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Facility & Equipment Maintenance Manager

Cummins · Maxton, NC

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Level
Manager
Team
Reliability
Industry
Industrial
Posted
21 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management reliability role at Cummins (industrial) in Maxton, NC. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways.

Tools it names
Root cause, PLC, EHS / safety

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $104k–$140k.

Median of the low and high ends of 254 live postings that list pay, out of 686 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 14 other live reliability postings in North Carolina.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 12+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Root cause 53%
  • ✓ Team leadership 47%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 27%
  • FMEA 20%
  • Lean 20%
  • Six Sigma 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

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This plant: Cummins in Maxton

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In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways

  • ◆Drive Maintenance Strategy & Reliability: Lead preventative and predictive maintenance initiatives by leveraging equipment data, prognostics, and analytics to improve reliability, reduce downtime, and enhance manufacturing performance.
  • ◆Lead Capital & Equipment Improvements: Support the selection, procurement, and implementation of manufacturing equipment and technologies that align with operational

requirements

and long-term business objectives.

  • ✓Deliver Project Execution Excellence: Manage maintenance and operational projects by balancing scope, schedule, resources, and stakeholder expectations to achieve sustainable business results.
  • ✓Build High-Performing Teams: Develop talent, foster engagement, and create an inclusive environment where team members leverage diverse skills and perspectives to achieve shared objectives.
  • ✓Strengthen Cross-Functional Partnerships: Collaborate effectively with operations, engineering, quality, and leadership teams to solve problems, align priorities, and support organizational success.
  • ✓Leverage Data for Decision-Making: Utilize data mining, visualization, and analysis techniques to identify trends, uncover opportunities, and support informed operational and maintenance decisions.
  • ✓Champion Safety & Compliance: Model proactive health and safety behaviors, identify risks, and promote a culture focused on continuous improvement and an injury-free workplace.
  • ✓Communicate & Align Stakeholders: Deliver clear, audience-focused communication while balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders and ensuring alignment with business goals and commitments.

To be successful in this role you will need the following

  • ◆Prior supervisory or management experience leading a skilled industrial maintenance and/or facilities team.
  • ◆Significant experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing equipment support, or facility operations within a manufacturing or assembly environment.
  • ◆Demonstrated experience troubleshooting industrial machinery and manufacturing equipment, with the ability to lead systematic root-cause analysis and develop effective corrective actions for recurring equipment problems.
  • ◆Working knowledge of industrial electrical and controls systems, including PLCs, electrical drives/VFDs, motors and motor controls, transformers, switchgear, and industrial electrical distribution systems.
  • ◆Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, controls, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • ◆Experience with plant utility and facility systems, including industrial compressed-air systems and air compressors, industrial heating systems, chillers, HVAC, and associated process-cooling equipment.
  • ◆Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, mechanical drawings, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, and equipment technical documentation.
  • ◆Demonstrated experience developing and managing preventive and corrective maintenance programs with a focus on improving equipment reliability and production uptime.
  • ◆Experience establishing, monitoring, and improving maintenance and reliability KPIs, including equipment downtime, equipment availability, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), preventive-maintenance completion, schedule compliance, and maintenance costs. Ability to use maintenance data and trends to identify chronic equipment issues, prioritize improvement activities, and measure the effectiveness of corrective actions.
  • ◆Strong knowledge of industrial safety practices and demonstrated experience with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) programs, including development and maintenance of equipment-specific energy-control procedures, periodic inspections, employee training, and verification of hazardous-energy isolation.
  • ◆Strong knowledge of industrial electrical safety

requirements

and safe electrical work practices, including NFPA 70E, establishing electrically safe work conditions, shock and arc-flash hazard awareness, appropriate PPE, and energized electrical work controls.

  • ✓Working knowledge of applicable regulatory and code

requirements

affecting industrial maintenance and facility operations, including OSHA requirements, NFPA standards, the National Electrical Code (NEC), environmental requirements, and applicable state and local codes.

  • ✓Demonstrated ability to maintain facility and equipment compliance through inspections, preventive maintenance, documentation, corrective actions, contractor management, and coordination with EHS and other plant functions.
  • ✓Experience planning, prioritizing, and managing preventive and corrective maintenance activities based on safety, equipment criticality, production requirements, and business impact.
  • ✓Ability to effectively manage contractors, equipment suppliers, service providers, and other external technical resources.
  • ✓Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with the ability to analyze maintenance data, develop reports and presentations, maintain technical documentation, and effectively communicate maintenance performance, project status, and equipment reliability metrics.
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The Facility & Equipment Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the plant’s equipment maintenance, facility maintenance, and infrastructure activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations in our Maxton, NC facility. This position provides leadership to the maintenance team while maintaining a strong technical focus on equipment reliability, troubleshooting, facility systems, electrical and controls systems, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will combine strong maintenance leadership and organizational skills with the technical capability to effectively troubleshoot complex manufacturing equipment, support equipment and facility upgrades, and develop the technical capabilities of the maintenance organization.

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