Maintenance Manager - Nekoosa
21 days ago
South Plainfield
Job Description Your Impact As Maintenance Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our South Plainfield site operates at peak performance. You'll lead a talented team in reducing downtime, improving equipment reliability, and executing capital projects that drive long-term value. Your leadership will directly support safety, compliance, and operational excellence. What You’ll Be Doing: • Develop and implement maintenance strategies to reduce unplanned downtime and extend equipment life, • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing maintenance team through training, performance feedback, and skills development, • Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulations while promoting a culture of reliability, • Execute capital projects, including detailed planning, resource allocation, and budget oversight, • Analyze maintenance data, equipment history, and failure trends to drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement, • Oversee predictive and preventive maintenance programs to identify risks and implement proactive solutions, • Manage spare parts and optimize inventory levels to support operational efficiency You’ll Bring: • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering – or equivalent hands-on experience, • 3–5 years of maintenance leadership in a manufacturing or industrial setting, • Proficiency with CMMS platforms and predictive maintenance technologies, • Strong understanding of reliability-centered maintenance, safety standards (OSHA/ISO), and risk mitigation strategies, • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, • Proven ability to lead capital project execution and continuous improvement initiatives, • Passion for operational excellence and developing talent within your team We Can Offer You: Benefits are the game changer! We value our employee’s health and happiness by providing new hires benefit eligibility on the 1st of the month following date of hire. Our benefits may include: • Competitive medical, dental, life, AD&D, and vision insurance plans., • Generous annual time off allotment, including vacation (based on company service), parental leave, paid volunteer time, sick or emergency time, and 12 holidays., • Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250 per year), scholarships for dependents, monthly cell phone reimbursement, and annual steel toe and prescription safety glasses reimbursement. M2S Group is a leader in materials science and engineered coatings, bringing together four innovative companies: Nekoosa, Appvion, Decorative Films, and Iconex. Together, we deliver six specialized solutions across application tapes, carbonless paper, architectural window films, direct thermal products, extruded films, and specialty print media. Our culture is guided by four core values: Safety First, Growth Focused, Be Authentic, and Win Together. These values shape how we collaborate, how we innovate, and how we make an impact every day. Nekoosa Nekoosa is the premier manufacturer of specialty print media, with more than 60 years of innovation. We offer a wide portfolio of pressure-sensitive films, waterproof synthetic paper, specialty print media, overlaminates, application tapes, and carbonless papers. These products are used in signage, graphics, menus, decals, and multipart forms. With six U.S. locations and a partner in Belgium, we bring deep expertise in coating, converting, and custom plastic extrusion. At Nekoosa, our success is rooted in our people, and we are committed to fostering growth, development, and balance while helping our customers and employees leave their mark on the world. The Fine Print: A post-offer background check and drug screen are required. M2S Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at . M2SS #Nekoosa