Maintenance Manager

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: Supply Chain and Operations Work Location Type: On-site Maintenance Manager Req ID: 50736 Job Location: Ames, IA, US Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: Supply Chain and Operations Work Location Type: On-site Job Description The Impact You'll Make Are you a hands-on leader passionate about building a culture of reliability and operational excellence? Danfoss is looking for a dynamic Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at our Ames manufacturing facility. In this critical role, you will be the driving force ensuring our equipment and systems operate at peak performance. You will lead a dedicated team and implement robust maintenance strategies to maximize production uptime, enhance safety, and drive continuous improvement. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for developing people and processes, we want you on our team. What You’ll Be Doing Inspire and Develop Your Team: Lead, coach, and mentor a skilled maintenance team. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability. Drive a World-Class Reliability Program: Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs aimed at eliminating downtime and maximizing equipment lifespan. Partner cross-functionally to prioritize work and limit production disruption. Champion Proactive Maintenance: Provides support to all equipment, utility, and facility troubleshooting. Transition the team from a reactive to a proactive mindset by leveraging root cause analysis (RCA) and reliability best practices. Manage budgets, labor, inventory, contractors and vendors. Master of Planning and Execution: Manage the maintenance workflow, from work order creation and prioritization to tracking and documentation, ensuring seamless coordination with production schedules. Respond to breakdowns, urgent needs, and after-hours issues as required. Steer with Data: Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), including downtime, PM compliance, and costs and reliability trends, to identify trends and drive strategic improvements. Ensure Unwavering Compliance: Guarantee that all maintenance activities adhere to the highest standards of safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance, including OSHA, LOTO, and machine guarding. Strategic Project Leadership: Play a key role in capital projects, supporting new equipment installations, upgrades, and facility modifications from concept to completion. What We're Looking For Required Qualifications: A High School Diploma or GED. 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. 2+ years of proven leadership or supervisory experience. Deep technical knowledge of manufacturing equipment, facility systems, and preventive maintenance programs. A strong knowledge of industrial safety standards (OSHA, LOTO). Experience using a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals. Preferred Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in a technical or operations-related field. Credentials such as CMRP, OSHA 30, Six Sigma, or Lean certification. Experience leading maintenance teams in a 24/7, high-volume manufacturing setting. Hands-on experience with PLCs, robotics, automation, or advanced process controls. Proven experience managing budgets, contractors, and large-scale projects. What You’ll Get from Us We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are. You’ll receive benefits like an annual bonus, paid vacation, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great. Ready to Make a Difference? All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. Our Commitment to Transparency Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice. Want to know more? Please visit our FAQ Page . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category. Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification. Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities. Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories. #J-18808-Ljbffr