Maintenance Manager

Elkton, Virginia March 1, 2026 Full Time Phenom

Required Education: 

  • High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments or
  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar discipline) or related scientific field (Chemistry, Physics, Math) and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments or
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar discipline) or related scientific field (Chemistry, Physics, Math) and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Work experience in cGMP, manufacturing, maintenance environment or relevant military experience.
  • Leadership and interpersonal skills to motivate direct reports and peers to excel and "own" the process 
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills 
  • Flexibility to perform various tasks to support the business. 
  • Reliability engineering, Predictive Maintenance (PdM) experience
  • Process Safety Management (PSM), Mechanical Integrity (MI) experience
  • Lean, Six Sigma, KATA problem solving skills 
  • Ability to prioritize, align and simply to focus on and obtain business results
  • Previous experience training individuals in complex manufacturing / work environments  
  • Delta V, Provox and SAP experience is a plus
  • Dependable
  • Ethics and Integrity
  • Management Relationships (Union experience a plus)
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Crucial Conversation
  • Progressive Discipline
  • Meeting Facilitation/Training/Presentation Skills
  • Planning, Implementing, Directing, Control, Decision Making
  • Provide feedback and perform DCOM interviews

Preferred Skills and Experience: 

  • Direct supervisory experience of maintenance professionals.

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