Senior Maintenance Manager
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About the Role
The Senior Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and managing all maintenance activities across the manufacturing facility to ensure maximum equipment reliability, oper.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement maintenance strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure equipment reliability and operational excellence
- Lead and manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs across all plant equipment and facilities
- Ensure timely response and resolution of equipment breakdowns to minimize production downtime
- Monitor equipment performance and establish maintenance KPIs to drive continuous improvement
- Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and resource allocation
- Implement reliability centered maintenance (RCM) and root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies
- Lead initiatives to improve equipment availability, efficiency, and lifespan
- Support Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and continuous improvement projects
- Ensure proper maintenance of cable manufacturing equipment including wire drawing, stranding, extrusion, armoring, cabling, and testing machines
- Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance engineers, supervisors, technicians, and contractors
- Prepare and manage the annual maintenance budget and control maintenance costs
- Ensure compliance with company HSE policies and local regulatory requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 10 15 years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
- At least 5 years in a senior maintenance leadership role
- Experience in cable manufacturing, metals, heavy industry, or continuous process manufacturing is highly preferred
- Professional certifications such as CMRP, PMP, or Maintenance Management certifications are preferred
- Proven experience managing large maintenance teams and complex industrial assets
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Job Overview
- The Senior Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and managing all maintenance activities across the manufacturing facility
- Ensures maximum equipment reliability, operational efficiency, safety, and production continuity
- Oversees preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for production machinery, utilities, and facility infrastructure
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement maintenance strategies, policies, and procedures
- Lead and manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs
- Ensure timely response and resolution of equipment breakdowns
- Monitor equipment performance and establish maintenance KPIs
- Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and resource allocation
- Implement reliability centered maintenance (RCM) and root cause analysis (RCA)
- Lead initiatives to improve equipment availability, efficiency, and lifespan
- Support Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and continuous improvement projects
- Ensure proper maintenance of cable manufacturing equipment
- Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance team
- Prepare and manage annual maintenance budget
- Ensure compliance with HSE policies and regulatory requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- Master's degree is an advantage
- Professional certifications such as CMRP, PMP, or Maintenance Management certifications are preferred
Experience
- Minimum 10–15 years of maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
- At least 5 years in a senior maintenance leadership role
- Experience in cable manufacturing, metals, heavy industry, or continuous process manufacturing is highly preferred
- Proven experience managing large maintenance teams and complex industrial assets
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