Area Maintenance Manager

Area Maintenance Manager

Onsite- Bowling Green, Kentucky 

Worthington Steel is seeking a hands-on Area Maintenance Manager responsible for leading and managing all maintenance and tooling operations at the Bowling Green, Kentucky facility, including equipment, die maintenance, building utilities, and grounds. This onsite role ensures the reliability, safety, and efficiency of plant assets through effective leadership, strategic planning, and adherence to the Worthington Philosophy.

The Area Maintenance Manager oversees daily maintenance activities, preventive maintenance programs, capital projects, and departmental budgets. This position provides direction, coaching, and performance management for maintenance and tooling personnel while ensuring objectives related to safety, quality, cost, and productivity are consistently achieved. The successful candidate demonstrates strong analytical and decision-making skills and effectively communicates across all functional areas and shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and evaluate maintenance and tooling personnel onsite at the Bowling Green facility.
• Plan and coordinate repairs, preventive maintenance, shutdowns, and plant projects.
• Manage departmental budgets, spending, and spare parts inventory.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and safety programs, including OSHA and NFPA standards.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with engineering, operations, and external contractors.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts to minimize equipment downtime.
• Maintain accurate maintenance, equipment, and asset documentation.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare and support Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs).
• Support staffing, training, and development of maintenance and tooling employees.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of industrial equipment and die maintenance.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic expertise.
• Proven leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and FMEA.
• Minimum of five years of maintenance or tooling experience.
• Minimum of two to three years of supervisory experience.
• Strong computer proficiency.

Hesitant to apply because you may not meet every specific requirement? If this role is something you are interested in, but your previous experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply! At Worthington Steel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recognize that individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds are essential to our success. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or others within our organization.

Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is a metals processor that partners with customers to deliver highly technical and customized solutions. Worthington Steel’s expertise in carbon flat-roll steel processing, electrical steel laminations and tailor welded solutions are driving steel toward a more sustainable future.

As one of the most trusted metals processors in North America, Worthington Steel and its 4,600 employees harness the power of steel to advance our customers’ visions through value-added processing capabilities including galvanizing, pickling, configured blanking, specialty cold reduction, lightweighting and electrical lamination. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington operates 32 facilities in seven states and six countries. Following a people-first Philosophy, commitment to sustainability and proven business system, Worthington Steel’s purpose is to generate positive returns by providing trusted and innovative solutions for customers, creating opportunities for employees, and strengthening its communities.

Worthington Steel Inc., and its subsidiaries, is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability or veteran’s status.