Maintenance Manager

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Maintenance Manager in Syracuse, NY area! They will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of the company's equipment and facilities by effectively managing a team of multi-craft technicians, planners, and administration personnel in the implementation and execution of maintenance programs and strategies. Responsibilities: Lead a plant maintenance team-including planners, parts room coordinators, and multi-craft technicians-in planning and executing machine and system maintenance activities. Create and implement maintenance strategies for equipment, process systems, and facilities to improve uptime and reduce overall maintenance costs. Partner with plant leadership and operations teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize maintenance needs. Perform root cause analyses and failure mode investigations to resolve equipment and production system reliability issues. Work with Maintenance and Engineering Management to develop, update, and optimize preventive maintenance procedures and schedules. Establish and maintain accurate reliability metrics to monitor performance, track improvements, and ensure long-term sustainability. Provide technical guidance to maintenance technicians to support rapid resolution of downtime events and reliability concerns. Design and deliver training programs, skill-progression paths, and development curriculum for maintenance technicians. Build and oversee a comprehensive maintenance program aligned with business needs and focused on maximizing equipment performance. Enhance existing PM/PdM programs to increase equipment uptime and minimize unplanned outages. Use CMMS and data-analysis tools to support maintenance planning and ensure accurate documentation of equipment performance and maintenance history. Supervise maintenance personnel to ensure timely, high-quality completion of work. Develop and manage maintenance and MRO budgets, including planning, inventory strategy, and scheduling of maintenance activities. Ensure adherence to safety regulations and foster a strong safety culture within the maintenance team. Identify and manage requirements for spare parts, supplies, and materials inventory. Enforce OSHA safety standards by providing training on proper and safe operating procedures. Contribute to the creation of manuals, instructions, and training materials; train staff on new procedures and methods. Respond to emergency maintenance situations as needed, including those occurring outside normal working hours. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Reliability Engineering, a related field 10+ years of equivalent maintenance management experience in an automated industrial setting. 5+ years experience with industrial controls programming and/or troubleshooting (Allen Bradley/Rockwell preferred) #JDP