Plant Maintenance Manager

Job Details

About the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of plant maintenance, ensuring the smooth operation of all machinery and equipment. The role involves a combination of strategic planning, team leadership, and hands-on work. You will be instrumental in maintaining the highest level of operational efficiency, productivity, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of all plant equipment and utility systems.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Improve equipment uptime and overall plant reliability through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and spare parts inventory.
• Lead and develop maintenance and engineering personnel while promoting a strong safety culture.
• Manage departmental budgets and maintenance-related KPIs.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to implement capital projects and equipment upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain maintenance documentation, equipment records, and CMMS data integrity.
• Provide technical leadership for plant automation and process control systems.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, motors, drives, and related control systems.
• Develop automation improvements and maintenance troubleshooting tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing maintenance leadership experience.
• Experience leading maintenance and engineering teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong PLC programming experience, including Allen-Bradley and GE/Fanuc platforms.
• HMI programming experience using platforms such as Wonderware and Rockwell FactoryTalk.
• Strong knowledge of industrial controls, instrumentation, motors, drives, and electrical systems.
• Experience with process automation and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment.
• Familiarity with Oracle databases or other enterprise manufacturing systems is a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs and electrical drawings.
• Excellent leadership, planning, communication, and organizational skills.
• Hands-on management style with the ability to support plant operations as needed.
• Availability to respond to critical plant issues outside normal business hours when necessary.

Benefits

This is a full-time, permanent position that offers:

• A base salary of $140,000 - $160,000 per year.
• An annual bonus.
• A 401(k) match of 50% up to 8% contribution (4% total), with a cap at 100% match after 5 years.
• Blue Cross/Shield Benefits.
• 20 paid vacation days to start.