Manufacturing Maintenance Manager

T1 Energy • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

T1 Energy is hiring a Manufacturing Maintenance Manager to lead equipment reliability and maintenance operations at its high-volume, 24/7 solar module manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas. The role supports more than 1,500 pieces of production equipment and more than 100 employees, with responsibility for maximizing uptime, operational stability, and long-term asset performance while meeting plant safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

The manager will establish reliability strategy and structured maintenance systems, optimize the CMMS, plan the workforce, govern safety compliance including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), manage budgets, and lead continuous improvement. The role requires developing high-performing teams across multiple shifts and fostering accountability, ownership, safety, and continuous improvement. It partners with EHS, Production, Process Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure equipment capability supports plant capacity and long-term growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, or equipment engineering in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• 3–5 or more years in a leadership or management role.
• Experience leading maintenance teams in 24/7 operations.
• Strong experience implementing and managing CMMS platforms.
• Demonstrated ownership of LOTO programs and safety compliance.
• Proven record of improving uptime, reliability, and maintenance performance.
• Experience managing budgets and performance metrics.
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• OSHA 30 Certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing large equipment portfolios; 1,500 or more assets preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a reliability strategy for 24/7 operations to improve equipment uptime, lifecycle management, and asset sustainability.
• Own and optimize the CMMS, including asset hierarchy, preventive maintenance scheduling, work order discipline, data integrity, reporting, and data-driven improvement.
• Establish and manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Standardize maintenance planning and scheduling to improve schedule compliance and accountability.
• Promote maintenance safety and ensure compliance with OSHA standards and LOTO procedures; lead LOTO audits, training, and energy-control program improvements.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop supervisors, planners, engineers, and technicians; establish performance expectations and succession planning.
• Own and report KPIs including OEE, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance cost, PM compliance, and work order backlog.
• Use root cause analysis and reliability tools to drive measurable performance improvements.
• Develop and manage the maintenance operating budget, controlling labor, spare parts, contractor services, and capital expenditures.
• Develop a critical spare parts strategy and optimize inventory in relation to production risk, asset criticality, reliability, and working capital.
• Support installation, ramp-up, and stabilization of new production lines and major upgrades; ensure maintenance readiness through training, documentation, and CMMS integration.
• Partner with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to align equipment performance with operational targets and production planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager