Maintenance Manager
Acuity Inc. · Newark, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- 5%
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Acuity Inc. (industrial) in Newark, OH. Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed to minimize energy consumption.
- They ask for
- 6+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 5% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $100k–$124k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 28 reliability engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 27 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Typical $99k–$123k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 43%
- ✓ Lean 39%
- Root cause 39%
- ✓ EHS / safety 36%
- FMEA 21%
- Automation 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Acuity Inc.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
Responsible for effective management and execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of production machinery and facility support equipment. Responsible for the direct supervision of Maintenance Department staff and coordination of all contracted vendors.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Maintain security and safety of all contractors. This is achieved by directing the activity of all outside contractors performing maintenance related activities on location and coordinating the identification of hazard report with all contract.
- ◆Ensure facility safety and security. This is achieved by reviewing new process plans and coordinating with project engineers to determine equipment needs, layout, and operating procedures.
- ◆Ensure operator safety. This is achieved by recommending changes in policies and procedures to prevent accidents and illness, examining plans and specifications for new machinery or equipment.
- ◆Maintain production machinery and facility equipment in a high operational readiness condition.
- ◆Ensure pollution control equipment and emissions are compliant. This is achieved by the effective administration, installation, modification, inspection, and maintenance of pollution control equipment.
- ◆Ensure level of knowledge, skills, and proficiency of maintenance mechanics is maintained at a high level and meet the skill
requirements
needed to maximize equipment operational readiness.
- ✓Minimize maintenance and utility costs. Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed to minimize energy consumption.
- ✓Manage the maintenance workforce of 14-18 direct reports, supporting a 24/7 operation.
- ✓Ensure safe work environment by enforcing general safety policies and procedures to be followed by plant personnel in compliance with local, state, and federal OSHA rules and regulations.
Requirements
- ✓High School Diploma or equivalent
- ✓6+ years of manufacturing experience
- ✓5+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing and mentoring a team of hourly and salaried associates
- ✓Proven conflict resolution skills with the ability to manage difficult conversations and resolve issues constructively
- ✓Order/Resource Management
- ✓Third Party Management
- ✓Team & Solution Oriented Mindset
- ✓Champion a Positive Work Environment
- ✓Regulatory & Compliance
- ✓Product Life Cycle Management
- ✓Achieves Business Results
- ✓LEAN Principles
- ✓Strategic Focus & Direction
- ✓Conflict Management
- ✓Technical Aptitude and software proficiency with Microsoft Office
- ✓Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and /or up to 20 pounds of forces frequently, and /or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree
- ✓5+ years of experience in a leadership role, demonstrating the capability to effectively manage direct reports with diverse personalities, supporting employee engagement, performance, and ongoing development
- ✓Glass manufacturing experience
- ✓Knowledgeable of electrical and machinery operations and maintenance
Travel
Requirements
- ✓Ability to travel domestically up to 5%
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Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.
Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com .
