Senior Maintenance Manager

Fanatics, Inc.; Sunnyvale (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Fanatics, Inc. as a Senior Maintenance Manager, where you'll lead maintenance operations, enforce compliance, and drive preventive strategies for seamless production. This role offers the opportunity to manage a high-performing team in a dynamic manufacturing environment, ensuring operational excellence and asset reliability.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years in maintenance leadership roles.
• Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar equipment portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Direct and develop a high-performing maintenance team.
• Enforce adherence to OSHA and local building codes.
• Manage the maintenance budget and cost-containment strategies.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

HVAC troubleshooting

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

TPM Certification

OSHA 30-Hour Certification

Job description

Summary : The Senior Maintenance Manager is accountable for driving the day-to-day maintenance operations across facilities and production assets. This role partners with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize asset reliability, enforce compliance, and deliver cost-effective, preventive maintenance strategies that underpin uninterrupted production.

Responsibilities :

• Operational Leadership : Direct and develop a high-performing maintenance team, instilling accountability for safety, quality, and uptime.
• Preventive Maintenance Execution : Implement and refine preventive and corrective maintenance plans within the CMMS; monitor KPI dashboards (OEE, MTTR, PM compliance).
• Resource Coordination : Allocate internal and external resources (staff, contractors, vendors) to meet dynamic production schedules without compromising safety or quality.
• Regulatory Compliance : Enforce adherence to OSHA, NFPA, local building codes, and site-specific safety protocols; lead root-cause analyses for incidents.
• Budget Oversight : Manage the maintenance budget, driving continuous cost-containment and lifecycle-cost analysis for critical assets.
• Continuous Improvement : Champion TPM / Lean reliability initiatives, identifying and implementing equipment upgrades, process optimizations, and energy-savings projects.
• Inventory & Spare-Parts Management : Oversee parts stocking strategies, leveraging vendor partnerships to ensure critical spares availability with minimal carrying costs.
• Reporting & Analytics : Prepare and present maintenance performance metrics and CAPEX / OPEX forecasts to senior leadership.
• Emergency Response : Lead rapid-response teams during equipment failures or facility emergencies to restore operations with minimal downtime.
• Talent Development : Coach and mentor maintenance staff on technical competencies, safety behaviors, and leadership fundamentals.

Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, or related field.
• Preferred : Lean Six Sigma Green / Black Belt, TPM Certification, CMRP.
• OSHA 30-Hour Certification or equivalent.
• 7-10 years in maintenance leadership roles within manufacturing or heavy-industrial environments.
• Proven track record managing multi-million-dollar equipment portfolios.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and automation troubleshooting.
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated change-management experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

Office and plant-floor environment; exposure to noise, dust, temperature variation, and standard manufacturing hazards.

On-call availability for emergency support; occasional extended hours based on operational needs.

Physical activities include walking, standing, bending, lifting up to 35 lbs, and PPE usage.

Employer's Rights : This description reflects essential functions and typical requirements. Management reserves the right to modify duties at its discretion.

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About Us

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

About the Team

Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others. In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics' trading cards and collectibles business, and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards