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Maintenance Manager

DSJ Global

Madison, WI • 10/20/2026

Management , Skilled & Trades

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Manager

Location: Portage, WI

Compensation: $130,000 - $155,000

PLEASE READ BEFORE APPLYING: Do not apply without maintenance leadership experience in a chemical, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environment. Candidates must have experience leading maintenance teams, driving preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and improving equipment reliability in a manufacturing setting.

A leading advanced materials and specialty manufacturing organization is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function at a critical production site. This individual will be responsible for improving plant reliability, reducing downtime, developing maintenance strategies, leading a skilled maintenance team, and ensuring equipment and facilities operate safely and efficiently.

This role partners closely with operations, engineering, EHS, and site leadership teams to drive reliability improvements, optimize asset performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead all plant maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production operations.
  • Drive preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve equipment uptime and asset performance.
  • Utilize CMMS systems to plan, schedule, and optimize maintenance work.
  • Lead and develop maintenance personnel through coaching, performance management, and training initiatives.
  • Reduce equipment downtime and implement long-term reliability improvement programs.
  • Manage maintenance budgets, resources, contractors, and project priorities.
  • Partner with engineering and operations teams to support capital projects, equipment installations, and process improvements.
  • Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and operational standards.
  • Lead continuous improvement and Lean initiatives throughout the maintenance organization.
  • Optimize spare parts management and maintenance planning processes.
  • Support equipment reliability studies and identify opportunities for long-term operational improvements.
  • Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience within a chemical, pharmaceutical, or similar manufacturing environment.
  • Minimum 5 years of maintenance leadership or supervisory experience.
  • Experience managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Demonstrated success improving equipment reliability and plant performance.
  • Experience working with CMMS platforms and maintenance planning systems.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and team development skills.
  • Strong understanding of industrial maintenance practices, equipment reliability, and asset management.

Preferred Background

  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Specialty Chemicals
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Advanced Materials
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Batch or Continuous Processing Operations
  • Reliability Engineering
  • Predictive Maintenance Technologies
  • Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing manufacturing organization where reliability and operational excellence are key priorities. The position offers strong visibility across the site, the opportunity to lead a critical function, and the ability to make a measurable impact on plant performance, equipment reliability, and overall operational success.

\nCompany Description

DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients.
Working across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe.
With offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.

We believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.

Our service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.

Company Description

DSJ Global is a revolutionary search firm, specializing in the bespoke delivery of executive search solutions to clients.\r\nWorking across a number of niche industries and sectors across the US, UK, and Europe.\r\nWith offices in New York, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, London, Zurich, Berlin, Hong Kong and Singapore, DSJ Global operates on an international scale providing bespoke search packages which are unrivaled in the widespread recruitment market. Our aim is simple, to provide executive search level services which are flexible and tailored to the individual requirement of each client, on an unrivaled cost structure. We currently specialize in the areas of Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, OPEX, Finance and Human Resources.\r\n\r\nWe believe that every client should receive the benefit and accuracy of a search approach, whilst being able to dictate how, when and where it occurs, all on a fee structure to suit. Our revolutionary approach allows us to structure each assignment according to the requirements, time scales and budget available. We believe that for too long executive search firms have been too rigid in their approach and have been able to dictate how the search is conducted, leaving the client relatively powerless on the outcome.\r\n\r\nOur service allows our clients to have increased control, direction and interaction in the search conducted on their behalf and has resulted in successful, on going relationships as search firm of choice with an ever expanding client group.