Maintenance Manager

SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and reliability initiatives within a heavy industrial manufacturing operation in the Rockingham, North Carolina area. This is a key leadership role for a hands-on maintenance professional with strong electrical expertise , a passion for equipment reliability, and a proven ability to build and develop high-performing teams. The ideal candidate brings experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment, with paper or packaging industry experience highly preferred . The Maintenance Manager will play an integral role in strengthening preventive and predictive maintenance programs, improving asset performance, developing maintenance talent, and driving continuous improvement across the facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the facility's maintenance and reliability strategy, with a strong focus on safety, equipment performance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Build and reinforce a strong safety culture, ensuring safe work practices, policies, and accountability are consistently maintained throughout the maintenance organization.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance employees, creating a culture of engagement, accountability, teamwork, and professional growth.
• Drive asset reliability initiatives that improve equipment availability, reduce unplanned downtime, and support production objectives.
• Strengthen and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs to increase equipment reliability and long-term asset performance.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles and methodologies to identify opportunities, eliminate waste, improve maintenance effectiveness, and support the facility's strategic objectives.
• Plan and execute major maintenance activities, including scheduled shutdowns, asset maintenance plans, and capital investment projects.
• Participate in annual planning and budget development while ensuring maintenance investments align with operational priorities and return-on-investment objectives.
• Establish, monitor, and improve maintenance KPIs, using performance data and analytics to identify trends, prioritize opportunities, and drive measurable improvements.
• Partner closely with Operations and other functional leaders to achieve goals related to production capacity, operating costs, quality, employee engagement, reliability, and health and safety.
• Ensure maintenance processes and activities are executed in accordance with established business standards, procedures, and best practices.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience leading maintenance teams within a heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Paper, pulp, converting, or packaging industry experience highly preferred.
• Strong electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical expertise .
• Demonstrated success improving equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and overall maintenance performance .
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to coach, develop, motivate, and engage maintenance teams .
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning, asset management, reliability principles, and continuous improvement.
• Experience operating successfully in a fast-paced, 24/7 manufacturing environment .
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated data-driven approach to maintenance management, including KPI development, performance reporting, analytics, and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 , particularly Excel and Power BI.
• Experience with SAP maintenance and asset management systems preferred .