Maintenance Manager

  • Adams Thermal Systems
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • 05/01/2026
Full time

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Maintenance Manager

SALARY GRADE: Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Adams Thermal Systems

REPORTS TO: Director of Maintenance

Summary of Duties

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient operating environment by directing the installation, maintenance, repair of machines, tools, equipment and utility systems.

Management Responsibilities

  • Hires and trains maintenance department staff.
  • Organizes and oversees the schedules and work of maintenance staff.
  • Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
  • Handles discipline of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.

Essential Job Functions

  • Interaction with Supervisors and co-workers as needed.
  • Ability to work as a team member towards overall Company objectives.
  • Must wear proper PPE equipment in all designated areas.
  • Identify current and future maintenance/tool room requirements by maintaining rapport with management, engineering, the operations' team, quality assurance and associates.
  • Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual maintenance/tooling budget; scheduling expenditures; and analyzing variance.
  • Initiate corrective action measures where needed.
  • Identify and correct unsafe acts or conditions specifically with respect to primary duties and throughout the facility.
  • Ensure production efficiencies by determining maintenance work priorities, scheduling repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools and equipment.
  • Work along with Facility Supervisor to provide efficient, dependable utility resources, (HVAC, compressed air, water, sewer, electricity, and gases)/.
  • Direct maintenance operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing ATS policies, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Actively participate with the entire operations team to support improvement initiatives.
  • Design, implement, and modify preventative maintenance programs by reviewing production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics, inspecting operating machines, equipment, and systems for nonconformance with operational standards.
  • Resolve maintenance problems by conferring with all team members.
  • Schedule and manage maintenance employees and follow up on results of activities.
  • Maintain and improve professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications.
  • Apply TS 16949 system procedures as they pertain to the maintenance function.
  • Coordinate all preventive and predictive maintenance with a goal of 100% up-time on all equipment.

Required Skills and Characteristics

  • Minimum of 7 years' experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment including exposure to maintenance functions and responsibilities.
  • Minimum of 4 years' experience managing a maintenance team.
  • Ability to use trouble shooting tools and techniques to get to the root cause of a problem.
  • Working knowledge of at least one maintenance discipline: pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical, machine control, mechanical, and/or PM software.
  • PC knowledge - Windows/Word/Excel/Power Point.

Preferred Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering.
  • PLC programming, motion controls, and robotic knowledge.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-starter requiring minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements

  • Must be physically able to perform repairs when needed.
  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Must be able to lift 40 pounds at a time.

Adams Thermal Systems offers a comprehensive employee benefit package including:

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 10 Paid Holidays Per Year
  • Wellmark BCBS Group Medical Insurance
  • Delta Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Fidelity 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match
  • Group Term Life Insurance at 1x Salary
  • Long Term Disability
Also Available:
  • Short Term Disability
  • Hospitalization Indemnity
  • Critical Illness Coverage
  • Voluntary Term Life Insurance
  • Identity Protection

Monday through Friday

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