Taunton Maintenance Manager
Prysmian · Taunton, MA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $121k–$181k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 25 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Prysmian (industrial) in Taunton, MA.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, TPM
- Base pay
- $121k–$181k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Massachusetts: typical posted base $97k–$132k. This one lists $121k–$181k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 12 reliability engineer openings in Massachusetts, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 11 other live reliability postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- About 34% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 8+)
Typical $96k–$129k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 67%
- Tooling 67%
- Automation 50%
- ✓ New product launch 42%
- ✓ Lean 42%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for TPM, Team leadership, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Prysmian
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- 2
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- 3
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This plant: Prysmian in Taunton
4 other open roles at this site.
- Taunton Process Engineer · Process
- Controls Engineer · Controls
- Quality Engineer · Quality
- Lean Transformation Manager · Lean / CI · Manager
Full description from PrysmianAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Direct the activities of the maintenance department to ensure that all plant equipment is maintained and repaired with minimum downtime.
- ◆Scheduling preventative maintenance for all machines and make sure scheduling is executed.
- ◆Coordinate priority maintenance scheduling with production
requirements
in conjunction with department managers and production scheduling.
- ✓Enforce all safety procedures and policies and ensure work is done in compliance with State and Federal regulations including ARC Flash, LOTO, HAZMAT, etc.
- ✓Ensure buildings’ security is maintained at all times.
- ✓Establish contact with vendors as needed and take bids, approve bids (working closely with procurement) and supervise and inspect work to assure quality.
- ✓Budget and control of department costs.
- ✓Creates and implements strategic directions for reliability and maintenance.
- ✓Implement asset productivity improvement programs in areas of uptime, mechanical integrity and reliability engineering.
- ✓Oversee MRO room to insure inventory accuracy and stocking of required machine parts.
- ✓Manage janitorial resources and facility services, including grounds maintenance.
- ✓Ensure adequate catering and vending services.
- ✓Perform special projects as required.
Qualifications
- ✓BS degree in Engineering, Technical Field or equivalent is desired.
- ✓7-10 years Maintenance Engineering experience with industrial facilities and equipment; wire and cable experience highly desirable.
- ✓Demonstrated experience leading high performance cross functional work teams.
- ✓Experience with process control and new product introduction technologies.
- ✓Proven project management skills.
- ✓Strong record of Lean Sigma Tools implementation is desired.
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Overview
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Facilities and Maintenance Manager position is responsible for planning and implementing preventative maintenance, equipment and facility repairs and upgrades through effective management of internal and external maintenance resources. This position is also responsible for maintaining and initiating all health, safety and environmental standards, managing projects within budget and deadlines, supervising and determining training and development needs of the maintenance team members.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- •Talent management – the desire and ability to identify talented team members and foster their growth. Manages all personnel reviews, skills matrix, training oversight and recruiting.
- •A results driven individual who has demonstrated ability working in a high performance manufacturing environment.
- •Attention to details with the ability to manage the big picture.
- •Must be able to manage multiple, complex tasks and deal easily with pressure on a day in and day out basis.
- •Ability to motivate, communicate and drive continuous improvement.
- •Critical thinker with excellent analytical skills and the ability to learn technical processes quickly.
- •Strong written and oral communication skills.
- •Solid planning, leadership and administrative skills.
- •Strong skills in lean manufacturing or Six Sigma with the ability to lead kaizens regarding TPM, uptime and safety.
- •Able to develop and foster good 6S skills within the maintenance team and department
Our company will **never**
- •Ask for payment, fees, or financial information at any stage of the recruitment process
- •Request passwords, banking details, or copies of personal identification via email or text
- •Extend a job offer without a formal interview process
- •Communicate from non-company email addresses (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo)
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