SITE MANUFACTURING MAINTENANCE MANAGER

OP Mobility; Kansas City (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

OPmobility is seeking a Site Manufacturing Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance for the Fairfax Site - Kansas City. The role focuses on implementing and maintaining the IMS, ensuring safety, environment, and product quality while optimizing energy use.

Ideal candidates have 7–9 years in complex production equipment maintenance and a background in maintenance management within large manufacturing environments. The company values problem-solving and analytical skills in an international setting.

Qualifications

• Technician certification in mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics or PLC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure IMS implementation, maintenance and operation within the department.
• Authority to stop unsafe processes and ensure procedures are followed within IMS.
• Coordinate actions for fire and environmental prevention through IMS and crisis management.
• Develop and promote energy management by tracking consumption and leading energy awareness.
• Monitor RTO and log outages; inspect paint waste water and storage areas.
• Create and manage planned maintenance programs and report for on-site facilities.
• Identify labor and skills required for maintenance programs.
• Support maintenance budget management through cost allocation and analysis.
• Create a controlled maintenance stores system.

Skills

Maintenance management

Problem solving

Analytical tools

Electrical/mechanical troubleshooting

Education

Technician certification

Tools

PLC

Energy management systems

Job description

SITE MANUFACTURING MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Ready to take on meaningful challenges and shape the next generation of mobility?

Joining OPmobility means stepping into a global group with a purpose to keep people and goods moving safely, smarter, and sustainably everywhere.

• Job Title : Site Maintenance Manager
• Location : Fairfax Site - Kansas City
• Type of contract : Long-term At-will

Responsibilities :

• Ensure the implementation, maintenance and effective operation of the IMS, ensures that the requirements of this system are communicated, followed, maintained in their Department.
• This position has the authority and responsibility to stop any process that endangers the safety or health of personnel, significant impacts on the environment, as well as the quality of the product that affect our customers, ensuring that the corresponding procedures are followed within the IMS.
• Responsible for the assurance of actions for the prevention of fires and environmental impacts through the IMS, have coordination role as part of crisis management team
• Develop, contribute to, and promote the energy management system by tracking energy consumption and follow-up action plans to identify opportunities for efficient controls and ensure compliance with the internal Energy Policy. Define the internal resources to develop the internal energy awareness and lead the energy committee.
• Ensure the monitoring of RTO is running and should log when is out of service. Monitoring of paint waste water and inspection of storage areas
• Creates, develops and manages planned predictive, preventative and curative maintenance programs, including documentation and reporting for the on-site facilities that help in the prevention of fire, accidents, environmental impacts and reduction of energy consumption and raw material
• Identifies labor and skills required to deliver the planned preventative maintenance programme
• Supports the management of the maintenance budget through accurate cost allocation and analysis
• Creates a fully controlled maintenance stores system

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Technician certification with a specialty in several of the following fields (mechanical, electrical, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, PLC).
• Proven experience (7-9 years) in maintenance of complex production equipment and previous experience in maintenance management.
• Experience in a large manufacturing environment, with a background to problem solving, using analytical tools

At OPmobility, people truly matter. We are committed to building inclusive teams, promoting diversity and equality, and ensuring that every application is considered fairly - because the future of mobility is built by diverse perspectives, bold ideas, and people who dare to move forward.

Innovation is therefore not a buzzword, but a natural part of everyday work. You’ll grow in an international environment where cutting-edge technologies, industrial excellence, and real-world impact come together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow’s automotive industry.

Founded in 1946 by Pierre Burelle, OPmobility, known until 2024 as Plastic Omnium, has transformed itself into a player in sustainable and connected mobility. Today, OPmobility develops technological solutions across four areas of expertise: exterior and lighting systems, the integration of complex modules, technologies related to energy storage, hydrogen and electrification, and a division dedicated to the development of embedded software and digital solutions.

With €11.5 billion in revenue in 2025, 152 factories, 40 R&D centers, and nearly 38,100 employees across 28 countries, OPmobility combines global scale with local impact. All driven by a shared ambition to accelerate the automotive energy transition.