Maintenance & Reliability Search

Maintenance Leaders Who Keep Uptime High

We place maintenance managers, reliability engineers, and facilities leaders who slash unplanned downtime, build PM programs that stick, and keep the line running.

50+
Years In Industrial Search
25,000+
Total Placements
All 50
States Covered
Top 1%
Of Candidates Presented
The Search

Why this hire is hard — and how we get it right

Maintenance is the most expensive line on the floor that nobody sees until it fails. The right maintenance leader turns reactive firefighting into planned reliability — and the gap between the two is often millions a year in unplanned downtime, overtime, and rushed capital spend.

The trap is promoting a great technician into a leadership role. Fixing equipment and building a maintenance organization — PM programs, CMMS discipline, spare-parts strategy, a reliability culture — are different jobs. Plenty of strong candidates have the first and not the second.

We screen for the reliability mindset: whether they measure the right things (MTBF, PM compliance, downtime by cause), whether their wins were systemic or heroic, and whether they can actually lead a skilled-trades workforce. You get leaders who design downtime out, not just react to it faster.

What We Recruit

The Maintenance & Reliability Talent We Place

Downtime is the most expensive thing on the floor. We place the leaders and engineers who design it out of your operation.

Maintenance Managers

Leaders who own the maintenance organization — PMs, technicians, budgets, and the uptime number the plant depends on.

Reliability Engineers

Engineers who apply RCM, predictive maintenance, and root-cause analysis to push equipment reliability up and cost down.

Maintenance & Controls Techs

Multi-craft, electrical, and controls technicians who keep automated lines and complex equipment running.

Facilities & EH&S

Facilities managers and EH&S-minded maintenance leaders who keep plants safe, compliant, and audit-ready.

CMMS & Asset Management

Leaders who stand up CMMS systems, spare-parts strategy, and asset-management programs that actually get used.

Capital & Project Maintenance

Managers who lead installs, retrofits, and capital projects without sacrificing day-to-day uptime.

Our Bar

What we look for before we send you a candidate

Reliability, not just repair

Has moved real reliability metrics — uptime, MTBF, PM compliance — through systems and discipline, not heroics.

Built a maintenance organization

Stood up or rebuilt PM programs, CMMS discipline, and spare-parts strategy that outlived their tenure.

Leads a craft workforce

Earns the respect of skilled techs and can hire, develop, and retain them in a tight labor market.

Capital and uptime together

Has run installs, retrofits, and reliability projects without sacrificing daily production.

Talks cost, not just wrenches

Connects maintenance decisions to plant cost and risk in language the GM and CFO understand.

Market Reality

Maintenance manager placements typically land $95K–$150K base, with maintenance and reliability directors and multi-site leaders reaching $160K+ plus bonus. High-automation, continuous, or 24/7 operations pay toward the top of that range.

Areas We Cover
AutomotiveFood & BeverageMetals & FoundryPlastics & RubberBuilding ProductsChemical & ProcessPackagingHeavy IndustrialHigh-Speed ManufacturingDistribution Centers
How It Works

Our Recruiting Process

01

Discovery Call

We start with a deep conversation to understand your operation, your culture, and exactly what success looks like for this hire.

02

Targeted Search

We work our national network and run a focused, confidential search for candidates who match the role — not just the resume.

03

Successful Placement

We manage the process through offer, acceptance, and onboarding, then follow up to ensure a long-term fit for both sides.

Questions

Frequently asked

Do you place maintenance managers or reliability engineers — or both?

Both, plus maintenance and multi-craft technicians, planners, and facilities leaders. We cover the whole maintenance and reliability organization.

How long does a maintenance leadership search take?

Most close in 30–60 days. Highly specialized equipment environments can take longer, and we'll tell you honestly up front.

What does a maintenance manager earn?

Generally $95K–$150K base, more for director-level and multi-site reliability leaders, usually with a bonus. We benchmark to your equipment, shift pattern, and region.

Can you find someone who's led a reliability transformation?

Yes — moving a plant from reactive to planned and predictive maintenance is a specific track record we screen for directly.

We run 24/7 — can you find leaders used to that?

Yes. Continuous and high-speed operations are core to our network, and shift-pattern fit is part of how we screen.

Do you work retained or contingent?

Both, based on criticality and confidentiality. We'll advise which fits your search.

Get Started

Hire a Maintenance Leader Who Protects Uptime

Tell us about your equipment, your downtime, and your goals — we'll bring you maintenance and reliability leaders who have solved the same problems.

Direct hire placements only — no temp, no staffing
Confidential searches available on request
Nationwide reach with regional market expertise
Most searches completed in 30–60 days
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