Maintenance Manager

Cushman & Wakefield•Carteret, NJ

15d•$107,100 - $126,000

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager leads the facility’s maintenance program, ensuring efficient operations, continuous improvement, and high-quality maintenance services that support the client’s operational goals. The role serves as a bridge between upper and lower management and the client, and offers potential career progression into senior and regional maintenance management, reliability program management, building wellness management, and other operational roles. A typical day may include leading team briefings; reviewing, prioritizing, and assigning preventive and corrective maintenance work orders; conducting facility walkthroughs; overseeing safety compliance, training, audits, and inspections; analyzing maintenance data and reliability trends; reporting findings; coaching and developing technicians; coordinating with facility managers, operations leaders, vendors, and corporate partners; and leading emergency responses to reduce operational downtime.

Requirements

At least 5 years of leadership experience, including managing technician KPIs and holding others accountable for goals and KPIs.
Previous experience in maintenance management or a similar leadership role.
Four-year degree in a relevant field.
Strong leadership skills to inspire, motivate, and guide teams while fostering accountability and collaboration.
Strong commitment to safety and understanding of safety regulations, protocols, and procedures.
Excellent communication skills for working with internal teams, external vendors, and facility stakeholders.
Ability to build and develop a high-performing maintenance team.

Nice To Haves

Additional certifications in maintenance management, safety management, or related areas.

Responsibilities

Lead team briefings covering priorities, safety updates, and maintenance issues.
Review and prioritize preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and repair work orders; assign tasks to technicians based on skills and availability.
Conduct facility walkthroughs to identify maintenance issues, equipment malfunctions, safety hazards, and cleanliness concerns, and develop plans to address them.
Oversee compliance with safety protocols, procedures, and regulations, including safety training, audits, and inspections.
Analyze maintenance data, performance metrics, and equipment reliability trends to identify process improvements, cost reductions, and efficiency gains.
Generate reports and communicate findings to management and stakeholders.
Supervise, guide, and support maintenance technicians; conduct performance evaluations, training, and coaching.
Recruit and develop maintenance team talent and foster employee engagement and retention.
Coordinate maintenance activities and resolve issues with internal teams, vendors, facility stakeholders, and corporate partners.
Lead emergency responses, mobilize resources, coordinate repairs, and minimize downtime.