Your mission
Build a safe, high-performing maintenance operation that keeps assets reliable, costs controlled, and production running smoothly.
What you'll do
- Champion safe work practices—train the team, enforce procedures, and model LOTO every day.
- Lead a skilled maintenance crew: set goals, develop capabilities, and measure performance.
- Run Preventive and Predictive Maintenance to minimize downtime across plant assets.
- Own the daily schedule—prioritize work orders and allocate resources effectively.
- Manage departmental spending and drive continuous improvement in cost and reliability.
- Execute plant projects including equipment design/development, major overhauls, and relocations.
- Coordinate with regulatory bodies and partners for inspections by state/federal agencies, local fire departments, and insurers.
- Split your time wisely between planning/administration and hands-on floor presence.
- Partner cross-functionally with Safety, Quality, Production, Shipping & Receiving, and Administrative groups.
What you bring
- Evidence of structured, scientific problem-solving capability.
- Applied experience with Lean tools, TPM practices, 5S, and effective Root Cause Analysis.
- Comfort with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Forms.
- Working knowledge of LOTO, basic PLC troubleshooting, VFDs, and electro-mechanical systems.
- Hands-on familiarity with shop equipment: welders, grinders, lathes, and cutting tools.
- Understanding of capital project processes and ROI analysis.
- CMMS utilization and inventory management experience.
Where you'll collaborate
Safety, Quality, Production, Shipping & Receiving, and Administration—aligning maintenance priorities to operational needs.
Equipment focus