Maintenance Manager - DENSO (ASKY) Hopkinsville, KY

DENSO · Hopkinsville, KY

Level: Manager
Team: Reliability
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 8+ years
Industry: Automotive
Posted: 11 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management reliability role at DENSO (automotive) in Hopkinsville, KY. In depth knowledge of maintenance methods, procedures, and terms.

They ask for: 8+ years · degree required
Tools it names: Machining

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$145k.

Median of the low and high ends of 198 live postings that list pay, out of 559 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 11 other live reliability postings in Kentucky.

Experience asked: More than usual (8+ vs 5+)

Skills these teams ask for most

Team leadership 50%
Root cause 42%
PLC 33%
SAP 25%

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

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

It asks for 8+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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This plant: DENSO in Hopkinsville

1 other open role at this site.

ASKY - Maintenance Team Leader (1st Shift) **Hopkinsville, KY** · Reliability · Supervisor

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Qualifications

✓High School diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications

✓Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
✓Leadership experience in Maintenance, Machining, Engineering or a related field.
✓Proven ability to translate strategy into actionable information and monitor achievement
✓Strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to lead multiple projects across multiple departments.
✓Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
✓Strong organizational and time management skills
✓Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
✓In depth knowledge of maintenance methods, procedures, and terms
✓Experience:
✓8+ years of Maintenance management
✓An equivalent combination of degree and experience can be considered.

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Oversees directly and through a maintenance team leader, the daily maintenance activities of the plant and provides strategic leadership and direction for all areas of the plant operations.

Develops and maintains strong cross functional relationships in order to develop effective organizational planning, goal setting and a culture of continuous improvement through process improvement and enhancing the skills and abilities of maintenance staff.

Designs short-term strategies, procedures and people utilization with an end goal of improving equipment reliability, efficiency, productivity and performance while reducing inventory and waste and also maintaining product quality and operating expenses.

Creates operating budgets and capital budgets with other leadership team members. Manages department expense budget. Participates in the business planning and budgeting process.

Develops short and long-term cost containment/reduction strategies.

Performs Human Resources activities including tracking of time and attendance, associate counseling, scheduling, evaluating work performance and assisting in skill development.

Fosters high morale and teamwork by supporting the activities of subordinates through daily interaction and one on one contact. Performs other duties as assigned.