Manufacturing Reliability Leader & Maintenance Champion

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with matching

Job summary

Our client near Richmond, VA, is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead the maintenance and reliability strategy for the manufacturing operation. You will drive preventative maintenance, capital projects, and continuous improvement while guiding a team of technicians and engineers.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical, electrical, and controls systems, with heavy emphasis on root cause analysis, project management, and TPM principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing, engineering, or reliability experience.
• Previous management experience or desire to lead others.
• Demonstrated process improvement outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage maintenance technicians, electricians, and maintenance-related projects.
• Establish performance expectations; coach, train, and provide development opportunities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Manage and continuously improve preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Use root cause analysis methods to analyze equipment failure and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain maintenance best practices, critical parts inventory, and promote standardization.
• Serve as the primary troubleshooting resource for mechanical, electrical, and controls issues.
• Lead capital and continuous improvement projects from concept through implementation.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Coordinate design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while minimizing impact on production schedules.
• Work with operations leadership to identify equipment upgrade/process improvement needs.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation of TPM principles, increase efficiency, and reduce waste.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with regulatory and safety requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP/CMMS systems

Job description

Our client near Richmond, VA, is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead the maintenance and reliability strategy for the manufacturing operation. You will drive preventative maintenance, capital projects, and continuous improvement while guiding a team of technicians and engineers.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical, electrical, and controls systems, with heavy emphasis on root cause analysis, project management, and TPM principles.