Bondex

Location: Trenton, South Carolina

Position: Full-Time

Join the Bondex Team:

Bondex is seeking an experienced, hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance department in a fast-paced needle-punch nonwoven manufacturing facility. This position is responsible for ensuring maximum equipment reliability, improving uptime, leading preventive maintenance programs, and developing a high-performing maintenance team focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all maintenance operations, including mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and facility maintenance.

• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability.

• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment failures to minimize downtime.

• Supervise, coach, and develop maintenance technicians.

• Plan and schedule maintenance activities to support production goals.

• Manage maintenance budgets, inventory, spare parts, and outside contractors.

• Ensure compliance with OSHA and company safety standards.

• Work closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to improve equipment performance and efficiency.

• Analyze downtime data and implement corrective actions using root cause analysis.

• Support installation, commissioning, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment.

• Maintain accurate maintenance records within the CMMS system.

Qualifications:

•Required 8 or more years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, PLC, and automation systems.

• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose and repair complex machinery and equipment.

• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

• Ability to read electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and blueprints.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

• Experience managing maintenance budgets and capital projects.

• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety practices.

• Experience with nonwoven, textile, paper, converting, or similar continuous manufacturing processes is preferred.

• Able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.

• Able to bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean, and service machinery.

• Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

• Able to visually inspect equipment.

Preferred Skills:

• PLC troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar)

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)

• Servo systems

• Bearings, gearboxes, pumps, compressors, and conveyors

• CMMS software

• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement

• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Paid vacation and holidays

• 401(k) with company participation

• Career advancement opportunities

• Stable and growing manufacturing environment

If you are a motivated leader with a passion for improving equipment reliability and building strong maintenance teams, we encourage you to apply and become part of Bondex’s continued success.