Maintenance Manager
LCI Industries · Elkhart, IN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- Includes overnights
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 29 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at LCI Industries (automotive) in Elkhart, IN. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC
- Day to day
- overnight travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $121k–$154k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 36 reliability engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 35 other live reliability postings in Indiana.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $121k–$154k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 47%
- ✓ Team leadership 33%
- Tooling 22%
- Lean 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, Cost reduction, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: LCI Industries in Elkhart
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- Weekend Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
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Overview Who We Are: Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers. Why We are Different: At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members. What You will Get: A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more! Fair and competitive compensation. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow. Holiday, personal and vacation days. Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ensure maintenance is being upheld on all machinery through the facility. Provide direction and motivation to team members focusing on safety, quality, efficiency, cost and morale. Assist with diversified duties to install and maintain production machine and the plant facility’s equipment. Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities. Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines. Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and adjust. Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities. Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions. Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties. Ensures further development of team members through performance evaluation, development of training plans, feedback, coaching, corrective action, and cascade training. Update team member training matrix and schedule any needed training. Assists General Manager in developing, planning, and maintaining the budget including adjusting to achieve targets. Review and track Manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) including leading problem solving for negative trends or goals not met. Participates in management discussions and planning sessions to help formulate cost reduction, product improvement, and problem-solving activities. Develops and maintains positive team member relations centered on mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony. Competencies Technical Capacity. Ethical Conduct. Communication Proficiency. Results Driven. Initiative. Management Proficiency. Communication Proficiency/Coaching. Organizational Skills. Financial Planning and Strategy. Process Improvement. Supervisory Responsibility This position has the following positions reporting to it: Facility Maintenance Technicians Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The team member must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday; weekend and overnight work is also necessary. Travel Travel is primarily local, although some out-of-the-area travel may be expected. Required Education and Experience High school diploma/GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience. 4+ years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some PLC experience and HVAC Ability to read and interpret documents Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form. Preferred Education and Experience An AA degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial maintenance. Vacuum furnace experience. Work Authorization/Security Clearance Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
