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Maintenance Manager

  • sector

    US Recruitment

  • location

    Ridgefield

  • type

    Permanent

consultant

Dan Bisset

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Maintenance Manager required to join a leading power generation services provider at a gas-fired combined cycle power plant supplying electricity into the Northeast U.S. market.

 

The successful Maintenance Manager will be site-based in North New Jersey,  overseeing all plant maintenance activities under the direction of the Plant Manager. This role will lead a team of 10 to 12 maintenance technicians, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations while driving continuous improvement across maintenance systems and processes.

 

The Maintenance Manager will ideally have strong combined cycle power plant experience with a proven background in maintenance leadership, safety, planning, and regulatory compliance within an operating generation facility.

 

Package

 

  • Up to $185,000

  • Full medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • 401(k) with company match

 

Role for Maintenance Manager

 

  • Provide overall leadership and accountability for all site maintenance functions to ensure safe, reliable plant operation

  • Promote and embed a strong safety-first culture by enforcing standards, ensuring correct PPE usage, and leading incident investigations and root cause assessments

  • Supervise, coach, and performance-manage a team of 12 maintenance technicians

  • Plan, schedule, and deliver both short-term and long-term maintenance programs, including outages and major works

  • Develop and control the annual maintenance budget, monitoring spend and authorising costs in line with targets

  • Manage and optimise CMMS processes, ensuring effective delivery of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities

  • Oversee spare parts, materials, and warehouse inventory to support efficient maintenance execution

  • Ensure full compliance with OSHA, environmental, labour, and all applicable regulatory requirements

  • Maintain accurate, auditable maintenance records, reports, and documentation

  • Deliver maintenance and continuous improvement projects as directed by the Plant Manager

 

Requirements for Maintenance Manager

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)

  • 8–10 years of power plant maintenance experience

  • Minimum 5 years in a supervisory or management role

  • Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills

  • Proven experience managing maintenance budgets and planning outages

  • Based in or willing to commute or relocate to New Jersey 

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