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Maintenance Manager

Company: The Judge Group | Location: Syracuse, New York | Posted: Aug 21, 2026

Job Summary

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Maintenance Manager in Syracuse, NY area! They will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of the company's equipment and facilities by effectively managing a team of multi-craft technicians, planners, and administration personnel in the implementation and execution of maintenance programs and strategies.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead a plant maintenance team-including planners, parts room coordinators, and multi-craft technicians-in planning and executing machine and system maintenance activities.
  • Create and implement maintenance strategies for equipment, process systems, and facilities to improve uptime and reduce overall maintenance costs.
  • Partner with plant leadership and operations teams to identify, evaluate, and prioritize maintenance needs.
  • Perform root cause analyses and failure mode investigations to resolve equipment and production system reliability issues.
  • Work with Maintenance and Engineering Management to develop, update, and optimize preventive maintenance procedures and schedules.
  • Establish and maintain accurate reliability metrics to monitor performance, track improvements, and ensure long-term sustainability.
  • Provide technical guidance to maintenance technicians to support rapid resolution of downtime events and reliability concerns.
  • Design and deliver training programs, skill-progression paths, and development curriculum for maintenance technicians.
  • Build and oversee a comprehensive maintenance program aligned with business needs and focused on maximizing equipment performance.
  • Enhance existing PM/PdM programs to increase equipment uptime and minimize unplanned outages.
  • Use CMMS and data-analysis tools to support maintenance planning and ensure accurate documentation of equipment performance and maintenance history.
  • Supervise maintenance personnel to ensure timely, high-quality completion of work.
  • Develop and manage maintenance and MRO budgets, including planning, inventory strategy, and scheduling of maintenance activities.
  • Ensure adherence to safety regulations and foster a strong safety culture within the maintenance team.
  • Identify and manage requirements for spare parts, supplies, and materials inventory.
  • Enforce OSHA safety standards by providing training on proper and safe operating procedures.
  • Contribute to the creation of manuals, instructions, and training materials; train staff on new procedures and methods.
  • Respond to emergency maintenance situations as needed, including those occurring outside normal working hours.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Reliability Engineering, a related field
  • 10+ years of equivalent maintenance management experience in an automated industrial setting.
  • 5+ years experience with industrial controls programming and/or troubleshooting (Allen Bradley/Rockwell preferred)

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