Manager Maintenance-US

Kennametal Stellite Inc.; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. in La Vergne, TN is seeking a Maintenance Manager for the Day Shift to lead plant maintenance and facilities, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and operational reliability.

You will partner with operations to drive TPM, capital projects, and continuous improvement, manage maintenance staff and contractors, and deliver KPI targets while controlling budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with leadership experience.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting skills.
• 3 years in manufacturing in a maintenance leadership or engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities maintenance, utilities, and capital plan development to support safety and productivity.
• Own plant KPI metrics and drive corrective actions for variances.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, and CI to address maintenance needs.
• Prioritize maintenance requests and allocate resources to meet daily demands.
• Develop asset maintenance plans with preventive and predictive approaches.
• Manage TPM programs and capital project scope and budgets.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Pneumatic & Hydraulic

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader,Kennametal Inc.delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn toKennametalto help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com . Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Maintenance Manager

Day Shift

LaVergne, TN

Job Summary

Responsible for the management of Plant Maintenance and Facilities. Partners with the operational leadership team to achieve operational objectives. Ensures plant operational compliance with environmental and safety regulations.

Essential Functions

• Facilitate the development of facilities maintenance, the skilled trades teams, utilities, and capital plans; all in support of safety, productivity, and new business development strategies.
• Provide leadership in the areas of profit and loss responsibility for the facility, quality control, and maintenance process development and conformance.
• Work collaboratively with Production Departments, Engineering, Quality, Continuous Improvement, and all other business unit functions to identify and resolve ongoing maintenance and facility needs.
• Prioritize all maintenance requests and ensure the most effective deployment of maintenance resources to satisfy critical needs daily.
• Manage the Maintenance, maintenance processes, and methods to deliver process & machine uptime and capability to achieve operational objectives and budgetary goals.
• Develop an asset maintenance plan that includes preventative maintenance and predictive methodologies, based on root causes analysis and OEM recommendations.
• Develop and manage the Management of Change (MOC) process for facilities and equipment modifications, upgrades, installs, and removals.
• Responsible and accountable for department KPI operational metrics and goal attainment, including corrective action plans associated with any variances in goals.
• Implement and maintain TPM programs.
• Propose projects that reduce cost and/or improve operational performance and lead action items to act on these.
• Develop project scope, budgets, equipment specifications, economic justification, and all documentation associated with the proposal and execution of capital projects.
• Supervise outside contractors/suppliers as required.
• Responsible for all aspects of management of maintenance staff, including performance management, skills gap assessments, and individual development plans.
• Exercise good judgment when making decisions affecting business unit results.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline preferred. Technical leadership experience required.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and installation background in an Industrial environment.
• 3 years previous experience in manufacturing, specifically in a maintenance leadership or engineering position.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to develop and implement TPM systems.
• Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
• Proficient with Maintenance ERP systems (SAP)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CMMS or similar system(s)
• Machining experience
• Proficient with engineering software tools (MS Project, MS Office & AutoCAD).

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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