Senior Maintenance Manager

Henkel Corporation; Brandon (SD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Bonus program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Henkel Corporation is seeking a seasoned maintenance leader to manage and optimize our facilities and reliability program in a fast-paced manufacturing setting in the United States. You will drive preventive maintenance, RCA, and continuous improvement across the site, ensuring uptime and safety.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, 5+ years of leadership experience, and strong CMMS/SAP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field is required.
• 7–10 years in manufacturing maintenance, facilities and/or reliability.
• 5+ years leading maintenance or technical teams.
• Proficiency with MS Office and CMMS platforms (SAP preferred).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations to ensure timely and safe repairs and maximize uptime via preventive maintenance and root-cause analysis.
• Oversee maintenance systems, work orders, data integrity and reporting via CMMS/SAP.
• Manage maintenance budgets, capital projects, energy initiatives and facilities compliance programs.
• Develop and grow the maintenance team through hiring, coaching, training and performance management.
• Drive strategic maintenance programs to improve equipment performance, efficiency and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS/SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit - where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you’ll do

• Champion a culture of safety, 5S, and operational excellence across the maintenance organization.
• Lead maintenance operations, ensuring timely and safe equipment repairs while maximizing reliability and uptime through preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee maintenance systems, work order execution, data integrity, and reporting through CMMS/SAP platforms.
• Manage maintenance budgets, capital projects, energy conservation initiatives, and facility compliance programs.
• Lead, develop, and grow the maintenance team through hiring, coaching, training, mentoring, and performance management.
• Drive strategic maintenance and facilities programs that improve equipment performance, building security, efficiency, quality, and overall operational effectiveness.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.7-10 years of manufacturing maintenance, facilities, and/or reliability experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance or technical teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and CMMS platforms (SAP preferred).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and organizational skills with a track record of driving results.
• Hands-on expertise with critical facility systems, including electrical, HVAC, compressed air, vacuum, chilled water, hot oil, and fire/life safety systems, with the ability to apply engineering principles to operational challenges.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $115000.00 and $150000.00. This range represents the good-faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

JOB ID: 26098991

Job Locations: United States, SD, Brandon, SD

Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application

How is work at Henkel

About Henkel

Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.

Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.