Industrial Maintenance Manager
About The Position
Bennett Heat Treating & Brazing Co., Inc. is seeking an experienced, self-directed Maintenance Manager to oversee production-equipment and facility-maintenance activities. Despite the title, this is an individual-contributor role with no direct reports. The position involves personally troubleshooting, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining electrical and mechanical systems throughout the facility, including 480V AC and DC electrical systems, water and vacuum pumps, furnace elements, fans, hydraulics, and other industrial equipment. The Maintenance Manager maintains repair and preventive-maintenance records, manages maintenance activities and MRO inventory, supports quality and safety initiatives, and assists with corrective actions. The current workload is approximately 40% preventive maintenance and 60% emergency or corrective repair. A key objective is to improve the established maintenance program and move the facility toward a predominantly preventive, reliability-focused model. The company provides on-site training on its facility-specific furnace systems; previous vacuum furnace experience is advantageous but not required.
Requirements
- At least four years of industrial, manufacturing, production, or facility-maintenance experience.
- Hands-on electrical troubleshooting experience and ability to safely work with or around 480V AC and DC electrical systems.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair experience.
- Experience maintaining pumps, motors, fans, hydraulic systems, or comparable industrial equipment.
- Knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Ability to independently diagnose equipment failures.
- Familiarity with maintenance planning and MRO inventory.
- Strong understanding of industrial safety practices.
- Willingness to work in an industrial environment.
- Ability to maintain accurate repair, inspection, and preventive-maintenance records.
- Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills; self-directed work style, initiative, and perseverance.
- Ability to prioritize multiple maintenance requests.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively with Operations, Production, Quality, management, contractors, and vendors.
- Willingness to occasionally support urgent repairs outside regular working hours.
Nice To Haves
- Vacuum furnace maintenance experience.
- Experience with vacuum pumps and furnace heating elements.
- PLC troubleshooting experience.
- Hydraulics and pneumatics experience.
- Welding experience.
- HVAC maintenance experience.
- Predictive maintenance experience.
- Experience supporting a Quality Management System.
- Experience with corrective action requests and root-cause analysis.
- Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems.
- Lockout/tagout training.
- Previous maintenance leadership or facility-ownership experience.
- Technical education, apprenticeship, license, or certification in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, mechanical systems, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, inspect, and repair electrical failures in production and facility equipment, including systems up to 480V AC and DC voltage.
- Inspect electrical components and wiring; use appropriate testing equipment; replace defective components; identify recurring failures and recommend corrective actions; report unsafe conditions; and coordinate specialized electrical work with qualified contractors.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical systems and production equipment, including pumps, motors, fans, hydraulic equipment, bearings, seals, belts, valves, and related components.
- Inspect equipment for wear, vibration, leaks, overheating, unusual noise, and other failure indicators; support alignment, adjustment, lubrication, and component replacement; and assess whether equipment should be repaired, rebuilt, or replaced.
- Perform routine and corrective maintenance on vacuum furnaces and related systems, investigate vacuum leaks and performance issues, coordinate downtime with Operations and Production, and document inspections, repairs, and preventive maintenance.
- Maintain and improve the preventive maintenance program; schedule and complete inspections and other planned tasks; track failures; adjust maintenance intervals when appropriate; apply predictive methods when practical; and recommend reliability improvements.
- Respond to production-equipment failures, prioritize repairs based on safety, production, quality, and equipment criticality, communicate downtime and repair status, test equipment after repairs, and escalate needs for vendor or contractor support.
- Schedule and complete routine and emergency facility maintenance; inspect building systems and infrastructure; coordinate repairs involving utilities, lighting, electrical and mechanical systems, plumbing, HVAC, and structural components; and monitor contractor work.
- Maintain organized MRO inventory, identify critical spare parts, monitor stock levels and reorder points, plan repairs, coordinate parts purchasing with approved vendors, and document part usage and replacement history.
- Perform maintenance in accordance with machine and Quality Management System requirements; maintain accurate records; support audits; participate in root-cause analysis; assist with corrective action requests; and implement and document approved corrective actions.
- Follow safety procedures, including lockout/tagout and hazardous-energy-control procedures; secure equipment before maintenance; report and help resolve safety and environmental concerns; and help ensure contractors follow facility safety requirements.
- Maintain daily maintenance logs, preventive-maintenance schedules, completion records, open maintenance requests, failure and repair details, downtime, follow-up actions, and records needed for quality, safety, and audits.
- Identify opportunities to improve reliability, workflow, safety, and efficiency; help standardize procedures and documentation; train employees on equipment care, basic troubleshooting, and maintenance-related safety when appropriate; and share technical knowledge with other teams.
- Occasionally support urgent repairs outside regular working hours.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
