Maintenance Manager - Recycling

About the role

A leading industrial organization is seeking a Maintenance Manager – Recycling to lead the maintenance function for a major aluminum recycling facility. The role will drive maintenance strategy, reliability improvement, asset management, planning, shutdown execution and team development across all recycling operations. It is critical during plant readiness, commissioning and startup phases to establish maintenance systems, spare‑parts strategies and reliability programs before full production begins.

Key responsibilities

• Lead all maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable and cost‑effective plant operation.
• Develop preventive maintenance programs, critical equipment plans and reliability initiatives.
• Establish CMMS systems, maintenance standards and spare‑parts management processes.
• Manage maintenance budgets, resources, KPIs and performance targets.
• Foster collaboration between maintenance, operations, engineering and other stakeholders.
• Lead safety, environmental and compliance initiatives within maintenance operations.
• Drive continuous improvement and asset reliability through data‑driven decision making.
• Build, coach and develop maintenance teams to achieve operational excellence.
• Manage contractor performance and support major shutdown and turnaround activities.

Required profile

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification.
• 10+ years of maintenance leadership experience in aluminum, casthouse, metals, mining, smelting or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong understanding of maintenance and reliability systems, operational excellence and asset management principles.
• Demonstrated experience leading large maintenance teams and driving organizational change.
• Experience supporting greenfield projects, plant commissioning or maintenance readiness activities is highly advantageous.

Required skills

• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).