Machine Maintenance Manager

Cretex Medical•Coon Rapids, MN

About The Position

The Machine Maintenance Manager oversees the maintenance, reliability, and safe operation of production machinery and equipment. The role leads the machine maintenance team, develops preventive and predictive maintenance programs, minimizes equipment downtime, and supports efficient, safe machine operation. The manager coordinates maintenance with Production, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Facilities Maintenance, and manages maintenance resources, budgets, vendors, and contractors. The position is based in a standard manufacturing environment, with regular time on the manufacturing floor. Periodic availability on nights, weekends, and holidays is required for emergency response. The listed annual pay range is USD $100,000 to $150,000. Benefits vary by hours worked and eligibility: all employees have access to a 401(k) with company match, onsite health clinics, a discretionary holiday bonus program, Cretex University, an employee assistance program, a wellness program, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave. Employees working 20 or more hours per week may access medical, dental and vision insurance, health and dependent care accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and discretionary profit sharing. Employees working 30 or more hours per week may access parental leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability, company-provided life insurance, and tuition assistance.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 7 years of advanced industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience.
At least 2 years of maintenance supervisory or management experience.
Strong working knowledge of CMMS administration, work-order management, equipment history, preventive maintenance scheduling, maintenance backlog management, and KPI reporting.
Experience using equipment failure and maintenance data to prioritize corrective actions and reliability improvements.
Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, and industrial automation.
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance and CMMS systems.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.
Strong knowledge of workplace safety and maintenance best practices.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and prioritize and multitask.
Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs and ladders, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Periodic availability on nights, weekends, and holidays for emergency response.

Responsibilities

Manage and supervise machine maintenance technicians and contractors.
Lead implementation, standardization, and continuous improvement of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program.
Ensure preventive maintenance activities are scheduled, assigned, completed on time, documented, and verified for effectiveness.
Review overdue preventive maintenance work and maintenance backlog, identify constraints, and escalate risks to production equipment availability.
Review preventive maintenance tasks and frequencies to eliminate ineffective work, address recurring failures, and improve reliability.
Schedule and prioritize maintenance activities to minimize production downtime.
Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment issues.
Establish and enforce CMMS work-order standards, including accurate problem descriptions, failure classifications, corrective actions, labor hours, parts used, and work-order closure.
Maintain equipment hierarchies, asset information, preventive maintenance schedules, critical spare-parts records, and maintenance history in the CMMS.
Use CMMS and machine-performance data to track KPIs, identify recurring failures, prioritize reliability improvements, and support maintenance planning.
Manage spare parts, tools, maintenance supplies, and inventory.
Coordinate equipment installation, modification, and commissioning projects.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, company safety policies, and applicable regulations.
Develop maintenance procedures, checklists, and standard operating procedures.
Work with Facilities Maintenance, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Safety departments.
Train and develop machine maintenance personnel.
Manage machine maintenance budgets and identify opportunities to reduce operating costs.
Evaluate vendors, contractors, and service providers.

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with company match contribution.
Onsite health clinics.
Discretionary holiday bonus program based on years of service.
Cretex University.
24/7 employee assistance program, including access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost.
Wellness program with incentives.
Employee death benefit.
Employee sick and safe leave.
For employees working 20 or more hours per week: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers, dental insurance, vision insurance, pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts, paid holidays, paid time off, and discretionary profit sharing.
For employees working 30 or more hours per week: parental leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, company-provided life insurance, and tuition assistance programs.