Maintenance Manager — Reliability & Safety Leader

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation (120 hours)

Paid holidays (12)

Parental leave (6 weeks)

Job summary

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is seeking a Manager of Maintenance to lead the Bowling Green, KY maintenance team. The role focuses on reliability improvements, mentoring technicians, coordinating with cross-functional leaders, and ensuring safe, efficient shop floor operations.

The successful candidate will manage budgets, drive process improvements, and hands-on maintenance when necessary, with strong leadership and strong knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar field.
• Requires at least five years of extensive experience in leading a team with experience in maintenance engineering.
• Knowledge and experience with reliability systems and processes.
• Requires at least five years of supervising skilled trade technicians.
• Requires electrical and mechanical knowledge to perform repairs on equipment.
• Requires proficiency with shop mathematics and blueprint reading.

Responsibilities

• Sets overall strategy for machine reliability processes and maintenance team.
• Leads a team, coaches, mentors, and manages maintenance staff and budget.
• Plans and implements reliability systems and interfaces with suppliers.
• Tracks downtime, MTTR/MTBF, uptime, and staff utilization.
• Drives safety, quality, and environmental compliance per policies.
• Performs hands-on maintenance work when needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Statistical evaluation software

Job description

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is seeking a Manager of Maintenance to lead the Bowling Green, KY maintenance team. The role focuses on reliability improvements, mentoring technicians, coordinating with cross-functional leaders, and ensuring safe, efficient shop floor operations.

The successful candidate will manage budgets, drive process improvements, and hands-on maintenance when necessary, with strong leadership and strong knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.