Maintenance Manager – Burnsville, MN

Responsibilities

• Supervise maintenance personnel and establish priorities in maintenance schedules
• Ensure all work is completed safely, accurately, and in accordance with company safety programs, policies, and procedures
• Maintain manufacturing assets and facilities, manage parts inventory, purchase orders, invoice approvals, and departmental budget
• Troubleshoot, train, and collaborate with the maintenance team on the production floor
• Develop and implement Preventive Maintenance Programs
• Ensure compliance with company policies and all city, state, and federal regulations related to facility maintenance
• Monitor high-pressure boilers to support safe and efficient manufacturing operations
• Rebuild and maintain equipment including motors, pumps, agitators, piping, valves, and other process equipment
• Evaluate repair needs and determine cost-effective solutions, including outside services when appropriate
• Read and interpret schematics and diagrams to troubleshoot electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and piping systems
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with plant operations
• Lead equipment readiness reviews prior to campaigns, startups, and critical production runs
• Partner with Operations to define and maintain “Ready to Run” standards for critical equipment
• Analyze and resolve maintenance issues; support team members in problem solving
• Lead assigned capital projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Prepare written troubleshooting guides
• Serve as Chief Boiler Operator
• Provide coverage during maintenance technician PTO as needed
• Maintain periodic night-shift presence for training and oversight (at least monthly)
• Provide work assignments, expectations, training, coaching, and performance feedback
• Demonstrate and promote company values related to people, safety, and continuous improvement
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Own and continuously improve the site Reliability Program
• Develop and maintain equipment criticality rankings and risk-based maintenance strategies
• Balance preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance with a goal of reducing reactive maintenance year over year
• Audit PM effectiveness and revise strategies based on failure trends and operating conditions
• Maintain failure history and lead root cause analysis (RCA) for major or repeat failures
• Ensure uptime, MTBF, and MTTR targets are achieved for critical assets

• Maintenance Electrician License required or strongly preferred
• Boiler License required (1A, 1B, or Chief License A or
  
  B)
• Associate’s degree or equivalent technical training with 5+ years of related experience
• Minimum of 8 years of maintenance leadership or managerial experience
• Strong multi-trade background (mechanical, electrical, plumbing preferred)
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and customer-service mindset
• Experience with regulatory compliance preferred
• Willingness to work approximately 50 hours per week; on-call availability required for critical issues
• Approximately 50% hands-on floor work / 50% managerial duties