Maintenance Manager

Position: Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing Operations Company: American Bath Group (ABG) Location: South Boston, VA Reports To: Plant Manager ABOUT ABG American Bath Group (ABG) is a leading North American manufacturer of bathware products serving residential, multifamily, hospitality, and e-commerce channels. ABG operates more than 35 manufacturing facilities and 15 distribution locations across North America and is a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners. ABG operates with a founder-led, execution-driven culture built around measurable performance, operational accountability, and disciplined growth. At the plant level, leaders are given: Real authority and ownership Clear KPI expectations Direct visibility into performance outcomes Exposure to multi-line manufacturing operations Advancement pathways across a multi-plant network This is a performance environment. Leaders who deliver results are given runway. THE OPPORTUNITY The Maintenance Manager is responsible for building, stabilizing, and advancing a reliability-centered maintenance function that directly impacts plant uptime, throughput, safety, and cost control. We’re looking for a hands-on Maintenance Leader who can bring structure, accountability, and technical depth to a site that needs real change—not maintenance-as-usual. This is a Builder–Operator role. The plant runs. The maintenance structure must mature. This leader will transition the department from reactive firefighting to structured, preventive, data-driven execution — embedding accountability, planning discipline, and technical leadership into daily operations. This is not a facilities role. This is operational ownership of equipment reliability and production continuity. CORE MANDATE Within 12–18 months, this leader must: Increase planned vs. reactive maintenance ratio Improve equipment uptime and reduce unplanned downtime Implement structured preventive maintenance scheduling Establish CMMS discipline and data integrity Improve response time to critical breakdowns Strengthen parts inventory control and cost management Build a stable, skilled maintenance team with clear accountability Improve cross-functional coordination between Maintenance and Production Success equals reliability + predictability + cost control + team stability. YEAR ONE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS Operational Stabilization Establish daily maintenance planning rhythm Reduce chronic repeat failures Improve breakdown response structure Implement clear shift coverage accountability Improve PM compliance rate 2. Reliability & Preventive Discipline Move from reactive to structured preventive planning Build asset-level maintenance schedules Improve root cause problem-solving rigor Implement downtime tracking and visibility 3. Systems & Cost Control Drive CMMS adoption and data accuracy Improve spare parts management and inventory controls Reduce emergency repair costs Improve vendor coordination discipline 4. Team & Cultural Leadership Develop frontline technicians Create skill redundancy and cross-training Lead with visible floor presence Enforce safety and compliance discipline Hold clear performance expectations and accountability WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT Not a facilities-only maintenance role Not a “call the vendor” coordinator position Not a hands-off supervisor Not a theoretical reliability engineer disconnected from the floor Not a desk-only planner Not a leader who tolerates reactive chaos This role fails when maintenance remains reactive, data is ignored, or performance conversations are avoided. LEADERSHIP PROFILE — BUILDER / OPERATOR Behavioral Profile Floor-present and technically credible Calm under production pressure Structured and systems-oriented Direct and clear communicator Low ego, high accountability Data-driven and metrics-aware Willing to escalate appropriately Operating Tempo: Daily maintenance planning meetings PM compliance tracking Immediate correction of repeat failures Structured coordination with Production Clear communication of downtime impact EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Required Maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing Direct supervision of hourly maintenance technicians Experience improving uptime and reducing downtime