Maintenance Manager - Controls Experience

Company Overview:

FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in the Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI's foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI's innovations lead the way! Won't you join us?

Site Overview:

Our Terrell, TX facility is a non union manufacturing plant with approximately 65 employees. The site specializes in producing polyurethane foam and other foam products. As a key location within FXI's manufacturing network, the Terrell plant is known for its strong focus on quality, safety, and operational excellence. Team members work in a collaborative, supportive environment where continuous improvement and innovation play a central role.

Job Overview:

As a Maintenance Manager you will partner with the Plant Manager to provide day-to-day support and lead all maintenance operations to ensure a safe, reliable, and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment, facilities, and utilities. This position develops and executes preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies while driving equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, controlling maintenance costs, and supporting operational excellence. The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance team in creating a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct all preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Develop and manage PM schedules to maximize equipment uptime.
• Improve equipment reliability through Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Manage emergency breakdown response.
• Coordinate maintenance support with production to minimize downtime.
• Maintain facility infrastructure including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, compressed air, fire protection systems, and utilities.
• Drive TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) initiatives.
• Develop and manage the annual maintenance budget.
• Control maintenance spending while maintaining equipment reliability.
• Manage contractor services and vendor relationships.
• Negotiate service agreements and approve maintenance purchases
• Optimize spare parts inventory and approve maintenance purchases.
• Oversee maintenance planning and work order prioritization.
• Utilize CMMS software for maintenance planning and history tracking.
• Lead equipment installations.
• Manage facility improvement projects and coordinate contractors.

Skills / Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years leading maintenance teams.
• Experience with electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC troubleshooting, and automation systems.
• Experience with KPI's such as Equipment Uptime, Preventive Maintenance Compliance, Maintenance Budget Performance, etc.

Total Rewards:

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic and optional life insurance
• Short and longterm disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Tuition assistance
• Flexible spending accounts

Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:

FXI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FXI does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or based on any individual's membership in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We support workplace diversity. We strongly believe that diversity contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better products. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

FXI is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FXI via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of FXI. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by FXI as a result of the referral or through other means.

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