Senior Manager, Maintenance

Chromalloy•Phoenix, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Maintenance will lead maintenance, facilities, utilities, reliability, and infrastructure activities for Chromalloy’s Phoenix aerospace manufacturing operation. The role sets the site’s maintenance and asset reliability strategy, improves equipment performance and uptime, and develops a high-performing organization that supports current production and future growth. The position oversees maintenance and facility operations, capital improvement initiatives, environmental and regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. It partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and site leadership to improve safety, reliability, delivery, and operational performance. The role is on-site in Phoenix, Arizona. The position leads maintenance and facilities strategy and teams; manages preventive, predictive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance programs; improves asset reliability and maintenance systems; oversees facility utilities and environmental systems; delivers capital projects and site improvements; and manages compliance, safety, budgets, vendors, and contractors. It also serves on the site leadership team and contributes to strategic planning, operational reviews, and risk mitigation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, Facilities Management, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive maintenance and facilities experience in a manufacturing environment.
At least 5 years leading supervisors, skilled trades, engineers, or maintenance professionals.
Demonstrated experience leading maintenance, reliability, and facility operations in a complex manufacturing environment.
Experience managing maintenance budgets, capital projects, vendors, and cross-functional improvement initiatives.
Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), CMMS systems, industrial electrical and mechanical systems, automation and PLC-based equipment, root cause analysis, and Lean or continuous improvement methods.
Ability to influence across functions, lead change, make data-informed decisions, and balance safety, reliability, cost, risk, and production priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing industry.
Experience supporting FAA Repair Stations and/or NADCAP-regulated operations.
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP).
Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Lean certification.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience overseeing wastewater treatment or environmental compliance programs.
Experience supporting a large-scale facility or multiple sites.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the site’s maintenance, facilities, and reliability strategy in alignment with operational priorities and growth plans.
Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners, technicians, contractors, and facilities personnel; build capability through succession and workforce planning, technical development, and clear performance expectations.
Serve as a member of the site leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, operational reviews, and risk mitigation.
Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance programs for manufacturing equipment and facility systems.
Use KPIs including OEE, MTBF, MTTR, preventive maintenance compliance, downtime, and maintenance cost to identify priorities and measure results.
Lead root-cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective actions for recurring equipment failures.
Improve CMMS effectiveness, work order management, maintenance planning, spare-parts strategy, and asset lifecycle management.
Oversee electrical distribution, HVAC, compressed air, wastewater treatment, plumbing, fire protection, and other critical utilities.
Ensure facility assets are compliant, reliable, and capable of supporting current and future business needs.
Manage environmental systems and compliance activities related to wastewater, hazardous materials, and permitting.
Develop and manage maintenance and facilities capital plans.
Lead equipment installations, infrastructure upgrades, facility expansions, and modernization initiatives; manage project scope, budgets, timelines, vendors, and implementation in partnership with Engineering and Operations.
Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, FAA, environmental, quality, and corporate requirements.
Lead maintenance safety programs covering LOTO, confined space, electrical safety, machine guarding, contractor safety, and risk assessments.
Manage the maintenance operating budget and capital expenditure plans; identify cost and productivity opportunities and ensure effective use of labor, materials, vendors, and contractors.
Support audits and regulatory inspections while promoting a proactive, zero-incident culture.