Maintenance Manager: Reliability & Team Leadership

Welch Packaging; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Welch Packaging, an Indiana corrugated packaging facility, is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations on the production floor. You will own the preventive maintenance program, manage the UpKeep CMMS, and build a capable, engaged team that supports uptime and safety.

The role requires coaching technicians across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines, prioritizing downtime reduction, RCA analytics, and continuous improvement in reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in corrugated, packaging, or heavy manufacturing.
• Strong technical understanding of converting equipment.
• Demonstrated success building preventive maintenance programs.
• CMMS experience required (UpKeep preferred).
• Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Proven people leadership and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a strong daily presence on the production floor, reviewing equipment status, downtime, backlog, PM execution, and production priorities.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines.
• Establish and reinforce a safety-first maintenance culture focused on craftsmanship, urgency, and equipment reliability.
• Own and continuously improve the preventive maintenance and reliability strategy for corrugated converting equipment.
• Serve as site owner of the UpKeep CMMS, ensuring work orders, PMs, inspections, and breakdowns are properly prioritized, executed, and closed.
• Drive high PM compliance and audit PM quality to reduce repeat failures and unplanned downtime.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Safety to support production schedules, customer commitments, and downtime response.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions for chronic downtime, quality defects, and safety incidents.
• Coordinate maintenance windows, shutdowns, contractor activity, and capital or reliability improvement projects.
• Oversee maintenance of electrical systems, PLCs, controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, dust collection, utilities, and facility systems.
• Improve spare parts management, critical spares availability, and maintenance cost control while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Systems analysis

Mathematical reasoning

Active learning

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

UpKeep CMMS

Job description

Welch Packaging, an Indiana corrugated packaging facility, is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations on the production floor. You will own the preventive maintenance program, manage the UpKeep CMMS, and build a capable, engaged team that supports uptime and safety.

The role requires coaching technicians across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines, prioritizing downtime reduction, RCA analytics, and continuous improvement in reliability.