Plant Maintenance Manager: Reliability & Ops Lead

Electrical Automation Services; Ripon (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrical Automation Services is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead plant maintenance operations in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You will supervise technicians, drive preventative maintenance, and prioritize downtime issues while coordinating with operations and quality teams.

Expert troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control systems is essential to improve equipment reliability and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance leadership in manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities across mechanical, electrical, and controls.
• Experience improving preventive maintenance execution and PM metrics.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards and process safety management (PSM) programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise maintenance technicians across daily plant operations.
• Manage preventative maintenance programs, work orders, and reliability initiatives.
• Coordinate labor scheduling and weekly payroll approvals.
• Support production by minimizing downtime and responding to equipment failures with urgency.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and controls equipment issues.
• Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee vendors, contractors, and OEM relationships.
• Participate in capital projects and facility upgrades.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Downtime reduction

Safety compliance

Equipment troubleshooting

Job description

Electrical Automation Services is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead plant maintenance operations in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. You will supervise technicians, drive preventative maintenance, and prioritize downtime issues while coordinating with operations and quality teams.

Expert troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control systems is essential to improve equipment reliability and support continuous improvement initiatives.