Maintenance Manager - 2nd Shift

About the role

This position reports to the Principal Engineer and is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, prioritization, and execution of maintenance activities that keep Suncoast Chemicals' production equipment running safely, efficiently, and reliably. The primary responsibility of this role is to support production by assigning maintenance resources, responding to breakdowns, executing preventive maintenance, and following up to ensure repairs and work orders are completed correctly and with urgency.

Responsibilities

• Supports production by assigning, delegating, and following up on repairs, PMs, service requests, setups, rebuilds, and projects.
• Responds quickly to downtime and equipment issues to ensure safe, timely repairs.
• Uses e-Maintenance to manage work orders, PMs, equipment history, parts, tracking, and costs.
• Troubleshoots and repairs production equipment, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, VFD, sensor, controls, and minor PLC-related issues.
• Works with production teams to improve reliability, setups, changeovers, startups, and shutdowns.
• Provides direction, coaching, feedback, training support, and accountability to maintenance associates.
• Supports staffing needs, including hiring, onboarding, evaluations, development, shift coverage, overtime, weekends, breakdowns, and PTO coverage.
• Promotes installations, rebuilds, modifications, layouts, improvement projects, root cause fixes, and PM improvements.
• Identifies root causes of recurring equipment failures and supports corrective actions that reduce downtime and prevent repeat issues.
• Reviews PM effectiveness and recommends improvements to PM tasks, frequencies, standards, spare parts, and maintenance procedures.
• Maintains clean, safe work areas while enforcing safety policies, LOTO, PPE, facility standards, and supporting safety, quality, efficiency, and operational goals.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical school, trade certification, or related training preferred.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, packaging, filling, chemical, or similar production environment.
• Prior experience as a maintenance lead, senior mechanic, or maintenance supervisor preferred.
• Strong understanding of production maintenance, packaging equipment, filling equipment, machine setups, troubleshooting, and repair execution.
• Ability to make timely decisions, prioritize work, communicate clearly, and execute maintenance priorities through completion.
• Ability to work with and in a chemical environment using proper personal protective equipment as required.
• Ability to communicate and delegate effectively using verbal and written skills with maintenance associates, production supervisors, department managers, and plant leadership.
• Ability to climb stairs and routinely perform maintenance duties while working on or off ladders, maintenance lifts, elevated locations, or in tight spaces.
• Ability to lift up-to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future.

Skills

• Leadership
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Technical knowledge
• Equipment troubleshooting
• Project management
• Teamwork

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Paid Time Off and 8 paid holidays
• 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discounts

Pay

$90,000 - $100,000 per year plus annual bonus opportunities!

Schedule

Monday - Thursday 2:30PM - 12:30AM