Maintenance Manager

Summary:

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the maintenance function across two chemical manufacturing plants and one distribution center to ensure equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement. This role requires a highly experienced, multi-craft leader with over 10 years of industrial maintenance experience, including expertise in high- and low-voltage electrical systems and strong mechanical knowledge of industrial piping systems.

This position combines deep technical capability with strong leadership skills, requiring a strategic mindset to drive reliability initiatives, standardize maintenance practices across multiple locations, and optimize overall equipment performance. The Maintenance Manager will work closely with Production, Engineering, Operations, and EHS to reduce downtime, strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards across all facilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership & Management

• Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations.
• Establish clear expectations around safety, accountability, and performance.
• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets and control costs.

Coordinate with Production, Engineering, EHS, and Warehouse to support operational goals.

• Oversee maintenance and troubleshooting of high-voltage (480V+) and low-voltage electrical systems.
• Maintain motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, transformers, panels, and control systems.
• Ensure compliance with NEC, NFPA, and facility electrical safety standards.
• Lead lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures and electrical safety protocols.

Mechanical & Piping Systems

• Maintain and troubleshoot industrial piping systems including chemical transfer lines.
• Oversee pumps, valves, compressors, mixers, and process equipment.
• Ensure piping systems meet applicable codes and safety standards.

Support system upgrades and capital improvement projects.

Reliability & Continuous Improvement

• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.
• Improve equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Develop KPIs for maintenance performance.

Implement preventive maintenance best practices.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with OSHA, environmental, and chemical safety regulations.
• Lead confined space, hot work, and electrical safety programs.
• Promote a strong safety culture within the department.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of industrial maintenance experience, preferably in chemical or manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience with high-voltage and low-voltage electrical systems.
• Strong mechanical knowledge of industrial piping systems, pumps, valves, and process equipment.
• Experience supervising and developing maintenance teams.
• Working knowledge of PLCs and control systems preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs.
• Experience with CMMS systems preferred.

Preferred Certifications

• Electrical License (Journeyman or Master preferred).
• Industrial Maintenance or Technical Certification.

Key Competencies

• Multi-craft technical expertise.
• Leadership and team development.
• Strong safety mindset.
• Strategic thinking with hands-on capability.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Education/Experience:

• 5-8 years leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High School degree required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required

Computer Skills:

• Computer literacy – Microsoft Excel and internet/email in sufficient

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversee small team of 4 for both the Engineering and Maintenance groups.

Work Environment:

Manufacturing plant environment with exposure to equipment noise, temperature extremes, and dust. Work involves exposure to high voltage equipment and highly flammable & combustible chemicals.

Safe work performance is required from each Associate at all times. Perform all duties and responsibilities in a safe manner in accordance with applicable Health and Safety Manuals. Required to wear or use personal protective equipment as applicable and to immediately report unsafe working conditions. Comply with all legislative requirements as outlined by Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations. Additionally, the proper discharge of safety responsibilities is an integral part of each Associate’s performance appraisal. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk; sit; climb ladders; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds & lift 75lbs with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Compensation & Benefit Information:

Base Salary Range from $90k/yr to $100k/yr + bonus potential of 10% based on individual candidate experience, skill, education and/or qualifications.

Benefits Provided:

401 (K)

401k (K) Matching up to 4%

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance & AD&D

Short Term Disability

Paid Time Off

11 Holidays