Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Position Summary

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager is responsible for the strategic and day-to-day leadership of all maintenance and facility operations within a two-shift manufacturing environment. This position leads Maintenance Supervisors, maintenance technicians, facilities personnel, and contractors to ensure maximum equipment reliability, operational uptime, workplace safety, regulatory compliance, and facility readiness.

The Manager develops and executes maintenance strategies that support production goals, oversees facility infrastructure and capital improvement projects, manages maintenance budgets, and drives continuous improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing operation. This role partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and Supply Chain to support business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, coach, and develop Maintenance Supervisors and maintenance personnel across both shifts.
• Establish departmental goals, objectives, performance expectations, and accountability standards.
• Ensure effective staffing, scheduling, and shift coverage for planned and unplanned maintenance needs.
• Drive strong shift handoff practices to ensure clear communication, follow-up, and continuity between shifts.
• Build a skilled, cross-trained maintenance organization through training plans, skills assessments, succession planning, and performance feedback.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.

Maintenance Operations Management

• Direct all preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities for production equipment and facility systems.
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime, reliability, and readiness to support manufacturing schedules.
• Monitor equipment performance, downtime trends, and recurring issues to establish reliability improvement plans.
• Develop maintenance standards, procedures, work instructions, and best practices.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action initiatives for equipment failures and repeat downtime events.
• Oversee work order execution, documentation, and effective use of the CMMS.
• Ensure effective management of spare parts inventory, critical components, tools, and maintenance supplies.

Technical Oversight

Provide technical leadership and direction related to:

• Automated manufacturing equipment, PLCs, HMIs, and control systems.
• Electrical systems up to 480V, conveyors, motors, drives, pumps, and mechanical systems.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, compressed air systems, utilities, and manufacturing support equipment.
• Equipment installations, modifications, commissioning, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements.

Facilities Management

• Lead facility maintenance and repair activities, including HVAC, plumbing, lighting, electrical distribution, roofing, building structure, grounds, and utility systems.
• Manage fire protection, life-safety systems, security systems, and building compliance readiness.
• Coordinate janitorial, landscaping, waste management, and other facility service providers as applicable.
• Maintain safe, functional, clean, and compliant facilities that support employees, visitors, production, and audits.
• Evaluate facility needs and recommend improvements to increase safety, reliability, efficiency, and capacity.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, local building codes, fire regulations, and company safety policies.
• Maintain and enforce Lockout/Tagout programs and other maintenance-related safety procedures.
• Lead maintenance and facilities safety initiatives, inspections, audits, and corrective actions.
• Partner with EHS and Operations on incident investigations, root cause analysis, and prevention plans.
• Ensure required documentation, inspections, permits, and certifications are maintained for regulatory readiness.

Capital Projects & Contractor Management

• Develop and support maintenance-related capital expenditure planning and facility improvement projects.
• Manage equipment installations, relocations, upgrades, and major repair projects.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, contractor requirements, and project execution plans.
• Coordinate outside contractors, service providers, and vendors to ensure safe, high-quality, and cost-effective work.
• Ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and with minimal disruption to operations.

Budget, Inventory & Asset Management

• Develop and manage annual maintenance and facilities budgets, including labor, parts, contractors, utilities, and capital support costs.
• Monitor spending against budget and identify cost control and cost avoidance opportunities.
• Manage spare parts inventory accuracy, reorder levels, critical spares, and storeroom organization.
• Evaluate asset lifecycle, repair versus replace decisions, and long-term equipment reliability needs.
• Negotiate vendor pricing, service agreements, and maintenance-related purchases in partnership with Procurement.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on downtime reduction, equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, and facility performance.
• Support TPM, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, and other operational excellence initiatives.
• Use maintenance metrics and data to identify trends, prioritize improvements, and measure results.
• Implement best practices that improve safety, quality, productivity, uptime, employee capability, and cost performance.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Facilities Management, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• Associate degree, trade certification, or equivalent combination of education and significant maintenance leadership experience may be considered.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance leadership experience, including experience leading supervisors and technicians.
• Experience supporting multi-shift or two-shift manufacturing operations required.
• Strong facilities management experience required.
• Experience managing capital projects, contractors, maintenance budgets, and CMMS-driven maintenance programs preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of industrial maintenance practices, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and reliability-centered maintenance.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, controls, automation, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting knowledge.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, automated manufacturing systems, conveyors, and facility support systems.
• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NFPA, fire code, building code, and facility compliance requirements.
• Experience using CMMS software for work orders, preventive maintenance, asset history, and reporting.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, and Human Resources.

Work Environment and Schedule

• This is an onsite position in a manufacturing environment and requires regular presence on the production floor.
• The role supports a two-shift manufacturing operation and requires flexibility to support both shifts, shutdowns, projects, audits, and emergency maintenance needs.
• The work environment may include moving machinery, noise, dust, production materials, and varying temperatures.
• Must be able to respond to equipment or facility emergencies during off-hours when necessary.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk throughout the manufacturing facility for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to climb ladders, access equipment, work around moving machinery, and follow required safety procedures.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment in designated areas.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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