***Maintenance Director || Onsite in Iuka, MS***

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Director to oversee maintenance operations across two industrial facilities in Iuka, Mississippi and Decatur, Alabama. This is an opportunity for a seasoned maintenance leader to build and develop the maintenance function from the ground up. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational and leadership skills, with the ability to establish preventive and predictive maintenance programs, develop maintenance processes, and coordinate operations across both facilities. The majority of the Director's time during the initial two years will be spent at the Iuka, Mississippi location.

Responsibilities

• Establish and develop maintenance operations, processes, and procedures across both facilities.
• Build and implement comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Organize spare-parts management and establish effective inventory and storage processes.
• Develop maintenance planning and project coordination processes.
• Lead, support, and develop maintenance teams consisting of approximately 8–12 employees per facility.
• Provide training and development opportunities for maintenance technicians.
• Establish organized maintenance tracking and reporting processes.
• Support compliance requirements and promote consistent maintenance practices.
• Coordinate maintenance priorities and activities between both locations.
• Bring structure, organization, and accountability to maintenance operations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in industrial maintenance leadership.
• Demonstrated experience developing or improving preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Strong organizational, planning, and project coordination skills.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and coordinating activities across facilities.
• Experience organizing spare-parts management and maintenance processes.
• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Ability to establish processes and build a maintenance function from the ground up.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in a specific industry is not the primary consideration; candidates with relevant industrial maintenance leadership experience from other sectors will be considered.

Work environment

Responsibility for maintenance operations across two facilities in Decatur, AL, and Iuka, MS. The majority of time during the first two years will be spent in Iuka, MS. The facilities ideally operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The expected workload is approximately 60 hours per week. Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate.

Pay

The target base salary range for this position is $120,000–$130,000, with relocation assistance available for the right candidate.

Schedule

Approximately 60 hours per week; facilities operate 24/7.