Job Description

Maintenance Manager

Permanent

About Heraeus Electro-Nite

How do steel makers save energy and become more sustainable? How do foundries become more efficient and optimize their processes? Heraeus Electro-Nite (HEN) provides solutions for the molten metal industry. We lead the market with our innovations since the 1950s. As a global company with 25 locations and approximately 4,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to the sustainable growth of our teams and sites.
Heraeus Electro-Nite, headquartered in Houthalen (Belgium), is part of the Heraeus Group. The Technology Group delivers world-class quality in the areas of Precious Metals, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, Heraeus employs around 15,100 employees in 40 countries. 

Your role and responsibilities:

- We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead and develop our maintenance team in a high-tech manufacturing environment in Hartland, Wisconsin. This role will be responsible for building a structured, proactive maintenance program that improves equipment reliability, supports safe and efficient production, and reduces unplanned downtime. The ideal candidate is a hands-on people leader who can strengthen preventive maintenance, work-order planning, CMMS utilization, and performance tracking while partnering closely with production, engineering, and outside contractors.
Safely and productively maintain all production equipment to ensure its consistent and optimum working order to meet production needs.
Maintain and improve the building’s structure, facility equipment/machinery and systems.
Manage and coordinate activities of the maintenance team and outside contractors by implementing and utilizing a structured work order system.
Develop, implement, and manage a preventive maintenance and inventory program which will reduce machine breakdowns and downtime.
Establish KPI metrics and use them to measure maintenance and machine performance, make informed decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
Work with the engineering team and production supervisors on new and existing equipment and a variety of other capital improvement projects.

What is required for this role:

Experience in an equivalent role.
Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical or related engineering discipline.
A talented, effective leader with experience building and motivating a maintenance team and creating a structured workflow system and cross training program.
Has successfully implemented a CMMS.
Has established maintenance KPI metrics and used them to drive continuous improvement.
Has managed both internal employees and external contractors.
Has automated manufacturing experience.
Background in electrical, mechanical, HVAC, tool and die, machining, pneumatics, electronics, gas, metal fab, welding, and hydraulics.
Building and grounds maintenance experience.
Experience with managing assets, capital improvements and engineering projects.
SAP experience

What about you?

If you have further questions, please contact hen_globalrecruitment@heraeus.com or visit our website at jobs.heraeus.com We look forward to receiving your documents by reference code 59905 via our online application portal.

ReqID: 59905

About Heraeus

Heraeus is a globally active, family-owned technology group. Based in Hanau, Germany, the company comprises 15 operating companies whose products and services span the Business Areas of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics, and Industrials. In fiscal year 2024, Heraeus generated revenues of €29.4 billion and employed roughly 15,200 people across 40 countries. This makes Heraeus one of the top ten largest family-owned enterprises in Germany.

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

Hanau, DE

Year Founded

1851

Website

heraeus.com

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