Maintenance Manager

Evonik•Lafayette, IN

19d

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager supervises maintenance supervisors within a single service department operating across multiple shifts, ensuring timely and effective delivery of quality services. The work may include janitorial, caretaker, manual maintenance, carpentry, painting, and plumbing activities. The role leads the maintenance organization and develops maintenance strategies aligned with site and business priorities, supporting safe, reliable, high-quality 24/7 operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering discipline and at least seven years of maintenance experience; 15 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree and experience combination.
Demonstrated leadership and managerial capability in coaching, performance management, succession planning, workload management, employee development, and aligning teams to shared objectives.
Broad knowledge of plant design, production operations, maintenance and project management, equipment reliability, mechanical integrity, and applicable policies and standards.
Ability to analyze problems, troubleshoot equipment and systems, resolve issues proactively and reactively, and deliver continuous improvement results.
Strong interpersonal, influencing, conflict-resolution, cross-functional collaboration, oral and written communication skills, attention to detail, and disciplined documentation practices.
Strong working knowledge of SAP, performance metrics, planning tools, and maintenance systems.
Experience managing contractors, budgets, capital and expense plans, and customer service priorities in a safe, compliant manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

10 years of supervisory experience, preferably leading a large manufacturing organization with 24/7 shift coverage.
10 years of experience in a cGMP-regulated environment.
Prior department experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the Maintenance organization through workforce and workload planning, performance management, coaching, succession planning, employee development, and alignment to shared objectives.
Develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term maintenance strategies aligned with site, business line, customer, asset, and investment priorities.
Oversee preventive, corrective, emergency, and project maintenance for safe, reliable, high-quality 24/7 operations.
Drive equipment reliability, mechanical integrity, troubleshooting, system improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce cost and increase productivity.
Ensure maintenance activities meet cGMP, engineering standards, ESHS requirements, company policies, documentation practices, and inspection-readiness expectations.
Reinforce a strong safety culture through contractor safety, training, hazard reporting, PPE, and safe work practices.
Manage maintenance operating budgets, expense and capital plans, headcount, contracts, material purchases, schedules, quality, and plant operability within delegated authority.
Oversee maintenance and construction contractors and vendor relationships, ensuring external resources meet safety, quality, cost, service, and performance expectations.
Monitor and act on KPIs, including preventive maintenance completion, emergency response, training, overtime, spending, compliance actions, and service delivery.
Partner with Production, Laboratories, Utilities, Engineering, Quality, Safety, Purchasing, Finance, and other stakeholders to resolve equipment and documentation issues and meet customer needs.