Overview In this leadership role, you will head the Lafayette Planned Maintenance Department and align maintenance resources with plant objectives. You'll influence a matrixed organization, collaborating across teams to drive reliable equipment and proactive maintenance strategies. You'll lead continuous improvement initiatives in TPM, root cause analysis, and predictive maintenance to support operational excellence. This position offers a chance to shape maintenance culture in a safety-focused, inclusive environment.
Compensation / Benefits- competitive benefits
- development opportunities
- safe inclusive workplace
- focus on employees and stakeholders
- equal opportunity employer
Responsibilities- Lead and manage the Planned Maintenance department and workforce.
- Optimize maintenance resources and work order efficiency in a matrix organization.
- Develop and apply predictive maintenance, TPM, RCA, and control of critical processes.
- Recruit, train, and develop maintenance staff; drive professional development.
- Communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and external stakeholders.
- Set expectations to support plant and corporate strategic goals.
- Lead culture development for an incident-free, collaborative workplace.
- Drive maintenance strategy and execution for improved equipment reliability.
Key requirements- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
- Strong technical maintenance background
- Demonstrated ability to deploy and maintain TPM
- 1+ year of maintenance experience in metals industry (aluminum, steel, or similar)
- Authorized to work in the U.S. (export control/ITAR considerations)
- Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization
- Effective communication
- People leadership and motivation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Predictive maintenance
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
