Maintenance & Tooling Manager: Multi-Site Uptime Leader

Virnig Manufacturing; Minnesota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Virnig Manufacturing, based in Minnesota, is seeking a Maintenance & Tooling Manager to lead maintenance teams across multiple plants and drive uptime and reliability. You will oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective programs, standardize CMMS usage, and manage budgets and vendor performance.

You will also supervise tooling leadership, coordinate schedules with engineering, and support launches with fixture readiness. Travel between sites is required as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years industrial maintenance experience.
• 3+ years leadership experience (multi-site preferred).
• Strong knowledge of industrial systems and automation with a working knowledge of tooling and fixture operations.
• Experience leading cross-functional multi-site technical teams in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with CMMS and predictive maintenance tools.
• Ability to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop maintenance teams across multiple plants.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure equipment reliability, maximize uptime, and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Standardize maintenance processes and CMMS usage across sites.
• Manage budgets, spare parts, and vendor/contractor performance.
• Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all contractor policies are followed, and documentation is up to date.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and safety standards (LOTO, hot work, confined space).
• Provide leadership, direction, and performance management for the Tooling Department, including tooling engineers, technicians, and future support roles.
• Attend new product meetings to coordinate tooling build schedules and ensure tooling readiness for on-time product launches.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure tooling solutions align with manufacturing objectives.
• Oversee the scheduling of annual fixture reviews, maintenance and repair.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and installations.
• Report on KPIs and align maintenance with production goals.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Leadership

Cross-site collaboration

Maintenance leadership

Continuous improvement

Tools

CMMS

Predictive maintenance tools

Job description

Virnig Manufacturing, based in Minnesota, is seeking a Maintenance & Tooling Manager to lead maintenance teams across multiple plants and drive uptime and reliability. You will oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective programs, standardize CMMS usage, and manage budgets and vendor performance.

You will also supervise tooling leadership, coordinate schedules with engineering, and support launches with fixture readiness. Travel between sites is required as needed.