Manager II-Maintenance

Mativ; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and personal time off

Employee assistance programs

Wellness and Work Life Support

Job summary

Mativ is seeking a Maintenance Manager for the Neenah, WI site. You will provide technical and managerial direction for the Maintenance Department, ensuring safety, cost control, quality and equipment performance.

Lead maintenance strategies, implement preventive maintenance, and drive continuous improvement using EAM/CMMS tools. Responsibilities include safety leadership, incident investigations, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration to improve asset performance and labor

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in a supervisor/managerial capacity.
• 5–10 years in manufacturing/plant environment preferred.
• CMMS/EAM experience preferred.
• MRO/Stores inventory knowledge.
• Leading metrics development and continuous improvement experience required.
• Previous maintenance supervisory experience in extrusion plant operations preferred.
• Strong controls aptitude and PLC troubleshooting preferred.
• Strong computer skills; Oracle is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Exercise safety leadership as a core value in all decisions and work.
• Oversee safety performance and compliance across areas of responsibility.
• Promote hazard recognition and incident reporting; coach for safety policy adherence.
• Lead incident investigations and reporting for safety, quality, and process loss.
• Ensure 100% compliance on pre-use inspections, LOTO, confined space, line break, and hot work.
• Develop annual maintenance strategies to improve spend and labor efficiency.
• Maintain a robust preventative maintenance system prioritizing equipment criticality.
• Utilize EAM to drive maintenance execution and cost performance.
• Support operator-driven inspections to prevent breakdowns and deterioration.
• Develop and integrate organizational development and succession planning.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

PLC troubleshooting

EAM/CMMS experience

Oracle proficiency

Metrics development

MRO/Stores inventory knowledge

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oracle

EAM/CMMS systems

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Mativ’s Neenah Converting Center is looking for a Maintenance Manager to join our dynamic team where your experience and efforts make a difference. This position will report to the Operations Manager and is located in Neenah, WI.

The incumbent will provide technical and managerial direction, guidance and council to develop and achieve the desired costs, quality and performance objectives. This position provides technical expertise to support the Plant and equipment projects as required, manages the necessary functions and provides leadership for the entire Maintenance Department.

responsibilities:

Exercise personal leadership that demonstrates safety as a core value and forms the foundation on which we make all decisions and perform work. Personal safety leadership is a requirement of the position.

• Responsible for the safety performance and overall results in areas of responsibility.
• Promote hazard recognition and incident reporting of all types (near miss, first aid, property damage, etc.) in areas of responsibility.
• Consistently hold others accountable for safety policy and rule compliance. Timely coaching, documentation, and appropriate action will be taken when non-compliance issues arise.
• Demonstrate safety leadership by actively seeking purposeful safety interaction with ALL employees in areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for the periodic communication of open work orders with an emphasis on those related to safety, including items that contribute to process or property losses.
• Responsible for the completion of all DSRs, training material creation/updates, lock-out procedures and employee training as assigned, prior to commissioning of new or altered equipment.
• Responsible for timely completion of all items assigned on the Velocity EHS Action Register.
• Responsible for leading all Incident Investigations (safety, quality, process loss) in areas of responsibility, using appropriate investigation techniques and comprehensive reporting.
• Responsible for ensuring 100% compliance on pre-use inspections, LOTO, Confined Space, Line Break, and Hot Work for all employees supervised.
• Responsible for ensuring 100% compliance on all regulatory items within areas of responsibility.

Maintenance Operations

• Responsible for incorporating Operational Excellence into the Maintenance departments day to day activities and long-term improvement efforts.
• Develop specific annual strategies to improve maintenance spending and labor efficiency.
• Maintain and communicate maintenance efficiency metrics that are measured by a combination of leading, proactive indicators driving lagging performance metrics (costs).
• Develop and maintain a robust preventative maintenance system that is designed and prioritized based on equipment criticality.
• Develop a sustainable program for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) as the vehicle for identifying preventative work, contingency plans, and to ensure risks are managed.
• Fully utilize EAM to ensure maintenance execution and efficiency through to cost performance by tracking, managing, and modifying work system.
• Support the development and integration of operator-driven inspection that are designed to proactively prevent breakdown caused by equipment deterioration or abnormalities.

Enhance organizational development

• Manage with a high level of balanced accountability.
• Show definitive leadership in the development of employee skills and talents with respect to the development of succession planning.
• Participate in cross functional teams to share best practices and improve performance of all assets.

Preferred qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred
• 6-10 years of experience in a manufacturing/plant environment preferred
• A minimum of 5 years in a supervisor or managerial capacity
• Applicable relevant maintenance and engineering experience will be considered as well.
• CMSS/EAM utilization and experience preferred.
• MRO/Stores inventory management knowledge.
• Leading metrics development and continuous improvement experience required.
• Previous maintenance supervisory experience in extrusion plant operations is preferred.
• Strong controls aptitude and PLC troubleshooting is preferred.
• Strong computer skills required; Oracle is a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Mativ, our benefits reflect how much we value and care for each other. We know that employees and their families have unique needs, so our comprehensive benefits offer flexibility, quality, and affordability. Here are just a few of the ways we support your well-being and that of your loved ones:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.