Maintenance Manager: Plant Reliability & Safety

Colonial Group; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Wisconsin is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance department, uphold safety standards, and optimize asset uptime. The role focuses on safeguarding equipment, managing budgets, and driving process improvements across TPM and CMMS efforts.

The position emphasizes regulatory compliance, staff development, and collaboration with production teams to minimize downtime and reduce costs. Strong leadership and safety culture are essential.

Responsibilities

• Direct, maintain and enforce the safety program for the maintenance department; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all employees
• Responsible for maintaining the safe operation of all equipment and building infrastructure
• Maintain maintenance budget and capital monies balancing the cost with equipment repair needs
• Responsible for ensuring equipment is maintained to comply with all environmental and health and safety requirements of the city, county, state and federal
• Responsible for the management, supervision and development of the maintenance department
• Ensure regulatory compliance with NFPA-70E (Arc Flash) for all maintenance activities within the Company
• Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution of the maintenance technicians
• Assist in the hiring of maintenance personnel
• Assist with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions
• Implement programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness and accompanying 6S levels
• Track, analyze and improve key maintenance performances indices including asset utilization, up time, PM compliance, etc.
• Prepare reports, analyze data and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems

Job description

Colonial Group in Wisconsin is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance department, uphold safety standards, and optimize asset uptime. The role focuses on safeguarding equipment, managing budgets, and driving process improvements across TPM and CMMS efforts.

The position emphasizes regulatory compliance, staff development, and collaboration with production teams to minimize downtime and reduce costs. Strong leadership and safety culture are essential.