The team is spending too much time firefighting and not enough time building preventive discipline.
MAINTENANCE MANAGER RECRUITING
Uptime needs
real ownership.
BigFoot recruits maintenance managers who can lead technicians while owning preventive maintenance, breakdown response, safety, parts, vendors, capital priorities and the operating relationship with production.
ROLE SEARCHMaintenance ManagerLeadership search for the person accountable for keeping equipment and facilities running.
WHY THIS SEARCH IS HARD
The title hides a huge range of technical and leadership scope.
One maintenance manager leads three technicians in a straightforward facility. Another owns multi-shift automation, utilities, capital projects and a large team. We define the real operating scope first.
WHAT WE LOOK FOREvidence that matches the actual job.We use the role details to narrow the search before we start sending people your way.
SEARCH SIGNALS
Details that separate a plausible resume from a real fit.
Team ScopeTechnician headcount, shifts, contractors and the level of hands-on involvement expected from the manager.
Technical DepthMechanical, electrical, controls, automation, utilities and the systems the leader must understand.
PM ProgramPreventive and predictive maintenance maturity, CMMS ownership, planning and backlog discipline.
Downtime ResponseExperience prioritizing breakdowns, root-cause work and production communication under pressure.
Capital & VendorsProject planning, contractors, spare parts, budgeting and equipment upgrades.
Safety & ComplianceLOTO, electrical safety, contractor controls and the standards tied to the facility.
WHEN THIS SEARCH GETS URGENT
The role usually becomes expensive before it becomes easy.
Priorities, downtime communication and accountability are creating friction between departments.
More equipment, shifts or technicians now require somebody who can own the function instead of just fix problems.
600+people placed across BigFoot
230K+staffing hours delivered
Humanscreening before resume forwarding
HOW WE CAN HIRE THIS ROLE
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