Director of Industrial Maintenance and EHS
About The Position
The Director of Maintenance, Facilities, and EHS is a key member of the division's senior leadership team. This role ensures safe, reliable, and compliant operation of all buildings, production equipment, utilities, and environmental systems. The division specializes in stretch forming, metal-to-metal bonding, chemical milling, phosphoric anodize, and CNC machining, and operates complex systems including chemical processing, wastewater treatment, autoclaves, and heavy-duty compressors.This position leads site-wide maintenance and EHS programs, ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, and all regulatory requirements, while building a strong safety culture and driving operational uptime, quality, and cost efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or related field (preferred)
- 7+ years of progressive maintenance/facilities/EHS experience in aerospace or complex manufacturing, with 3+ years in a leadership role
- Experience with environmental permitting, regulatory audits, and incident investigations
- Proven success leading safety and environmental cultural change
- Strong leadership and supervisory skills with ability to shape safety culture
- Technical expertise in industrial maintenance, chemical processing, wastewater treatment, HVAC, and compressed air systems
- Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and state/local EHS regulations
- Familiarity with CNC machinery and aerospace manufacturing equipment
- Proficient in CMMS and EHS management systems, budgeting, and project management
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and change management skills
- Frequent walking of production floor, climbing stairs, and occasional lifting up to 50 lbs
- Ability to respond to off-hours emergencies
Nice To Haves
- ERP/MRP system experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Serve as primary site leader for maintenance, facilities, and EHS
- Develop and execute site strategies for asset reliability, facility integrity, and EHS performance
- Align maintenance and EHS initiatives with operational and business goals
- Promote a proactive safety-first culture throughout the site
- Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production and facility systems
- Ensure uptime of critical utilities (autoclaves, HVAC, compressors, process water, power distribution)
- Oversee operation and compliance of wastewater treatment, chemical processing, and hazardous waste systems
- Plan and lead equipment and facility capital projects and upgrades
- Lead all site EHS programs, policies, and procedures
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, state, and local regulations
- Maintain environmental permits and documentation (air, water, waste, SPCC, stormwater)
- Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, and job hazard analyses; drive corrective actions
- Oversee employee safety training, emergency drills, and certification compliance
- Act as primary contact for regulatory inspections and reporting
- Lead and develop a team of maintenance technicians, facilities personnel, and EHS staff
- Build a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Manage third-party contractors and vendors, ensuring safe and compliant performance
- Negotiate service agreements and manage contractor execution for maintenance and EHS projects
- Develop and manage maintenance, facilities, and EHS budgets
- Monitor spending, drive cost reduction, and justify capital expenditures
- Use CMMS and EHS systems data to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and improve safety performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
