The Manager of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance and Reliability is responsible for leading and coordinating a team of skilled equipment maintenance and reliability technicians and engineers who provide critical support to manufacturing operations at the site. This role ensures that production equipment, processes, and systems are maintained at optimal performance levels to meet production needs, quality standards, and safety requirements. The manager will drive continuous improvement initiatives, oversee technical troubleshooting, and collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and operations teams to support efficient and reliable manufacturing.
The Manager of Production Maintenance will be responsible for leading and coordinating a team of skilled equipment maintenance and reliability technicians and engineers who provide critical support to manufacturing operations at the site. This role ensures that production equipment, processes, and systems are maintained at optimal performance levels to meet production needs, quality standards, and safety requirements. The manager will drive continuous improvement initiatives, oversee technical troubleshooting, and collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and operations teams to support efficient and reliable manufacturing.
How you'll make an impact:
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of production support technicians and engineers
Establish and maintain a robust cross-training plan to ensure technical skill redundancy across the organization
Oversee daily technical support activities to ensure maximum equipment efficiency
Develop and optimize maintenance programs, troubleshooting protocols and other maintenance best practices
Collaborate with engineering and production teams to support new equipment installations, validation work, upgrades, spare parts management and process improvements
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to equipment uptime, response time, and technician productivity
Manage service contracts and experience of managing external vendors
Ensure compliance with safety regulations, company policies, and industry standards
Manage staffing, training, and development plans for the technician team across 2 shifts
Maintain accurate documentation of maintenance activities, equipment history, and technical procedures
Establish proactive equipment reliability and planning schedules to maximize production up-time
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring equipment or process issues
Working knowledge of calibration and validation practices preferred
What you'll need (Required):
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or related field with 6 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
What else we look for (Preferred):
Experience in a leadership or supervisory role
Experience working in a regulated industry
Ability to manage technical disciplines and demonstrated informal mentoring and/or peer leadership skills
Proven successful project management skills
Proven expertise in both Microsoft Office Suite and related systems
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
Extensive understanding of related aspects of manufacturing processes and/or critical support systems
Basic financial acumen as it relates to equipment purchasing/consumables management
Demonstrated skill set to manage small team and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
Ability to influence cross-functional partners
Ability to integrate metrics into the projects and operations
Strict attention to detail
Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
