Plant Reliability & Maintenance Manager

Angstrom Automotive - USA; Taylor (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Angstrom Automotive - USA seeks a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead plant equipment reliability and safety initiatives. You will drive PM/PdM, troubleshoot line faults, and coordinate with Production for daily output.

You will oversee contractors, manage spares inventories, implement 5S and continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with IATF 16949 and environmental standards, while coaching a maintenance team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise troubleshooting industrial equipment.
• Experience planning and executing PM/PdM programs with robust recordkeeping.
• Experience supervising, coaching, and evaluating a maintenance team.
• Proven ability to supervise contractors and coordinate with cross-functional partners.
• Knowledge of QMS practices, SOP management, Environmental standards, and IATF 16949.
• Familiarity with 5S, OEE, MTTR, MTBF, and improving them via data-driven actions.
• Ability to plan installations, relocations, and efficient plant layouts.
• Strong inventory stewardship for critical spares and collaboration with Purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Maximize machine uptime and OEE in line with company expectations.
• Champion employee and equipment safety as the top priority; enforce HSE guidelines.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues to keep production moving smoothly.
• Coordinate with Production to support daily output commitments.
• Plan, install, commission, and maintain machinery and related equipment.
• Oversee and direct work by external contractors for expansions.
• Maintain records and trend charts per SOPs and the QMS.
• Ensure departmental adherence to policies and safety regulations.
• Lead emergency repairs on plant equipment across the facility.
• Uphold 5S housekeeping and manage spares in partnership with Purchasing.
• Train, develop, supervise, and evaluate team members.
• Drive corrective actions from daily production meetings.

Skills

Troubleshooting

PdM programs

Team leadership

Cross-functional work

HSE compliance

5S

OEE optimization

MTTR MTBF data

Contractor management

Inventory stewardship

Tools

QMS system

Job description

Lead the heartbeat of manufacturingPicture the start of your shift: you open the plant dashboard, scan OEE and uptime against targets, and kick off a quick HSE-first safety huddle. A line ping comes in—an equipment fault. You triage, guide troubleshooting, and get production moving again. Before lunch, you review preventive and predictive maintenance schedules, check 5S conditions on the floor, and align with Production on the day’s priorities. The afternoon brings a contractor walk-through for an expansion project, a spare-parts inventory check, and a daily production meeting where you commit to corrective actions. Throughout, you’re documenting per SOPs, tracking MTTR/MTBF trends, and ensuring the facility meets Environmental and IATF 16949 standards.What you will ownMaximize machine uptime and OEE in line with company expectations; drive continual improvement.Champion employee and equipment safety as the top priority; follow and enforce HSE guidelines.Troubleshoot equipment and machinery issues to keep production running smoothly.Coordinate closely with Production to support company objectives and daily output commitments.Plan, install, commission, and maintain machinery and related equipment.Oversee and direct work performed by external contractors when needed.Maintain records and trend charts per SOPs and the Quality Management System (QMS).Ensure departmental adherence to company policies, including all safety regulations.Own facility maintenance and assist with plant expansion projects and layout changes.Schedule and execute preventive and predictive maintenance; document all activities.Train, direct, develop, supervise, and periodically evaluate team members.Ensure compliance with Environmental standards and the quality system standard IATF 16949.Lead and complete emergency repairs on plant equipment across the entire facility.Uphold excellent housekeeping through 5S at all times.Partner with Purchasing for required spares, tooling, and supplies; manage vendor interactions.Maintain critical spare parts inventory for all key machinery.Foster total employee involvement and gather improvement suggestions.Achieve departmental goals; improve MTTR and MTBF through structured problem-solving.Take timely corrective actions on safety, maintenance, and process-related issues.Participate in daily production meetings and follow through on assigned actions.Follow standard practices and all applicable laws and regulations for powered equipment.Manage new machine installations, relocation of existing assets, and execution of new plant layouts.Perform other duties as assigned.What you bringHands-on expertise troubleshooting industrial equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.Proven ability to plan and execute PM/PdM programs with robust recordkeeping.Experience supervising, coaching, and evaluating a maintenance team.Demonstrated success overseeing contractors and coordinating with cross-functional partners.Knowledge of QMS practices, SOP management, Environmental standards, and IATF 16949.Familiarity with 5S, OEE, MTTR, and MTBF, and improving them through data-driven action.Skill in planning installations, relocations, and efficient plant layouts.Strong inventory stewardship for critical spares and collaboration with Purchasing.Commitment to HSE and regulatory compliance for powered industrial equipment.Bias for action and continuous improvement; readiness to jump into emergency repairs when needed.