Plant Maintenance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance technicians and apprentices, providing direction, training, and performance feedback.
• Plan, prioritize, and assign daily maintenance work based on production schedule, safety needs, and asset criticality.
• Establish a culture of reliability, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Manage contractor activities, ensuring work meets engineering requirements, quality standards, and timelines.
• Oversee maintenance budgeting, spare parts management, and procurement of tools, equipment, and services.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, facility codes, and operational regulations.

Maintenance Engineering & Reliability

• Serve as the technical authority for plant equipment, utilities, mechanical systems, and facility operations.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations and implement permanent corrective actions for equipment or facility failures.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventative and predictive maintenance programs, including PM schedules, documentation, KPIs, and compliance tracking.
• Maintain and improve mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems supporting aerospace production.
• Cook up facility upgrades, utility improvements, expansions, and infrastructure modifications (HVAC changes, machinery moves, lighting, foundations, space optimization).
• Fabricate, modify, or repair equipment using welding (TIG/MIG/Arc), machining, rigging, or mechanical assembly as needed.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, and engineering documentation.

Operational & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Production and Engineering to ensure equipment readiness and support new manufacturing processes.
• Interface with EHS to ensure safe work practices and hazard mitigation across facility systems.
• Support capital projects, equipment selection, and long-term planning for facility and infrastructure growth.
• Communicate maintenance status, project progress, and reliability metrics to leadership.