Maintenance Manager - Chemical Manufacturing Facility

Location: Baltimore, MD, USA

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function within a chemical manufacturing environment. This role plays a key part in ensuring plant reliability, safety, and overall performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in work‑order-driven maintenance systems and a commitment to implementing world‑class maintenance practices, including preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and continuously improve a work order-based maintenance program to ensure efficient planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities.
• Implement and sustain advanced maintenance strategies such as preventive and predictive maintenance, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
• Supervise, mentor, and support maintenance technicians, planners, and support staff to ensure timely, high‑quality work completion.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and safety teams to identify maintenance priorities, improve equipment reliability, and support operational excellence initiatives.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, and third‑party vendor relationships to optimize cost and ensure equipment reliability.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable environmental, health, safety (EHS), and regulatory requirements related to chemical manufacturing operations.
• Utilize a CMMS to oversee work orders, equipment history, performance metrics, and maintenance KPIs.
• Lead and support capital projects, turnarounds, and equipment upgrades.
• Drive continuous improvement using tools such as 5S, Lean, Six Sigma, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture across all maintenance activities.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Minimum 7 years of industrial maintenance experience, including at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role within a chemical or process manufacturing setting.
• Strong experience developing and managing work order systems, preferably using CMMS software (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, eMaint).
• Deep knowledge of world‑class maintenance strategies such as RCM, TPM, PdM, and Lean Maintenance.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team‑building abilities.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory and safety requirements (e.g., OSHA, PSM, EPA).
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, contractors, and cross‑functional initiatives.

Preferred

• Professional certifications such as CMRP, CRL, or PMP.
• Experience working in Process Safety Management (PSM) environments.
• Familiarity with RCA, FMEA, and other reliability engineering tools and methodologies.

What We Offer

• A workplace committed to safety and operational excellence.
• Opportunities for continuous learning, professional development, and career growth.
• A stable work environment with strong long-term business presence.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A diverse, collaborative, and positive work culture.