Reliability Manager
Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager
Location: Florence, KY
Work Model: Onsite | 24/7 Manufacturing Operation
Compensation: Competitive Base Salary + Comprehensive Benefits
About the Opportunity
A leading building materials manufacturer is seeking a Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives at a high-performing manufacturing facility in Florence, Kentucky. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines reliability engineering, capital project leadership, and floor-level troubleshooting to support world-class manufacturing performance.
What You'll Do
- Lead a Maintenance Supervisor, 8 multi-skilled technicians, and a FAME apprentice.
- Drive reliability improvements through Predictive Maintenance (PdM), RCCA, and Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
- Own equipment reliability for production assets, utilities, facilities, and controls.
- Improve OEE, first-pass yield, and overall asset performance.
- Lead capital projects from justification through implementation.
- Manage maintenance budgets, MRO inventory, contractors, and vendor relationships.
- Support PSM, RMP, LOTOTO, environmental compliance, and mechanical integrity programs.
- Serve as the site's primary technical resource for complex electrical and mechanical troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with other manufacturing facilities to share best practices and solve operational challenges.
What You'll Bring
- Engineering degree or equivalent technical experience.
- 7-10+ years of manufacturing experience.
- Minimum 5 years in reliability, engineering, or maintenance leadership.
- Proven experience leading maintenance supervisors and technician teams.
- Strong Predictive Maintenance, RCCA, and reliability engineering expertise.
- Hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting capability.
- Capital project management and budget ownership experience.
- Experience with SAP, CMMS platforms, and manufacturing data systems.
- Lean Manufacturing expertise in continuous-process environments.
- Preferred certifications such as CMRP, CRL, ARP, Lean Expert, or Six Sigma Black Belt.
Why This Role
- Lead reliability strategy for a high-performing manufacturing operation.
- Significant impact on plant performance, uptime, and operational excellence.
- Ownership of capital improvements and maintenance strategy.
- Visible leadership role with growth potential.
- Strong benefits package including healthcare, retirement savings, parental leave, and educational assistance.
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