Senior Manager, Equipment Maintenance, Infrastructure and Facilities

Senior Manager, Equipment Maintenance, Infrastructure and Facilities

Join Energy Recovery, Inc. as a Senior Manager, Equipment Maintenance, Infrastructure and Facilities. This full‑time position is based in the San Leandro facility and is focused on driving equipment reliability, maintenance excellence, and infrastructure performance.

$146,000 – $201,000 per year

Energy Recovery builds products that limit global temperature rise, reduce carbon emissions, provide safe drinking water, and bring efficiency and sustainability to industries. Our employees enjoy a diverse, collaborative culture and extensive benefits, including health plans, paid time off, family leave, subsidized lunches, company events, and charitable giving opportunities.

• Direct and develop maintenance, infrastructure and facilities teams to ensure reliable plant operation and technical excellence.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and reliability‑centered maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime.
• Oversee infrastructure systems including power distribution, compressed air, HVAC, process utilities, and building maintenance.
• Partner closely with Production, EHS, and Quality to meet manufacturing objectives while maintaining regulatory and safety compliance.
• Manage capital projects related to equipment upgrades, facility improvements, and infrastructure expansion.
• Champion root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime, scrap, and maintenance costs.
• Drive standardization of maintenance procedures, documentation, and spare parts management through CMMS systems.
• Develop and manage annual maintenance budgets, capital planning, and cost‑control strategies.
• Build technical capability within teams through training, mentoring, and succession planning.
• All other projects and duties as assigned.

• 10+ years of progressive experience leading maintenance, reliability, and facilities teams within fast‑paced manufacturing environments.
• Proven track record implementing reliability engineering, TPM, and lean manufacturing principles to improve asset performance and reduce downtime.
• Strong technical expertise in industrial automation, utilities, facilities infrastructure, and environmental control systems.
• Experience in capital project management, cross‑functional leadership, and delivering sustainable operational improvements.
• Proactive and reliability‑based approach towards equipment maintenance and infrastructure management.
• Experience with an asset maintenance scheduling software is a plus.
• Deep understanding of equipment maintenance best practices with proven success improving yield, repeatability, and cost efficiency through structured continuous improvement.

• Health Insurance:
  Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Paid Time Off:
  Generous vacation policy, paid sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Wellness Programs:
  Mental wellness support, therapy and coaching, employee assistance program.
• Fitness Perks:
  On‑site gym, on‑site trainer, yoga classes, and gym reimbursement.
• Team Events:
  Regular team‑building activities and social events.
• Referral Bonus:
  Earn up to $1,500 for referring friends.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Paid Parental Leave.

We are an EOE/AA employer committed to workforce diversity.

The salary range for this role is $146,000 to $201,000 per year with bonus opportunity, equity grant, and other perks. This range is applicable for jobs to be performed in California and may be modified in the future.