Manufacturing Maintenance Manager

Manufacturing Maintenance Manager Marion, OhioCompensation depending on education and experience; excellent 401(k), GREAT medical benefits day one of employment and more perks!Why You'll Love This Role:Support $20M+ in Capex Modernization: Contribute to key Continuous Improvement (CI) projects and assist with equipment upgrades alongside a growing international team preparing for new business launches in a cutting-edge technology environment.Lead an Established Maintenance Team: Partner directly with a supportive, forward-thinking New Plant Manager to guide and mentor a dedicated team of hardworking maintenance professionals.Day-One Benefits & Premium Perks: Enjoy comprehensive 3-tier medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on your very first day, plus a monthly car and phone stipend.Work-Life Balance & Comp Time: Earn comp time for managing seasonal plant shutdowns, ensuring your extra effort is directly rewarded.Long-Term Career Growth: Join a highly stable, growing organization offering clear upward mobility and future advancement opportunities. We will make it easy for you!Apply today so that we can lead you through the interview and hiring process! There is NEVER a cost to utilize our services! Fast-paced automotive supplier, positioned for growth, is seeking a Manufacturing Maintenance Manager to oversee daily manufacturing and facility maintenance operations, preventive and predictive maintenance, and coach and mentor their staff of maintenance technicians in a multi-shift facility. Daily, you will work within an eager, driven leadership team and report directly to the Plant Manager. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:Lead and enforce the safety program for the maintenance department, ensuring compliance with government regulations and maintaining audit-ready status. Identify and implement safety improvements.Track, analyze and improve KPIs, such as PM compliance, equipment uptime and maintenance costs. Provide performance reporting and ensure effective follow-up on maintenance tasks, work orders and project management.Drive continuous improvement, Kaizen activities and Lean Manufacturing practices like 5S. Anticipate and solve problems promptly.Provide electrical and mechanical guidance and resources for maintenance associate development, including training, and skill assessment.Communicate and coordinate with other departments like Production, Engineering and Scheduling to manage production PMs and holiday shutdowns effectively.Develop and manage budgets for maintenance expenses and utilities.Complete root cause analysis on recurring issues and issue corrective actions to reduce future breakdowns.Work with outside contractors for facility and production projects.Support capital equipment projects by preparing the site and electrical needs, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.Assist with escalated mechanical and electrical issues in a highly automated environment.Oversee MRO spare parts warehouse inventory, including critical spare parts identification, inventory reduction and cycle counting.Manage the CMMS system for PM, work order and spare parts management.Other duties as assigned.Candidates should enjoy working in a collaborative team environment, have the ability to coach and mentor their team, have excellent planning skills, and be able to build rapport with their staff quickly; they should also be eager and high energy. The company offers competitive medical, dental and vision benefits available day one of employment, as well as 401K (100% vested after 90 days), paid holidays and shutdown (comp time for working shutdowns), tuition reimbursement and paid vacation. This position is eligible for a car and phone stipend. Working holiday shutdowns is required; comp time will be awarded for shutdown work.Requirements for the Manufacturing Maintenance Manager:Minimum of a high school diploma; a degree is highly preferredAt least five years of similar plant maintenance management experience, working in fast-paced, mass production manufacturing environmentsExperience overseeing a maintenance teamExperience overseeing preventative and predictive maintenance programsExperience leading or participating in root cause analysis, formal problem solving and corrective actionsMechanical aptitude, including hydraulics, pneumatics, gears, motors, etc.Electrical aptitude, including 480V, PLC troubleshooting, etc.Project management of timelines and ideally budgetsCMMS software experienceMicrosoft Office, including ExcelSkills preferred but NOT required:Automotive supplier experienceERP experienceExperience working in automated environments, including Fanuc robots, etc.Reliability engineering conceptsCertificationsReasons to work for this organization:Medical, dental and vision – GREAT medical perks available day one of employmentStable organization in the automotive industry, with new business coming in 2027Work with cutting-edge technologyInternational organizationAdditional perks - car and phone stipendThere is no relocation available for this position. There is no hybrid or remote work available.