About this role
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. Job Overview The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the maintenance and reliability strategy for the plant’s production assets, ensuring equipment availability, safety, and operational efficiency. This role drives TPM initiatives, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, continuous improvement efforts, and effective resource management to support productivity, quality, safety, and cost objectives.
- What your background should look like Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Master’s degree or specialization in Maintenance, Reliability, Manufacturing, Operations, or Business Administration is preferred.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams.
- Proven experience implementing and managing TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) programs.
- Strong experience in preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance management.
- Experience managing maintenance budgets, spare parts inventories, and external contractors.
- Experience leading continuous improvement, automation, and equipment modernization projects.
- Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing environments and performance-driven operations.
- Technical and business English proficiency preferred.
- Strong knowledge of CMMS systems, asset reliability, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, RCA, and EHS requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability and availability.
- Monitor equipment performance, respond to failures, and drive rapid recovery of production assets.
- Coordinate maintenance activities with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and other support functions.
- Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) standards, including LOTO procedures and risk assessments.
- Develop, coach, and lead maintenance personnel to achieve operational and performance objectives.
- Design, implement, and monitor preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve asset reliability.
- Analyze equipment performance, downtime, OEE, quality losses, and maintenance KPIs to identify improvement opportunities.
- Manage maintenance budgets, contractor services, and critical spare parts inventories.
- Lead TPM, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and Root Cause Analysis initiatives to eliminate recurring failures and improve productivity.
- Support capital investment projects, automation initiatives, equipment upgrades, and plant expansion programs.
- Establish maintenance priorities, allocate resources, and approve corrective actions within authorized limits.
- Make decisions to stop or intervene in equipment operation when safety, quality, environmental, or operational risks are identified.
- Preferred Competencies Maintenance and reliability strategy development.
- Asset performance optimization.
- TPM leadership and deployment.
- Lean Manufacturing implementation.
- Root Cause Analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
- Operational risk management.
- Automation and technology project leadership.
- Cost optimization and budget control.
- Data-driven decision-making.
- Strong leadership, communication, teamwork, negotiation, and change management skills.
Talent development and coaching mindset. ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn , Facebook , WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
WHAT TE CONNECTIVITY OFFERS
- We are pleased to offer you an exciting total package that can also be flexibly adapted to changing life situations - the well-being of our employees is our top priority!
- Competitive Salary Package
- Performance-Based Bonus Plans
- Health and Wellness Incentives
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Community Outreach Programs / Charity Events
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