Maintenance & Systems Manager in Milwaukee

Energy Jobline ZR; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR seeks a Maintenance and Systems Manager to lead a best-in-class maintenance and reliability team in a fast-paced industrial manufacturing setting in Milwaukee, WI. This leadership role reports to senior leadership and drives uptime, quality, and safety initiatives across multiple shifts.

The candidate will develop long-range maintenance programs, implement predictive maintenance, and oversee capital projects including automation upgrades.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 7–10 years of maintenance leadership experience.
• 10–15 years of leadership experience in manufacturing/industrial env.
• Proven success improving maintenance and reliability programs.
• Experience with highly automated equipment including CNC machining.
• Experience leading capital projects.
• Strong communication, organization and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and reliability to improve uptime, productivity, product quality, and safety.
• Develop long-range asset reliability and maintenance strategy aligned with business goals.
• Foster ownership, urgency, technical capability, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with internal teams and senior leadership.
• Implement preventative, predictive maintenance programs and KPI/SOPs.
• Drive advanced equipment support, controls, drives, systems, and assembly.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Asset reliability

Continuous improvement

Safety culture

Data-driven decisions

Team coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Process optimization

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

CMMS (Maintenance Management System)

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Our client is looking for a qualified candidate to fulfill the role of Maintenance and Systems Manager. This leadership position is accountable for establishing, strengthening, and maintaining a best-in-class maintenance and reliability team within a fast-paced industrial manufacturing operation. Work with a worldwide industry leader being part of an experienced international team that focuses on a global vision and core values which will offer you growth and continued opportunity.

LOCATION

Milwaukee, WI

REQUIREMENTS

• Build, modernize, and direct the site's maintenance and reliability function to enable growth in operations while improving equipment uptime, productivity, product quality, and safety performance.
• Create and implement a long-range asset reliability and maintenance strategy that aligns with overall business objectives and operational priorities
• Foster a culture centered on ownership, urgency, technical capability, continuous improvement, and proactive issue resolution within the maintenance team
• Act as a critical operational leader, collaborating closely with internal teams and senior leadership personnel
• Develop, implement, and maintain a preventative, predictive and proven maintenance program for the company
• Drive the shift from reactive maintenance to planned and predictive strategies
• Create standards, guides, paths and strategies to implement change, inclusive of KPIs and SOPs
• Implement correct action in regard to root cause failure
• Provide leadership in support of advanced technical equipment, controls, drives, systems, and assembly
• Support troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing equipment and production systems
• Through capital improvement activities, lead projects including automation upgrades, upgrading / modernizing equipment
• Oversee and improve upon the company's online maintenance management system which includes reporting systems, inventory, maintenance, and equipment
• Utilizing the company's maintenance management system conduct resouce planning and data driven decision making
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians and shift leaders across multiple shifts
• Develop technical training and workforce plans to strengthen maintenance capability
• Build a high-performance culture focused on safety, speed, skill, and continuous improvement
• Hold teams accountable for performance, quality, and operational priorities
• Manage external contractors, vendors, and service providers for maintenance and facilities
• Ensure contractor compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards
• Oversee maintenance of building systems, utilities, grounds, and infrastructure
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
• Lead safety initiatives, risk reduction, and machine safeguarding improvements
• Utilize continuous improvement practices
• Support plant-wide operational excellence and productivity improvements

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS - Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline, Required
• Must have 7 - 10 yrs. of maintenance leadership experience
• Must have 10 - 15 yrs. of leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment involving complex systems
• Proven and demonstrated success of improving upon maintenance and reliability programs in industrial and/or manufacturing facilities
• Excellent knowledge, as well as, experience supporting operations with highly automated equipment involving CNC machining operations
• Experience leading and managing capital projects
• Excellent communication, organization and problem solving skillset