Senior Plant Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Judge Direct Placement; Hot Springs (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Judge Direct Placement is recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Manager in the Hot Springs, AR area to oversee all plant equipment reliability, maintenance, facilities engineering, and capital projects in a continuous 24/7 heavy manufacturing operation.

You will maximize OEE, minimize downtime, and foster a zero-harm safety culture while leading a multi-craft team of technicians, supervisors, and contractors across shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent with technical training.
• 8–10+ years in maintenance in heavy manufacturing; at least 5 years in leadership.
• Advanced proficiency in heavy mechanical drives, hydraulics/pneumatics, high-voltage power, PLCs/automation, and predictive technologies.
• Ability to work in high-heat, high-noise environments with heavy PPE.
• Preferred CMRP, CPMM, or Lean/Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.

Responsibilities

• Direct preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for heavy industrial machinery (furnaces, mills, presses, cranes).
• Enforce OSHA standards, hearing conservation, heat-stress protocols, machine safeguarding, and LOTO.
• Lead and develop a multi-craft workforce across multiple shifts.
• Drive CMMS usage and track KPIs like MTBF and MTTR.
• Oversee major capital projects and plant outages from planning to execution.
• Manage maintenance budget, MRO inventory, and vendor agreements.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team leadership

Safety & regulation

PLC/automation

Vibration analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Vibration analysis tools

Thermography equipment

Job description

Judge Direct Placement is recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Manager in the Hot Springs, AR area to oversee all plant equipment reliability, maintenance, facilities engineering, and capital projects in a continuous 24/7 heavy manufacturing operation.

You will maximize OEE, minimize downtime, and foster a zero-harm safety culture while leading a multi-craft team of technicians, supervisors, and contractors across shifts.