Maintenance Manager (Manufacturing)

Talently; Louisville (KY); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Talently is seeking a Maintenance Manager based in Louisville, Kentucky. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience in high-volume manufacturing environments, focusing on reducing unplanned downtime through predictive maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities include leading a team of maintenance technicians, enhancing the maintenance program, and managing the budget effectively. You'll drive equipment uptime and ensure OSHA compliance while developing technicians for optimal performance.

Formación

• 5+ years in industrial maintenance with at least 2 in a supervisory or management role.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and hold a maintenance team accountable.
• Hands-on experience building or improving a PM/PdM program.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team of maintenance technicians across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines.
• Own the preventive and predictive maintenance program.
• Manage the maintenance budget, parts inventory, and vendor relationships.

Conocimientos

TPM

Predictive maintenance

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Leadership

Educación

CMRP certification or similar

Herramientas

CMMS platforms

Descripción del empleo

Skills: Maintenance Manager with 8-10 years of experience leading TPM and RCM programs in high-volume manufacturing environments, with a proven track record of reducing unplanned downtime by 30%+ through predictive maintenance strategies including vibration analysis and thermographic inspection.

Our client is not looking for someone to manage work orders and keep the lights on. They need a leader who treats uptime as a competitive advantage. Someone who builds preventive systems, develops technicians, and has the credibility to walk the floor and earn respect.

If you've modernized a maintenance program before and want to do it again, Led a cross-functional RCA initiative using FMEA and 5 Why methodology that identified chronic failure patterns on three critical assets, reducing MTTR and saving annually in reactive repair costs, along with Managed a $1.8M maintenance budget across a medium to large facility, overseeing a team of 10-14 technicians in mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines while maintaining OSHA and LOTO compliance with zero recordable incidents.

What you\'ll own

• Lead a team of maintenance technicians across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines, hiring, scheduling, and developing your people
• Own the preventive and predictive maintenance program: build it, improve it, and hold the team accountable to it
• Drive equipment uptime and minimize unplanned downtime
• Manage the maintenance budget, parts inventory, and vendor relationships with a focus on cost control and ROI
• Partner with production and EHS to ensure equipment readiness, safety compliance, and OSHA adherence
• Lead root cause analysis on recurring failures and implement lasting corrective actions
• Support capital projects, from specification through installation and qualification
• Maintain CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) data integrity and reporting

What we\'re looking for

• 5+ years in industrial maintenance with at least 2 in a supervisory or management role
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting across production equipment
• Hands-on experience building or improving a PM/PdM program
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and hold a maintenance team accountable
• Comfortable with CMMS platforms and basic maintenance KPIs (OEE, MTBF, MTTR)
• Experience with PLCs, automation systems, or controls troubleshooting
• TPM, Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), or Lean manufacturing background
• CMRP certification or similar
• Familiarity with high speed manufacturing
• Track/record managing a maintenance budget