Maintenance Manager (Contract)
Job Location:
Garden Grove, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet.With over 16000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
The Maintenance Manager (Contract) provides interim leadership for the Garden Grove Facilities and Maintenance organization during a leave-of-absence coverage assignment. This role is responsible for directing maintenance supervisors maintenance personnel and contractors to ensure the safe compliant and reliable operation of manufacturing equipment facilities systems utilities and supporting infrastructure.
The successful candidate will maintain operational continuity through effective maintenance execution preventive maintenance compliance equipment recovery contractor oversight resource planning and stakeholder communication. This position plays a critical role in supporting safety quality delivery and overall manufacturing performance within a highly regulated aerospace and defense environment.
- Lead daily maintenance operations providing direction to maintenance supervisors and ensuring effective prioritization of resources shift coverage preventive maintenance execution and issue escalation to support uninterrupted production.
- Drive equipment reliability through preventive predictive and corrective maintenance activities ensuring rapid response to equipment facility and utility failures while implementing corrective actions that prevent recurrence and improve operational performance.
- Oversee CMMS administration and maintenance governance including work order management preventive maintenance compliance backlog control equipment history accuracy and analysis of maintenance data to identify improvement opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable safety environmental quality and regulatory requirements including LOTO electrical safety confined space hot work and contractor management while maintaining appropriate risk assessments and safe work practices.
- Lead and develop maintenance supervisors and teams by aligning labor resources communicating priorities fostering accountability and promoting a culture of safety teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Support the reliable operation of facility infrastructure and critical utilities including HVAC electrical distribution compressed air chilled water steam vacuum chemical distribution systems wastewater interfaces and general building systems.
- Coordinate maintenance support for capital projects equipment installations facility upgrades shutdowns commissioning activities and contractor-led work ensuring proper documentation preventive maintenance integration and operational handoff.
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Facilities Management Industrial Technology or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Minimum seven (7) years of experience in maintenance facilities reliability engineering manufacturing engineering or plant operations within aerospace defense chemical manufacturing or a similarly regulated industrial environment.
- Minimum five (5) years of leadership experience managing supervisors technicians skilled trades personnel contractors or multi-shift maintenance teams.
- Demonstrated experience leading maintenance operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and responding effectively to high-impact operational events.
- Strong knowledge of CMMS systems maintenance planning and scheduling preventive maintenance programs work-order management backlog control and maintenance performance metrics.
- Experience managing contractors and suppliers performing maintenance and construction activities in industrial environments.
- Must qualify as a U.S. Person in accordance with applicable export control regulations including ITAR requirements.
- Experience supporting aerospace transparency manufacturing composite manufacturing chemical processing cleanroom operations or vertically integrated manufacturing environments.
- Experience using Maintenance Connection or similar CMMS platforms.
- Knowledge of AS9100 ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 45001 customer audit requirements and regulated manufacturing documentation practices.
- Experience supporting critical utility systems and controlled manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated project management experience involving capital equipment installation facility improvements shutdown planning commissioning and contractor management.
Pay Range: $57.67/hr - $72.09/hr
Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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About Company
GKN Aerospace is a global engineering group that make essential components for industries that touch lives across the globe
