Plant Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Gestamp; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestamp is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across production equipment and facility systems. You will develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs, drive reliability improvements, and manage maintenance resources to shift the plant toward a proactive culture.

You will oversee planning, scheduling, and execution, analyze failures for root causes, and provide technical leadership for robotics, presses, lines, and utility systems while fostering safety and

Qualifications

• Strong background in manufacturing maintenance management.
• Experience with preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of automated production equipment, robotics, controls, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and drive operational improvements.
• Strong troubleshooting, planning, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Ensure maintenance activities are planned, scheduled, completed, documented, and tracked for effectiveness.
• Establish processes to address overdue or deferred maintenance and escalate risks as needed.
• Partner with Production to coordinate maintenance schedules and planned downtime.
• Analyze equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Maintain equipment history and use data to support maintenance and capital improvement decisions.
• Oversee spare parts inventory, crib management, and critical spare strategies while controlling costs.
• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling across all shifts to optimize labor, parts, and contractor resources.
• Communicate equipment risks, maintenance priorities, and performance metrics to plant leadership.
• Provide technical leadership for robotic welding systems, stamping presses, E-coat lines, conveyors, automated production equipment, and electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, utility, and facility systems.
• Lead and develop maintenance teams while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance management

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability-centered maintenance

Robotics knowledge

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Leadership

Planning and scheduling

Job description

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The Maintenance Manager leads all maintenance operations to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of production equipment and facility systems. This role is responsible for developing and improving preventive and predictive maintenance programs, driving equipment reliability, managing maintenance resources, and transitioning the plant from a reactive to a proactive maintenance culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Ensure maintenance activities are planned, scheduled, completed, documented, and tracked for effectiveness.
• Establish processes to address overdue or deferred maintenance and escalate risks as needed.
• Partner with Production to coordinate maintenance schedules and planned downtime.
• Analyze equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Maintain equipment history and use data to support maintenance and capital improvement decisions.
• Oversee spare parts inventory, crib management, and critical spare strategies while controlling costs.
• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling across all shifts to optimize labor, parts, and contractor resources.
• Communicate equipment risks, maintenance priorities, and performance metrics to plant leadership.
• Provide technical leadership for robotic welding systems, stamping presses, E-coat lines, conveyors, automated production equipment, and electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, utility, and facility systems.
• Lead and develop maintenance teams while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong background in manufacturing maintenance management.
• Experience with preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of automated production equipment, robotics, controls, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and drive operational improvements.
• Strong troubleshooting, planning, and problem-solving skills.

This position plays a critical role in maximizing equipment uptime, improving operational efficiency, and supporting the plant's long-term manufacturing objectives.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to hire the best candidate regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

About us

We are a multi-technology company present in over 20 countries and our team of over 40,000 is made up of 90 different nationalities. They are the driving force of our company, which designs, develops and produces parts for over 900 models of the leading vehicle manufacturers, and enable us to be one of the top suppliers worldwide.

Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?

- You will be joining a leading international group in the automotive sector with a clear commitment to innovation, a trail-blazer in Industry 4.0 and engaged with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria.

- This is an opening to build a career in a global environment with many opportunities to grow both professionally and personally by participating and leading innovative and international projects.

- You will find a supportive and friendly environment where the emphasis is on team work, continuous improvement, trust, a dynamic spirit and thinking outside the box, and a passion for a job well done.

- You will be working with highly qualified professionals as Gestamp is committed to the ongoing training of our teams.