Manager, Maintenance & Facilities

CommScope Brasil; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in telecommunications is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee operations at their Claremont cable manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will lead a cross-functional team, ensuring equipment uptime and safety standards. Responsibilities include managing maintenance functions, developing programs to reduce downtime, and coordinating equipment decommissioning and installation projects while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan with company participation

Eleven paid holidays and two weeks of paid vacation

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance leadership within a similar industrial environment.
• Technical knowledge of cable production equipment, including extruders, and associated systems.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, PLC-controlled systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance operations, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize downtime.
• Manage stock room, ensure critical components availability.

Skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field

Tools

CMMS systems (e.g., Fiix, MP2, SAP)

Job description

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Location:

Claremont, North Carolina, United States

In our ‘always on’ world, we believe it’s essential to have a genuine connection with the work you do.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the maintenance function at CommScope’s cable manufacturing facility, ensuring maximum equipment uptime, safety, and efficiency across all plant assets. This role oversees preventive and corrective maintenance programs, manages a cross-functional maintenance team, and plays a key role in capital projects, including the decommissioning, relocation, and installation of manufacturing equipment such as extruders, take-ups, and associated peripheral equipment.

How You'll Help Us Connect The World

• Lead daily maintenance operations across all production lines and support areas, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards.
• Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize unplanned downtime and extend asset life.
• Manage and track maintenance KPIs to ensure compliance, and equipment availability.
• Coordinate the safe and efficient decommissioning, disconnection, and removal of obsolete or relocated equipment, ensuring all environmental and safety requirements are met.
• Support equipment movement, rigging, reinstallation, alignment, and startup, ensuring minimal impact to production.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, and EHS to support layout changes, process improvements, and capital equipment installs.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment assets, including condition assessments, maintenance history, and utility connections.
• Oversee contractor work, including mechanical and electrical services, ensuring compliance with scope, cost, and timeline expectations.
• Manage stock room personnel when applicable, ensuring critical components are available and organized to support downtime recovery.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts on equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Support facility infrastructure maintenance including HVAC, compressed air systems, electrical panels, and building systems.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of technicians to support a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and safe work practices.
• Support facilities task related to HVAC, building and grounds etc.
  
  

Required Qualifications For Consideration

• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance leadership within a cable manufacturing or similar industrial environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of cable production equipment including extruders, bunchers, twinners, jacketing lines, and rewind systems.
• Proven experience managing equipment decommissioning, relocation, and installation projects.
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems (e.g., Fiix, MP2, SAP).
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and PLC-controlled systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced, high-change environment.
  
  

You Will Excite Us If You Have

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred.
  
  

The candidate will be rewarded with a comprehensive benefits package, including, medical, dental, and vision plans, life and accidental death insurance, a 401(k) plan, and participation in the Company’s Incentive Plan. Candidates starting with the Company will be eligible for eleven paid holidays in a full calendar year, two weeks of paid vacation (prorated based on start date), as well as other leave options.

What Happens After You Apply

Learn how to prepare yourself for the next steps in our hiring process by visiting https://jobs.commscope.com/content/How-We-Hire/?locale=en_US

Why CommScope

CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn. Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables game-changing discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere. With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow.

If you want to grow your career alongside bright, passionate, and caring people who strive to create what's next…..come connect to your future at CommScope.

CommScope is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans. If you are seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process, please contact us to submit your request at [e-mail]. You can also learn more about CommScope’s accommodation process and EEO policy at https://jobs.commscope.com/eeo

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Telecommunications

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