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Maintenance Manager
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement efforts for operations in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for ensuring safe operations, maximizing equipment uptime, controlling maintenance costs, and developing a high-performing maintenance team.


The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, proven leadership experience, and a hands-on approach to maintenance strategy and execution.


Key Responsibilities

Safety & Compliance

  • Lead and promote a strong safety culture focused on OSHA compliance and housekeeping excellence.
  • Ensure adherence to all company safety policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Lead incident investigations and corrective action implementation.

Maintenance & Reliability

  • Manage all maintenance activities for galvanizing line equipment.
  • Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Drive equipment reliability through root cause failure analysis and corrective actions.
  • Oversee spare parts inventory, equipment reliability metrics, and CMMS utilization.
  • Lead maintenance training and skills development programs.
  • Support and manage capital projects (CAPEX) in collaboration with Engineering.

Quality & Operations Support

  • Ensure maintenance practices support compliance with ASTM and internal quality standards.
  • Partner with Engineering and Production to resolve equipment and process issues.
  • Support production uptime, throughput, and product quality objectives.

Cost & Resource Management

  • Manage maintenance budgets, consumables, and departmental spending.
  • Identify and implement cost-reduction and efficiency initiatives.
  • Track and improve maintenance cost per ton, downtime, and waste metrics.

Leadership & Team Development

  • Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, technicians, and maintenance personnel.
  • Conduct performance reviews and ongoing skills assessments.
  • Build a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

Continuous Improvement

  • Drive reliability, Lean, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Eliminate recurring equipment failures through structured problem-solving.
  • Improve maintenance effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments.
  • Strong knowledge of maintenance strategies, reliability, and asset management.
  • Experience using CMMS systems.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Automation Engineering.
  • Prior hands-on mechanical or electrical maintenance experience.
  • Experience with AutoCAD or similar design software.
  • Lean manufacturing, TPM, or reliability-centered maintenance experience.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Key Performance Indicators

  • Safety incident rate
  • Equipment uptime and downtime reduction
  • Quality compliance (ASTM standards)
  • Maintenance cost per ton and waste reduction
  • Team engagement, training, and retention

Why Join Us

  • Leadership role with direct impact on plant performance
  • Stable, long-term opportunity in heavy industrial manufacturing
  • Ability to shape maintenance strategy and team development
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package


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