Maintenance Manager — Lead Reliability, Lean Improvements

Bestlogic Staffing; South Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BestLogic Staffing in Connecticut seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations for a growing manufacturing site. You will oversee equipment reliability, safety compliance, and a team of technicians, driving improvements that minimize downtime and maximize production efficiency.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong problem-solving, and a solid background in preventive/predictive maintenance, CMMS usage, and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial technology, facilities management, or related field preferred.
• Five or more years of industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Previous maintenance leadership or supervisory experience required.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment.
• Familiarity with PLC-controlled machinery, industrial controls, HVAC, compressors, boilers, and facility systems preferred.
• Experience using a CMMS or similar maintenance-management platform.
• Strong leadership, planning, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA standards, lockout/tagout procedures, and industrial safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians and support personnel.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Maintain production machinery, facility systems, utilities, and supporting equipment.
• Reduce equipment downtime through root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Develop maintenance schedules that support production requirements.
• Manage the CMMS, work orders, maintenance records, and spare-parts inventory.
• Establish and track maintenance performance indicators, including downtime, response time, preventive maintenance completion, and equipment reliability.
• Coordinate equipment installations, upgrades, repairs, and capital improvement projects.
• Manage relationships with outside contractors, equipment suppliers, and service providers.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, company safety policies, environmental standards, and applicable regulations.
• Support continuous-improvement, lean-manufacturing, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Prepare and manage the maintenance department's operating and capital budgets.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, quality, and operations leadership.
• Provide hands-on technical support when complex equipment issues arise.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Communication

Problem-solving

Multitasking

OSHA standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial technology, facilities management, or related field

Tools

CMMS

Job description

BestLogic Staffing in Connecticut seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations for a growing manufacturing site. You will oversee equipment reliability, safety compliance, and a team of technicians, driving improvements that minimize downtime and maximize production efficiency.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong problem-solving, and a solid background in preventive/predictive maintenance, CMMS usage, and capital projects.