New Job Opening: Maintenance Manager in Ridgefield, NJ

Job Description

Maintenance Manager required to join a leading power generation services provider at a gas-fired combined cycle power plant supplying electricity into the Northeast U.S. market.

The successful Maintenance Manager will be site-based in North New Jersey,  overseeing all plant maintenance activities under the direction of the Plant Manager. This role will lead a team of 10 to 12 maintenance technicians, ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations while driving continuous improvement across maintenance systems and processes.

The Maintenance Manager will ideally have strong combined cycle power plant experience with a proven background in maintenance leadership, safety, planning, and regulatory compliance within an operating generation facility.

Package

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  Up to $185,000

  
  


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  Full medical, dental, and vision insurance

  
  


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  401(k) with company match

  
  

Role for Maintenance Manager

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  Provide overall leadership and accountability for all site maintenance functions to ensure safe, reliable plant operation

  
  


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  Promote and embed a strong safety-first culture by enforcing standards, ensuring correct PPE usage, and leading incident investigations and root cause assessments

  
  


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  Supervise, coach, and performance-manage a team of 12 maintenance technicians

  
  


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  Plan, schedule, and deliver both short-term and long-term maintenance programs, including outages and major works

  
  


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  Develop and control the annual maintenance budget, monitoring spend and authorising costs in line with targets

  
  


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  Manage and optimise CMMS processes, ensuring effective delivery of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities

  
  


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  Oversee spare parts, materials, and warehouse inventory to support efficient maintenance execution

  
  


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  Ensure full compliance with OSHA, environmental, labour, and all applicable regulatory requirements

  
  


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  Maintain accurate, auditable maintenance records, reports, and documentation

  
  


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  Deliver maintenance and continuous improvement projects as directed by the Plant Manager

  
  

Requirements for Maintenance Manager

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  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)

  
  


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  8–10 years of power plant maintenance experience

  
  


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  Minimum 5 years in a supervisory or management role

  
  


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  Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills

  
  


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  Proven experience managing maintenance budgets and planning outages

  
  


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  Based in or willing to commute or relocate to New Jersey