Maintenance Manager: Union Plant Equipment Reliability

Central Moloney; Pine Bluff (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Advancement Opportunities

Supportive Team Culture

Job summary

Central Moloney, Transformer AR, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a unionized maintenance team responsible for transformers manufacturing equipment and facilities. You will oversee 10–15 skilled-trades employees, drive preventive and corrective maintenance, and push for reliability and safety across the plant.

You will partner with Operations, Engineering, and plant leadership to minimize downtime, plan shutdowns, and implement continuous improvement while maintaining strong LOTO and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent combination of technical education and progressive manufacturing maintenance experience will be considered.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience, including leading skilled-trades employees.
• Experience supervising electricians, mechanics, millwrights, or other industrial maintenance trades in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing employees in a union environment and working within a collective bargaining agreement preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of industrial electrical and mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, PLC-controlled equipment, and manufacturing machinery.
• Familiarity with OSHA requirements and industrial maintenance safety practices including LOTO.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, develop, and direct a team of union electricians and mechanics across plant maintenance activities.
• Build structure, accountability, training, and documentation to develop technicians' skills.
• Drive equipment uptime and reliability through root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Coordinate planned maintenance, emergency repairs, and shutdowns with Operations to minimize downtime.
• Provide leadership for complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and controls issues; engage vendors when needed.
• Ensure maintenance activities meet safety requirements (LOTO, PPE, machine guarding) and OSHA standards.
• Manage union workforce in line with collective bargaining agreement and company policies.
• Establish maintenance KPIs and drive continuous improvement across the organization.
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, and capital projects with focus on maintainability and spare-parts planning.
• Manage parts inventory, maintenance supplies, and external services while controlling costs.

Skills

Leadership

Union experience

Preventive maintenance

Root-cause analysis

Strong communication

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

CMMS

PLC

Job description

Central Moloney, Transformer AR, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a unionized maintenance team responsible for transformers manufacturing equipment and facilities. You will oversee 10–15 skilled-trades employees, drive preventive and corrective maintenance, and push for reliability and safety across the plant.

You will partner with Operations, Engineering, and plant leadership to minimize downtime, plan shutdowns, and implement continuous improvement while maintaining strong LOTO and