Maintenance Manager
Maintenance Manager
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15years
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1 Vacancy
Job Description
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a Maintenance Manager or Director to lead their maintenance operations. This role will execute the strategic reliability vision set by the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). The Maintenance Manager/Director will oversee a disciplined team responsible for uptime safety mechanical reliability and asset longevity. This is a floorforward datadriven leadership position that requires managing CMMS discipline contractor performance KPI achievement and continuous mechanical improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Lead a maintenance team with safety as the top priority followed by quality and production effectiveness.
Manage the fullscope of maintenance operations strategy team development and system performance.
Establish and continuously improve Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Programs.
Own and manage all Maintenance KPIs related to uptime cost safety and performance.
Improve MTBF eliminate chronic failures and enhance easeofmaintenance across all critical equipment.
Coordinate internal and contractor resources aligned with production schedules and project timelines.
Oversee all onsite contractors ensuring safety compliance scope of work schedule adherence and CMMS reporting.
Conduct annual contractor reviews in partnership with Purchasing and establish corrective action plans when necessary.
Collaborate with Operations and Engineering on CapEx and vendor oversight.
Support team development and hold team members accountable through performance reviews development plans and coaching.
MustHave Experience
15 years in industrial maintenance leadership with experience in wood products lumber or heavy industry preferred.
Proven success managing highwear systems: dryers pellet mills MCCs conveyors hammermills etc.
Strong CMMS background (Limble Fiix SAP PM EMaint) and maintenance planning expertise.
Leadership experience with 25 tradespeople planners and external contractors.
Demonstrated track record of KPI ownership RCA enforcement and performancebased culture building.
Education & Credentials
Minimum: Twoyear degree or equivalent coursework 8 years of industrial maintenance leadership.
Preferred: Fouryear degree in Operations Business or Engineering.
Trade certification (millwright industrial maintenance) highly valued.
Reliability certification (CMRP CRL) strongly preferred.
OSHA 30hour and full safety systems fluency required.
Leadership Profile
Handson floorpresent and resultsdriven leadership style.
Strong talent developer and coach with clear expectations and performance systems.
Skilled crossfunctional communicator and systems thinker.
Relentless in uptime improvement and mechanical problemsolving.
Visionary with experience building highcapacity programs and systems.
Compensation
Competitive base salary performance bonus
Full benefits package
Relocation available for top candidates
TopTier Fit (Direct Transferability)
Lumber & Wood Products
Perfect mechanical alignment: dryers conveyors highdust pelletizers
Tradesbased workforce with direct production uptime accountability
Pulp & Paper
Structured reliability systems strong CMMS use and deep mechanical experience
Similar organizational demands: compliance uptime performancebased culture
Biomass / Power Generation (Wood or Waste Fuel)
Familiar with thermal systems MCCs and outage coordination
Strong fit for capital project alignment and mechanical complexity
MidTier Fit (Transferable with Validation)
Oilfield (Midstream / Processing / Frac Sand / Gas Plants)
Strong safety culture and equipment familiarity (dryers compressors MCCs conveyors)
Excellent under pressure; vet for CMMS structure team development and fixedplant experience
Cement / Aggregates / Mining
Mechanically intensive with high uptime expectations
Vet for planning CMMS discipline and leadership style in shiftbased environments
Grain / Feed Mills / Ag Processing
Strong on mechanical basics and shift work but CMMS and structured reliability may vary
Vet for formal PM/PdM systems and ability to scale with complexity
Employment Type
Full Time
