Manager Maintenance

Sibelco Nordic Ab; Delavan (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibelco Nordic Ab is seeking a Manager Maintenance for the Delavan, WI plant. This role leads the maintenance team, drives TPM deployment across a large glass processing network, and partners with regional teams to ensure uptime and reliability of complex equipment.

The successful candidate will oversee preventive maintenance, safety programs, and continuous improvement initiatives while managing budgets and vendor relationships and coaching the maintenance staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field preferred.
• 10+ years of maintenance experience with supervisory roles.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge and 5S or Six Sigma certification a plus.
• Technical training or college degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant maintenance team to maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Enforce safe practices within the department.
• Train employees on safety and best practices.
• Develop and refine preventive maintenance programs for mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Manage CMMS (SAP) for asset tracking, life expectancy, and RM budget.
• Oversee maintenance of forklifts and other mobile equipment.
• Provide coaching and accountability to maintenance staff.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Supervisory experience

Lean Manufacturing

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

SAP

Job description

Manager Maintenance Location:

Delavan

At Sibelco, we advance life through materials. For over 150 years, we've been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we're proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Are We the Perfect Match?

At Sibelco, we believe building a successful career is a two‑way journey. We're looking for individuals who share our values and vision, just as much as you're seeking a company that aligns with your aspirations. Together, we can shape the future.

Job Description:

Manager Maintenance

Location: Delavan, WI

At Sibelco, we advance life through materials. For over 150 years, we've been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we're proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Are We the Perfect Match?

At Sibelco, we believe building a successful career is a two‑way journey. We're looking for individuals who share our values and vision, just as much as you're seeking a company that aligns with your aspirations. Together, we can shape the future.

As an integral part of the Delavan plant the Maintenance Manager will be responsible for executing on the deployment of Total Prevention Maintenance (TPM) processes across more than 30 recycled glass processing plants a complex recycled glass processing facility, including process development, training, and compliance auditing. Provide support to Collaborating with Sibelco glass processing plants, regionally and nationwide, in the operation and maintenance of optical sorting machines and other industrial equipment

Your Impact in This Role

• Report to the Plant Manager and lead the plant maintenance team to maintain, troubleshoot and repair the plant equipment.
• Practice and enforce safe practices within your department
• Train employees on safety and best practices
• Ensure employees are trained on job specific assignments
• Maintenance of pneumatic valves on optical sorting machines
• Audit plant performance at completing maintenance tasks.
• Become a subject‑matter expert in the operation and troubleshooting of optical sorting machines from multiple manufacturers.
• Calculate and issue monthly fuel surcharge updates
• Champions and supports Lean and Continuous Improvement Initiatives
• Change belts and idler pulleys on trough‑style conveyors
• Develop and refine maintenance planning processes; and preventive maintenance program for mechanical and electrical equipment
• Evaluate and ensure the quality of maintenance performed by internal plant maintenance teams and external vendors.
• Identify plant performance issues and provide recommendations for equipment and design changes to correct them.
• Lead plants in performing root cause analysis (8D process) of issues involving quality, yield, and uptime.
• Manage company‑wide system CMMS (SAP) to track capital assets, life expectancy, and repair and maintenance (R&M) budget and costs.
• Manage equipment vendor relationships with major equipment suppliers; global spare parts program; spare parts inventory - order parts as needed, determine and manage stocking levels
• Oversee maintenance of forklifts and loaders and other mobile equipment Part number administration and entry
• Perform hands‑on escalated maintenance troubleshooting and repairs; periodic preventive maintenance checks as required; basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs
• Provide coaching, training, and accountability to plant maintenance managers personnel, and assist in hiring of new plant maintenance managers personnel.
• Reportable Reports Administration - adding new reports, adding users, report maintenance, managing user report access in CMMS (SAP)
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives; emergency repair process; provide plant managers and plant maintenance teams with first‑line escalation support during equipment failures.
• Track equipment status, redistribute maintenance and spare‑parts assets, and expedite high‑priority repair efforts to maximize plant uptime performance.
• Supervise and lead plant maintenance team

What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field Preferred
• 10+ years of Maintenance experience including 3-5 years of Supervisory experience
• Lean Manufacturing experience, 5s, and/or Six Sigma certification a plus
• College Degree or technical training, preferred.
• 480vAC/3/60 3ph e