Maintenance – Operations Manager (298448) Masters / OEM, Tier1 / Automotive maintenance, facilities, automation, electrical, paint shop, utilities, engineering, operations
This candidate is a senior maintenance and manufacturing operations leader with more than 22 years of experience supporting high-volume, high-complexity production environments. His background spans maintenance, facilities, automation, utilities, engineering, and operations, making him especially effective in plants where equipment reliability, downtime reduction, safety, and cultural change are critical.
He has led large, multi-shift maintenance organizations, implemented preventive and predictive maintenance systems, stabilized underperforming assets, and partnered closely with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to drive measurable improvements in uptime, cost, and throughput. He is best suited for organizations that need a strong maintenance leader who can both stabilize today’s issues and build a more disciplined, reliable operation going forward.
Core Strengths at a Glance
- Large-scale maintenance leadership (up to 160 employees)
- Preventive & Predictive Maintenance program implementation
- CMMS ownership, PM scheduling, backlog control
- Hands-on troubleshooting during critical downtime events
- Equipment relocation, installation, and commissioning
- Utilities, facilities, and energy cost management
- OSHA compliance, LOTO, and accident prevention
- Cross-functional leadership with Engineering & Operations
- Change leadership in union and non-union environments
Industry Pain Points vs. Candidate Impact
| Common Plant Pain Point | How This Candidate Solves It |
| Chronic downtime and reactive maintenance | Builds structured PM/PdM systems, improves equipment reliability, and leads root cause analysis |
| Maintenance backlog out of control | Prioritizes work orders, aligns labor to risk, and enforces scheduling discipline |
| Large maintenance team lacking consistency | Develops supervisors and skilled trades through training, accountability, and clear standards |
| Poor coordination between Maintenance and Operations | Acts as a bridge between departments, aligning maintenance strategy with production needs |
| Safety incidents and compliance exposure | Leads OSHA-compliant programs, LOTO discipline, and accident prevention initiatives |
| Rising utilities and facility costs | Oversees utilities and facilities with a focus on cost reduction and efficiency gains |
| Aging equipment and frequent breakdowns | Drives reliability modeling, spare parts strategy, and capital ROI decisions |
| Cultural resistance to change | Proven track record leading turnarounds, launches, and plant transformations |
Maintenance Leadership & Technical Capability
- Oversees all production and facility equipment
- Develops and maintains PM schedules and predictive strategies
- Expert in troubleshooting:
- Robotics, PLCs, HMIs
- Conveyors, stamping, welding systems
- Industrial ovens, utilities, boilers, HVAC
- Power distribution, substations, wastewater systems
- Manages critical spares, suppliers, and contracted maintenance
- Leads response to critical production-down situations
Safety, Compliance & Workforce Leadership
- Strong OSHA, LOTO, and environmental compliance background
- Leads accident prevention, investigation, and training programs
- Experienced with unionized skilled trades and salaried teams
- Known for fair, consistent leadership and performance accountability
- Develops talent through coaching, training, and structured expectations
Education & Business Acumen
- Master’s Degree – Manufacturing Operations
- Bachelor’s Degree – Business Administration
- Brings a balance of technical depth and business discipline
- Comfortable managing capital decisions, ROI analysis, and operational trade-offs
Ideal Fit Environments
This candidate performs best in plants that:
- Have large or complex maintenance operations
- Need to reduce downtime and stabilize equipment performance
- Are undergoing change, growth, or operational reset
- Value structured maintenance systems and accountability
- Require a leader who can work across Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Operations
Bottom Line
This is a proven maintenance and operations leader, not just a caretaker. He brings:
- Scale
- Discipline
- Technical credibility
- Change leadership
If your facility needs a Maintenance Manager who can restore reliability, improve safety, control costs, and raise the effectiveness of the maintenance organization, this candidate is exceptionally well aligned.