Maintenance Manager

ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, diagnosing, predicting, and improving?

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Who needs to understand how equipment and infrastructure work-and then figure out how to make them more reliable, resilient, and future‑ready? Are you a disciplined, data‑driven problem solver who believes the best failures are the ones that never happen because they were predicted and prevented? If problem solving is your passion, and building a robust and reliable network of equipment which drives operational excellence excites you, we would like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to join our team at the Ashland Freetown, MA facility.

This is a highly visible, critical leadership role responsible for maintaining and improving site infrastructure, utilities, and manufacturing equipment reliability.

The Maintenance Manager reports to the Plant Manager and plays a key role in ensuring safe, reliable, and cost‑effective operations through a strong predictive and preventive maintenance strategy.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Provide transformational leadership for site maintenance and reliability, establishing a strong culture of equipment ownership, predictive maintenance, and proactive failure prevention.


* Develop, implement, and continuously improve a comprehensive reliability and maintenance strategy with strong emphasis on predictive maintenance technologies, condition monitoring, and data‑driven decision making.


* Ensure site infrastructure, utilities, and production equipment are maintained to support safe, compliant, and reliable operations with minimal unplanned downtime.


* Lead, coach, and develop a diverse maintenance organization including Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) resources, Electricians, Mechanics, Maintenance Planners, and Boiler Technicians.


* Establish clear performance expectations, work processes, and accountability for maintenance execution, planning, scheduling, and reliability outcomes.


* Partner with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and Supply Chain to prioritize maintenance work, manage risk, and support production objectives.


* Oversee maintenance planning and scheduling processes to ensure effective use of resources, materials, and contractor support.


* Lead and support troubleshooting of equipment, utility, and infrastructure issues, coordinating resources to restore safe operation.


* Champion root cause analysis, failure investigations, and corrective action implementation to eliminate repeat equipment fa...