Plant Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Plant Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Starting pay from $100,000 annually

A day in the life

As the Maintenance leader at Thompson Pipe Group, you start your shift with a plant walk. You greet your Maintenance Mechanics and Technicians, review overnight work orders in MaintainX (or similar CMMS), and set priorities for equipment repairs, DOT fleet compliance checks, and critical-path jobs on heavy equipment. By mid-morning, you’re coaching a tech on a hydraulic troubleshooting procedure, confirming a welding repair conforms to the work order and cost estimate, and coordinating with an electrician to safely lock out a motor circuit. After lunch, you’re approving parts purchases, updating labor and materials records, and riding along in a light truck to pick up an urgent component. You close the day with 5S audits, safety check-ins, and preparing performance feedback for your team.

What you’ll lead

• Direct, schedule, and mentor a crew of Maintenance Mechanics/Technicians across multiple trades: mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics, and welding.
• Ensure DOT fleet compliance and maintain heavy equipment and industrial electrical systems.
• Plan work, assign tasks, and track progress in a digital platform such as MaintainX or a comparable CMMS.
• Conduct performance reviews, coach team members, and administer discipline when needed.
• Perform and oversee skilled maintenance and repair, including constructing, rebuilding, and restoring equipment per specifications, work orders, and repair estimates.
• Serve as a safety advisor, ensuring adherence to company policies and applicable Federal, State, and local codes and regulations.
• Champion 5S practices to uphold an organized, efficient, and safe work area.
• Manage purchasing, installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of plant equipment and systems.
• Estimate labor and material costs; source competitive quotes for tools, parts, equipment, and supplies.
• Maintain accurate records for labor, materials, and work orders; pick up and deliver supplies using light trucks as needed.
• Model reliability, safety, regular attendance, and adherence to Company Safety policies and standards.

What you know

• Core disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Pneumatic, and Welding.
• How to schedule, lay out, and assign work effectively.
• Health and safety precautions and procedures relevant to industrial maintenance.
• Technical aspects of your specialty trade(s).
• Proper storage methods for equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Basic record-keeping and documentation best practices.
• Standards for keeping equipment safe, clean, and orderly.
• Trade tools, equipment, materials, and methods used in both skilled and general maintenance and repair.

What you can do

• Perform journey-level maintenance and repair across a broad range of equipment.
• Prioritize, schedule, assign, and review work for a mobile equipment-focused team.
• Train and provide daily direction to maintenance personnel.
• Interpret and apply codes, rules, and regulations to assigned activities.
• Operate tools and equipment safely and effectively.
• Translate work orders into clear instructions for others.
• Communicate clearly in both oral and written forms; follow written and verbal directions.
• Make quick, accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Work independently, meet schedules and timelines, and maintain routine records.
• Build cooperative working relationships across teams.
• Observe legal and defensive driving practices; operate vehicles and perform heavy physical labor, including lifting heavy objects.

Physical and work environment

• Work involves standing, sitting, and walking in industrial settings.
• Effective communication using speech, vision, and hearing is essential.
• Frequent use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulation.
• Regular bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 75 pounds.
• Exposure to moving machinery, temperature changes, dust, and fumes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Minimum of ten (5) years’ experience in one or more of the skilled trades.
• Valid driver's license in the work location State.

Rewards and benefits

• Top-tier Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Life and Supplement Life
• Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Fun Events
• Training and Development
• Employee Discounts
• Career Opportunity!

About Thompson Pipe Group

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held, family-run team of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers headquartered in Rialto, California. We design and build an evolving portfolio of infrastructure products—each generation better than the last. Today we are one of North America’s most diverse providers of drainage, sanitary, pressure, and trenchless pipe, with manufacturing locations across the country. Learn more at .

Important notices

Note: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Legal and compliance

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.

An Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer that welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or other legally protected status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

Drug free workplace.

Based in the United States, applicants must be eligible to work in US without restrictions for any employer at any time; be able to pass a drug screen and background check.