Maintenance Manager: Proactive Reliability Leader

Specialty Recruitment; Easley (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialty Recruitment seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function for a manufacturing operation in Easley, SC. The role centers on building structure around maintenance and moving the team toward proactive, preventive maintenance.

You will oversee a sizable maintenance team, drive PM/PdM strategy, and partner with Engineering and Operations to improve equipment reliability and plant performance. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity.

Qualifications

• Strong maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing, implementing, or significantly improving a preventive maintenance program.
• Strong working knowledge of CMMS systems and maintenance planning/scheduling.
• Experience managing maintenance and reliability KPIs.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude with broad manufacturing equipment.
• Experience leading and developing maintenance technicians, supervisors, and leads.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, spare-parts management, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and direct the plant maintenance organization (≈50 technicians).
• Drive development and execution of a strong preventive and predictive maintenance program.
• Evaluate current practices and implement processes to reduce reactive maintenance and downtime.
• Utilize and optimize CMMS for scheduling, work orders, maintenance history, and PM compliance.
• Establish, track, and manage maintenance and reliability KPIs (OEE, MTBF, MTTR, downtime).
• Develop equipment-specific PM schedules and evaluate PM frequency/effectiveness.
• Manage critical spare parts, MRO inventory, and maintenance purchasing.
• Lead equipment troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for reliability issues.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and plant leadership to improve performance.
• Manage outside vendors/contractors as needed.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, installations, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and coach maintenance personnel, driving accountability and safety.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

PM/PdM program

CMMS systems

KPIs management

Root cause analysis

Vendor management

Tools

Equipment knowledge

Job description

Specialty Recruitment seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function for a manufacturing operation in Easley, SC. The role centers on building structure around maintenance and moving the team toward proactive, preventive maintenance.

You will oversee a sizable maintenance team, drive PM/PdM strategy, and partner with Engineering and Operations to improve equipment reliability and plant performance. This is a high-visibility leadership opportunity.