Maintenance Manager

FXI•Auburn, IN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance function, providing proactive, predictive, and reactive maintenance support for production equipment and facility infrastructure. The role creates maintenance schedules and ensures work is completed on time and to standard. It improves operational effectiveness by increasing equipment reliability, reducing unplanned downtime, and extending mean time between failures (MTBF), while delivering projects on time and within budget. The manager drives key performance indicators and ensures health, safety, and environmental requirements are met. The role leads, mentors, and develops the maintenance team; establishes technical best practices, policies, and procedures; and champions continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principles. It identifies deficiencies and recommends changes to training, work practices, and processes, using data and digital tools to guide maintenance decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of work experience, training, and/or education may be considered.
At least five years of manufacturing shop floor experience.
Prior project management experience.
Demonstrated machine and equipment troubleshooting skills, including root cause analysis.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts, continuous improvement, and problem-solving methodologies.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, manufacturing software, SAP, and a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
Basic working knowledge of PLCs, preferably Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation, sufficient to support troubleshooting and diagnostics; PLC programming is not required.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis.
Knowledge of maintenance data analytics.

Responsibilities

Manage capital projects, including scope, specifications, design, costs, milestones, and the installation, commissioning, startup, and debugging of new production equipment.
Coordinate and manage outside contractors and vendors, including their safety compliance and work quality.
Respond to emergencies, unplanned problems, and equipment failures, and lead root cause analyses to prevent recurrence.
Adapt preventive and condition-based maintenance tools, procedures, and strategies to improve equipment utilization, reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness while monitoring and controlling maintenance costs.
Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair services, following manufacturer instructions and established procedures and requesting specialized service as needed.
Work with vendors to source parts and evaluate cost-effective alternatives to OEM parts; design and test improved parts; and upgrade obsolete or unsupported electronics and controls.
Lead, coach, and direct shift technicians, including skills development, cross-training, and succession planning.
Serve as a resource for workplace safety, including OSHA requirements, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, and electrical safety.
Lead continuous improvement using lean manufacturing and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles.
Manage the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), maintaining accurate work orders, asset records, and preventive maintenance plans, and use maintenance data and KPIs to prioritize work and support decisions.
Manage the maintenance budget and MRO spare parts inventory, ensuring critical spares are available while controlling carrying costs.
Review changes to engineering prints and maintenance and manufacturing work instructions for quality and adherence to manufacturing and engineering practices.
Participate as a functional member of new product development teams, supporting design controls, providing technical assistance, and ensuring validation activities are completed.
Participate in and lead safety initiatives and promote FXI’s safety culture throughout the facility.