Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager

ACE Partners; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 15%

Job summary

ACE Partners, partnering with a global leader in chemical manufacturing, seeks Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager in Easton, PA to lead the Maintenance & Reliability function across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.

You will own O&M budgets, drive KPI performance, and apply preventive maintenance best practices while ensuring OSHA PSM and regulatory requirements. This is a high-impact leadership role on the Site Leadership Team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance or equipment reliability experience, ideally in chemical or regulated manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, CMMS and OSHA PSM.
• Familiarity with cGMP, EPA, OSHA, DEA and DOT regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on leader with strong troubleshooting, project management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of chemical manufacturing and plant support systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability engineers and maintenance supervisors in failure analysis and prediction across equipment, components and materials.
• Manage repair and maintenance of site infrastructure, including manufacturing, utilities, distribution and wastewater treatment.
• Establish KPIs, drive productivity and embed preventive maintenance best practice.
• Own the site CMMS and use data to optimize long-term cost of ownership.
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) execution and ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DHS and FDA requirements.
• Manage maintenance contracts, including scopes of work, bidding and delivery.
• Control the site maintenance budget and ensure critical spares are identified and available.
• Support scoping, installation and startup of capital projects.
• Lead a union workforce, including administration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and labor relations.
• Ensure all personnel and contractors are trained, qualified and certified.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing and production teams on design reviews and reliability data analysis.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Continuous Improvement

CMMS

OSHA PSM

Troubleshooting

Project management

Communication

Chemical manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Easton, PA

$160,000 - $190,000 plus bonus up to 15%

ACE Partners is partnering with a global leader in chemical manufacturing to appoint a Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager. This is a high-impact leadership role and a key seat on the Site Leadership Team, driving operational performance, reliability and continuous improvement across a complex, regulated manufacturing site.

The Opportunity:

You will lead the Maintenance & Reliability function, overseeing all plant maintenance including mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and controls. You will own the Operations and Maintenance budget, monitor operating and outage performance, and ensure targets are consistently met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead reliability engineers and maintenance supervisors in failure analysis and prediction across equipment, components and materials
• Manage repair and maintenance of site infrastructure, including manufacturing, utilities, distribution and wastewater treatment
• Establish KPIs, drive productivity and embed preventive maintenance best practice
• Own the site CMMS and use data to optimize long-term cost of ownership
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) execution and ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DHS and FDA requirements
• Manage maintenance contracts, including scopes of work, bidding and delivery
• Control the site maintenance budget and ensure critical spares are identified and available
• Support scoping, installation and startup of capital projects
• Lead a union workforce, including administration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and labor relations
• Ensure all personnel and contractors are trained, qualified and certified
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing and production teams on design reviews and reliability data analysis

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of maintenance or equipment reliability experience, ideally in chemical or regulated manufacturing
• Strong working knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, CMMS and OSHA PSM
• Familiarity with cGMP, EPA, OSHA, DEA and DOT regulatory requirements
• Hands-on leader with strong troubleshooting, project management and communication skills
• Knowledge of chemical manufacturing and plant support systems