Amerex Corporation; Trussville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Amerex Corporation is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the plant maintenance organization, including shift supervisors and technicians. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime in a manufacturing setting.

You will drive CMMS implementation, develop maintenance planning, and coordinate with Production, Engineering, and Tooling teams to meet plant goals while managing a maintenance budget and ensuring safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in maintenance leadership within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Hands-on CMMS experience including maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and reliability practices.
• Experience managing a maintenance budget and spare parts inventory.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with leadership to plant leadership and hourly workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop shift Maintenance Supervisors.
• Set clear performance expectations for the maintenance department.
• Identify skill gaps and develop training plans for maintenance personnel.
• Lead and develop maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Drive full implementation and adoption of the CMMS as the system of record for all maintenance work.
• Maintain a consistent work request and breakdown response process.
• Direct reliability efforts toward the plant’s top downtime and repeat-failure issues.
• Continuously improve preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance programs.
• Track key performance indicators, including unplanned downtime, PM compliance, planned versus reactive work, schedule compliance, backlog, and mean time to repair.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, and Tooling to coordinate downtime response and support plant goals.
• Monitor and control the maintenance budget; manage spare parts inventory, contractors, and service providers.
• Oversee buildings, grounds, and plant utilities, including facility inspections and reduction of utility consumption and cost.
• Ensure all maintenance work complies with health and safety policies and procedures; conduct regular safety conversations.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Communication skills

Self-starter

MS Office tools

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical or Electrical) or Electrical Technology

High school diploma or GED

CMRP or CMM certification (preferred)

Tools

Fiix CMMS

PLC knowledge

Industrial controls

Maintenance planning & scheduling

Budget management tools

Job description

Amerex Corporation is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the plant maintenance organization, including shift supervisors and technicians. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime in a manufacturing setting.

You will drive CMMS implementation, develop maintenance planning, and coordinate with Production, Engineering, and Tooling teams to meet plant goals while managing a maintenance budget and ensuring safety compliance.