Plant Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Bharat Forge Aluminum USA, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bharat Forge Aluminum USA, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance engineers, supervisors, and technicians at our Northern Kentucky plant. You will own shutdown planning, contractor management, and preventive maintenance programs.

The role requires strong leadership, deep knowledge of electronics, mechanics, PLCs, and safety, with proven plant-floor problem solving and project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• At least five years of maintenance leadership experience.
• Prior experience in forging strongly preferred.
• Knowledgeable of electronics, mechanics, and fluid power.
• Excellent problem solving and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage Maintenance Supervisors and Engineers; empower them to lead the day to day operations of the department.
• Analyze downtime reports on a daily basis and coordinate repair activities.
• Work with maintenance engineers to determine improvements, projects and other activities needed.
• Establish/ensure execution of PM plans for all production equipment; critically looking at major equipment and improving PM frequency value.
• Work with team to establish working standards and guidelines.
• Ensure production equipment downtimes are being resolved in an efficient, safe, and timely manner.
• Provide expert technical support when maintenance technicians or engineers have an issue.
• Provide informational report on down machines.
• Chart development and analysis involving OEE, MTBR, and MTTR.
• Perform root cause analysis summarizing maintenance issue, how it was solved, and how it can be prevented.
• Check and approve all work orders, ensuring proper documentation and environmental standards met.
• Lead efforts with the cross functional teams to ensure parts available in storeroom through identifying critical spares and setting BOMs for equipment.
• Work to secure capital investments for improvement projects when necessary.
• Plan and execute shutdown activities; coordinating both contractors and internal resources to the shutdown timeline and budget.
• Assist in training for maintenance and drive the team to develop work instructions.
• Develop and prioritize department improvement action items.
• Assists with departmental budget estimates and costs of specific repair projects.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Hires and trains maintenance department staff.
• Managerial administrative duties.

Skills

Electronics

Mechanics

Fluid power

Leadership

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Reading diagrams

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens PLC Suite

Allen-Bradley Suite

ABB robots

Diagnostics equipment

Job description

Bharat Forge Aluminum USA, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance engineers, supervisors, and technicians at our Northern Kentucky plant. You will own shutdown planning, contractor management, and preventive maintenance programs.

The role requires strong leadership, deep knowledge of electronics, mechanics, PLCs, and safety, with proven plant-floor problem solving and project delivery.