Hiring: Maintenance and Reliability Manager Company: AAK Location: Louisville, KY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 14:42:20 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma About the job Experience: •7-10+ years of industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience •5-7 years of maintenance supervisory or management experience •Demonstrated success improving equipment uptime, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance costs. •Motors, pumps, gearboxes, and pneumatics •PLCs, controls, instrumentation, and automation Required Skills: •Lead and manage all maintenance and reliability activities for plant equipment, machinery, utilities, facilities, and infrastructure. •Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and operating life. •Establish maintenance strategies based on equipment criticality, failure history, risk, and business impact. •Monitor equipment performance and maintenance KPIs, including unplanned downtime, planned vs. unplanned work, PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance cost, and equipment availability. •Partner with Production, Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Operations leadership to improve plant performance and eliminate recurring equipment issues. •Lead root-cause analysis (RCA) and failure investigations for significant equipment failures, recurring breakdowns, and chronic losses to improve MTTR and MTBF KPIs. •Develop and implement reliability improvement initiatives, including condition monitoring, predictive maintenance, precision maintenance, and failure prevention. •Ensure maintenance work is properly planned, scheduled, prioritized, executed, and documented through the plant's CMMS/EAM system and establish procedures and systems for PMs and MRO setup. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree preferably in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical, Manufacturing, or Reliability Engineering degree or related. •Optional certifications: CMRP, CRL, CPE, PMP, and Lean Six Sigma Compensation: •$126,000 - $140,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!