Amerex - Maintenance Manager

McWane, Inc.•Trussville, AL

20d

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager leads Amerex’s plant maintenance organization, including shift maintenance supervisors, technicians, and facilities, under the direction of the Senior Manufacturing Technology Manager. The role is responsible for building a consistent, effective maintenance program through clear expectations, leadership development, planned work, and data-driven decisions, with the goals of improving equipment reliability and reducing downtime. The manager oversees maintenance planning and scheduling, CMMS adoption, preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability initiatives, department performance metrics, budgeting, spare parts, contractors, and service providers. The role also oversees buildings, grounds, and plant utilities, and ensures maintenance work follows health and safety policies and procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least 5 years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Proven track record of improving maintenance performance and team culture.
Hands-on experience with a CMMS, including maintenance planning and scheduling.
Working knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and reliability practices.
Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting background.
Solid understanding of building systems, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC.
Experience managing a maintenance budget and spare parts inventory.
Ability to set clear expectations and hold people accountable while building strong working relationships.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to plant leadership and the hourly workforce.
Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word, and ability to analyze and present maintenance data.
Able to work under stress related to production requirements, personnel, and the needs of other departments, using proper body mechanics.
Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.
May be exposed to hazardous materials and changes in environmental conditions, including heat and cold.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience leading supervisors.
Experience with Fiix CMMS.
Experience leading a CMMS implementation or building a maintenance planning program.
Working knowledge of PLCs and industrial controls.
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM).

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop shift Maintenance Supervisors.
Set clear performance expectations for the maintenance department.
Identify maintenance personnel skill gaps and develop training plans.
Lead and develop maintenance planning and scheduling.
Drive full implementation and adoption of the CMMS as the system of record for maintenance work.
Maintain a consistent work-request and breakdown-response process.
Focus reliability efforts on the plant’s most significant downtime and repeat-failure issues.
Continuously improve preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance programs.
Track maintenance KPIs, including unplanned downtime, PM compliance, planned versus reactive work, schedule compliance, backlog, and mean time to repair.
Partner with Production, Engineering, and Tooling to coordinate downtime response and support plant goals.
Monitor and control the maintenance budget; manage spare parts inventory, contractors, and service providers.
Oversee buildings, grounds, and plant utilities, including facility inspections and efforts to reduce utility consumption and cost.
Ensure maintenance work complies with health and safety policies and procedures, and conduct regular safety conversations.