Maintenance Manager

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT • Lead all maintenance operations for a 24/7 manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective equipment performance. • Drive improvements in equipment uptime, technical availability, and overall plant reliability through disciplined maintenance execution. • Develop and implement preventive, predictive, condition-based, and corrective maintenance programs to eliminate recurring equipment failures. • Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, shutdown activities, and execution of maintenance excellence initiatives. • Manage annual maintenance budgets, capital improvement requests, and resource allocation to achieve operational and financial objectives. • Optimize spare parts inventory, warehouse operations, and asset management processes to improve service levels and inventory accuracy. • Champion reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and TPM-based maintenance practices. • Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners, engineers, and technicians while building organizational capability and succession plans. • Partner with operations, engineering, and project teams to support equipment upgrades, modernization efforts, and new equipment installations. • Foster a culture of accountability, safety, reliability, and continuous improvement with a long-term focus on achieving zero repeat breakdowns. NOTE: May not be inclusive of all work required and may be updated as needed.   THE ENVIRONMENT • Safety is our highest priority and safety procedures / guidelines must be always adhered to. This includes safety wear such as steel toes, hearing protection, etc. • The job is within a climate-controlled environment.  Qualifications Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without current or future employer sponsorship for employment visa status. WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field. • Minimum 7 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment. • Minimum 2 years of leadership experience managing maintenance or technical organizations. • Strong knowledge of maintenance systems, reliability engineering, asset management, and continuous improvement methodologies. • Experience managing large budgets, maintenance planning processes, and capital projects. • Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage change, and develop employee capabilities. • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. • Experience working with external suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional business partners. ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT • Experience within tire manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, heavy industrial manufacturing, or other highly automated production environments. • Experience leading maintenance organizations in a 24/7 manufacturing operation. • Experience managing supervisors, planners, engineers, and technical specialists. • Expertise in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and asset management systems. • Experience conducting root cause analysis, FMEA, and structured reliability improvement initiatives. • Experience supporting equipment modernization, refurbishment, and capital improvement projects. • Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, and spare parts optimization practices. • Proven success developing maintenance talent, succession plans, and future technical leaders. • Experience working with international suppliers, contractors, and project teams. • Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience with a focus on operational excellence and maintenance performance. THE PERKS • Immediate Benefits  • Ro