Maintenance Manager - Rochester, Minnesota

MissionHires; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary range $85,000 to $127,0

Job summary

MissionHires is seeking a Maintenance Manager for a manufacturing company. This onsite plant leadership role will lead production and facility maintenance, improve equipment uptime and preventive maintenance performance, develop a high-performing maintenance team, and manage repair, upgrade, installation, and capital projects.

The position primarily works first-shift hours with some second-shift overlap for continuity.

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree required; four-year degree preferred.
• Previous team leadership experience required, including demonstrated success building high-performing teams.
• Commitment to using a maintenance management system to plan maintenance activities and execute preventive maintenance, work orders, and projects.

Responsibilities

• Own maintenance and uptime performance for production equipment and building or facility systems.
• Lead, develop, and build a high-performing maintenance team that supports safe, reliable production operations.
• Foster a proactive maintenance culture focused on planning, preventive maintenance, root-cause problem solving, troubleshooting, and urgent production support.
• Use the CMMS, including Megamation, to plan and execute preventive maintenance activities, manage work orders, and improve maintenance processes.
• Track maintenance requests, communicate work status to stakeholders, and ensure work orders are completed.
• Monitor and improve preventive maintenance, machine uptime, and related maintenance performance metrics.
• Supervise team members in partnership with Human Resources, including training, coaching, performance reviews, and cross-training.
• Plan and lead equipment, building, and grounds projects, including significant repairs, upgrades, transfers, and installations.
• Coordinate project planning and execution with internal associates, external contractors, and production operations.
• Plan procurement of equipment, parts, materials, and services required for maintenance and projects.
• Support capital expenditure analysis, including evaluating the cost to maintain versus replace equipment.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture; identify, communicate, and address workplace hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Maintain high housekeeping and organization standards within assigned work areas.
• Assist with the development and deployment of departmental policies and procedures.
• Communicate and enforce company policies and procedures while maintaining effective employee relations.
• Execute annual operating plan goals and objectives.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with union representatives and follow the collective bargaining agreement.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance management

CMMS usage

Education

Two-year technical degree

Four-year degree preferred

Tools

Megamation CMMS

Job description

MissionHires is seeking a Maintenance Manager on behalf of a manufacturing company. This onsite plant leadership role will lead production and facility maintenance, improve equipment uptime and preventive maintenance performance, develop a high-performing maintenance team, and manage repair, upgrade, installation, and capital projects. The position primarily works first-shift hours with some second-shift overlap for continuity.

Responsibilities

• Own maintenance and uptime performance for production equipment and building or facility systems.
• Lead, develop, and build a high-performing maintenance team that supports safe, reliable production operations.
• Foster a proactive maintenance culture focused on planning, preventive maintenance, root-cause problem solving, troubleshooting, and urgent production support.
• Use the CMMS, including Megamation, to plan and execute preventive maintenance activities, manage work orders, and improve maintenance processes.
• Track maintenance requests, communicate work status to stakeholders, and ensure work orders are completed.
• Monitor and improve preventive maintenance, machine uptime, and related maintenance performance metrics.
• Supervise team members in partnership with Human Resources, including training, coaching, performance reviews, and cross-training.
• Plan and lead equipment, building, and grounds projects, including significant repairs, upgrades, transfers, and installations.
• Coordinate project planning and execution with internal associates, external contractors, and production operations.
• Plan procurement of equipment, parts, materials, and services required for maintenance and projects.
• Support capital expenditure analysis, including evaluating the cost to maintain versus replace equipment.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture; identify, communicate, and address workplace hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Maintain high housekeeping and organization standards within assigned work areas.
• Assist with the development and deployment of departmental policies and procedures.
• Communicate and enforce company policies and procedures while maintaining effective employee relations.
• Execute annual operating plan goals and objectives.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with union representatives and follow the collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

• Two-year technical degree required; four-year degree preferred.
• Previous team leadership experience required, including demonstrated success building high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated team-building, coaching, and employee development skills.
• Commitment to using a maintenance management system to plan maintenance activities and execute preventive maintenance, work orders, and projects.
• Strong problem-prevention, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and solution-oriented problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, leadership, contractors, and labor union representatives.
• Ability to recommend equipment and building repairs, upgrades, and replacement decisions.
• Strong multitasking, organization, and time-management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, such as metal fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, or similar operations, preferred.
• Previous experience in a production maintenance function preferred.
• Ability to work primarily first-shift hours with occasional overlap into second shift.
• Comfort working in a manufacturing environment with frequent exposure to noise, odors, dust, drafts, chemicals, machinery, temperature extremes, and hazardous substances.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of $85,000 to $127,000 DOE

• Opportunity to lead and develop a maintenance team within a plant leadership environment.

• Opportunity to drive continuous improvement in CMMS usage, preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and operational performance.