Maintenance Manager

Overview Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join our team at the Ashland Freetown, MA facility. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for maintaining and improving site infrastructure, utilities, and manufacturing equipment reliability. Responsibilities Provide transformational leadership for site maintenance and reliability, establishing a strong culture of equipment ownership, predictive maintenance, and proactive failure prevention. Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive reliability and maintenance strategy with a strong emphasis on predictive maintenance technologies, condition monitoring, and data‑driven decision making. Ensure site infrastructure, utilities, and production equipment are maintained to support safe, compliant, and reliable operations with minimal unplanned downtime. Lead, coach, and develop a diverse maintenance organization including Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) resources, electricians, mechanics, maintenance planners, and boiler technicians. Establish clear performance expectations, work processes, and accountability for maintenance execution, planning, scheduling, and reliability outcomes. Partner with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and Supply Chain to prioritize maintenance work, manage risk, and support production objectives. Oversee maintenance planning and scheduling processes to ensure efficient use of resources, materials, and contractor support. Lead and support troubleshooting of equipment, utility, and infrastructure issues, coordinating resources to restore safe operation. Champion root cause analysis, failure investigations, and corrective action implementation to eliminate repeat equipment failures. Own asset lifecycle management including spare parts strategy, obsolescence planning, and long‑term infrastructure reliability planning. Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements related to maintenance activities, utilities, and pressure systems. Develop and manage the maintenance budget, tracking costs, improving cost effectiveness, and supporting capital planning for reliability improvements. Support and actively participate in Management of Change (MOC) processes to ensure maintenance, reliability, and infrastructure impacts are fully assessed and managed. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered in place of a degree. Minimum of 5 years of maintenance and reliability experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment. Minimum of 3 years of maintenance or reliability leadership experience managing multi‑disciplinary maintenance teams. Strong working knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil analysis, motor diagnostics, etc.). Demonstrated experience implementing reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM), preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Solid understanding of utilities, boilers, pressure systems, and industrial infrastructure. Experience using CMMS systems like Maximo for work management, asset history, and reliability analysis. Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead through change, and drive continuous improvement in a demanding operating environment. Preferred Skills Experience leading predictive maintenance and reliability transformation initiatives. Demonstrated success reducing unplanned downtime and improving asset availability. Experience supporting capital projects and commissioning from a maintenance and reliability perspective. Experience with Maximo or similar CMMS systems. Ashland is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc