Maintenance Manager

About the role

Regal Rexnord is seeking a results-driven Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and facilities operations at our 130k sq. ft. manufacturing site in Morehead, KY. The facility supports grinding, machining and assembly operations including lathes, mills, bearing race grinders, powder coating, and passivation processes across multiple shifts.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety awareness and maintain zero recordable accidents within the maintenance organization.
• Lead the implementation and execution of TPM, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies.
• Develop medium- and long-term strategic planning to achieve TPM (8 pillars) and the systematic improvement of the plant's uptime.
• Develop a plan to overhaul critical machinery and obsolete spare parts.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to ensure equipment availability for critical production equipment.
• Evaluate and optimize preventive maintenance plans using historical equipment data and analytics through Fiix CMMS system.
• Define and ensure the achievement of annual targets for key reliability performance indicators including Uptime, PM compliance, and Plan Maintenance Percentage (PMP).
• Maintain performance history and documentation for all production and critical production equipment.
• Carefully coordinate and manage external suppliers, contractors, and service providers.
• Develop and manage critical spare parts inventory to minimize equipment downtime.
• Reduce corrective maintenance through improved planning, RCA, and effective execution of PM tasks.
• Support and maintain 6S standards within all maintenance-controlled areas.
• Prepare and present monthly equipment performance, maintenance cost, and reliability reports.
• Manage the maintenance department operating budget and control maintenance-related expenses.
• Ensure compliance with ISO requirements, internal procedures, and regulatory standards affecting safety and quality.
• Support training and development programs using skills matrices to expand team capability and flexibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering preferred, or equivalent maintenance leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Maintenance and/or reliability leadership.
• Demonstrated experience developing and improving preventive maintenance and TPM systems.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people development skills with the ability to drive accountability.
• Effective communication skills across all levels of the organization.
• Hands-on understanding of machining equipment including CNC lathes and mills.

Skills

• Hands-on understanding of centerless grinding equipment.
• PLC implementation and/or troubleshooting experience.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and root cause analysis capability (5-Why, Fishbone, A3).
• Data-driven decision-making using CMMS, downtime reports, and reliability metrics.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, and engineering drawings.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and participation in Kaizen or continuous improvement events.
• Project management experience supporting equipment upgrades, rebuilds, or retrofits.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage.
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA).
• Paid Time Off and Holidays.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions.
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance.
• Paid Leaves.
• Tuition Assistance.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, with standard business hours.