Your Role (TPS Mindset)

Own and continuously improve equipment reliability in the automated paint shop by building a zero-breakdown, highly stable production environment

This role is not about reacting to failures—it is about eliminating them. We are looking for a senior maintenance leader who takes full ownership of equipment health, drives Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) as a system, and builds a culture where problems are prevented—not managed

• Own equipment stability as a prerequisite for flow
  Ensure reliable, repeatable operation of all paint assets (robots, booths, Air Make-Up Units (AMUs), ovens, conveyors) through disciplined maintenance systems
• Build and lead a true TPM system
  Implement and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance, with clear ownership between engineering, maintenance, and production (Autonomous + Planned Maintenance)
• Eliminate breakdowns at the root cause
  Lead structured problem solving (5 Whys, Ishikawa, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)) for chronic equipment losses and ensure permanent countermeasures
• Move from reactive to proactive maintenance
  Reduce firefighting by developing standard routines, condition-based monitoring, and early abnormality detection
• Develop people, not dependency
  Coach multi-shift maintenance teams to own equipment, follow standards, and identify abnormalities early
• Drive reliability Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with purpose
  Improve Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF),  Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) through system-based improvements—not individual heroics.
• Standardize and digitize maintenance systems
  Build clear, auditable maintenance standards and integrate them into SAP/Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for transparency and discipline.
• Enable operations, not interrupt them
  Partner with production and engineering to ensure equipment is always ready for trials, launches, and stable series production

Your Skills

• Deep paint equipment expertise
  • 8+ years in automated paint maintenance (automotive preferred)
  • Proven track record improving equipment reliability and uptime
• True TPM leadership
  • Hands-on experience implementing TPM pillars, not just maintaining systems
  • Strong understanding of Autonomous vs. Planned Maintenance
• Root cause-driven mindset
  • Demonstrated ability to eliminate recurring failures—not just repair them
  • Strong use of structured problem solving and data
• Technical mastery
  • Robots, paint systems, AMUs, ovens, conveyors
  • Understanding of failure modes and system interactions in paint environments
• Leadership with ownership
  • Experience leading multi-shift teams
  • Drives accountability, discipline, and standards across all shifts
• Gemba mindset
  • Leads on the shopfloor
  • Solves problems where they occur, with the team
• System thinker
  • Experience with SAP/CMMS, standardization, and KPI-driven maintenance systems

What we offer

• Significant reduction in unplanned downtime and chronic equipment losses
• Clear and sustained TPM system in place (Autonomous + Planned Maintenance)
• Improved MTBF, MTTR, and OEE performance
• Maintenance team operating with discipline, ownership, and standard work
• Shift from reactive firefighting → proactive reliability culture
• Competitive pay
• Full comprehensive health insurance, dental, vision, flexible spending account
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off