Maintenance Manager – Robotics & Production Uptime

Slate Auto; Warsaw (IN); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team overseeing general assembly equipment, including robot systems, conveyance, and RCAs. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across machinery and facilities, partnering with production and engineering to minimize downtime.

You will manage preventive and predictive maintenance, coord contractor work, drive 5S and safety practices, and report KPI metrics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industrial maintenance with 4+ years in a supervisory or lead role.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is preferred with 3–5 years in maintenance/manufacturing.
• Hands-on proficiency with conveyors, bearings, seals, shafts, hydraulics, pneumatics, and pipefitting; PLCs, robotics, and electrical troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of maintenance technicians.
• Plan, execute, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, PLC, robotics, and vision systems.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Supervisory leadership

Predictive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

PM/CMMS

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLC systems

Robotics

Electrical troubleshooting

Welding/fabrication

Machining

Rigging

Cranes/hoists

Forklifts

CMMS

Job description

Slate is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team overseeing general assembly equipment, including robot systems, conveyance, and RCAs. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across machinery and facilities, partnering with production and engineering to minimize downtime.

You will manage preventive and predictive maintenance, coord contractor work, drive 5S and safety practices, and report KPI metrics.