Multi-Site Maintenance & Tooling Manager

Virnig Manufacturing, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Virnig Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance & Tooling Manager to lead maintenance operations across multiple plants, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective performance of critical equipment.

You will drive uptime, standardize CMMS processes, and manage tooling resources for new product launches while coordinating with engineering and operations teams. Requires 3+ years of maintenance and leadership experience in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years industrial maintenance experience.
• 3+ years leadership experience (multi-site preferred).
• Strong knowledge of industrial systems and automation with a working knowledge of tooling and fixture operations.
• Experience leading cross-functional multi-site technical teams in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with CMMS and predictive maintenance tools.
• Ability to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop maintenance teams across multiple plants.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure equipment reliability, maximize uptime, and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Standardize maintenance processes and CMMS usage across sites.
• Manage budgets, spare parts, and vendor/contractor performance.
• Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all contractor policies are followed, and documentation is up to date.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and safety standards.
• Provide leadership, direction, and performance management for the Tooling Department, including tooling engineers, technicians, and future support roles.
• Attend new product meetings to coordinate tooling build schedules and ensure tooling readiness for on-time product launches.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure tooling solutions align with manufacturing objectives.
• Oversee the scheduling of annual fixture reviews, maintenance and repair.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and installations.
• Report on KPIs and align maintenance with production goals.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Leadership

Cross-site coordination

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Virnig Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance & Tooling Manager to lead maintenance operations across multiple plants, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective performance of critical equipment.

You will drive uptime, standardize CMMS processes, and manage tooling resources for new product launches while coordinating with engineering and operations teams. Requires 3+ years of maintenance and leadership experience in manufacturing.