Maintenance Manager - Hydraulic, Lubrication & Water Systems

SSAB is one of the largest North American producers of steel plate and coil, serving many industrial markets including energy, construction, agriculture and transportation. SSAB operates five state of the art facilities strategically located in key regions across the U.S.

SSAB has nearly 1,200 highly skilled employees in the U.S. Jobs at SSAB range from machine operators and sales people to advanced engineers and corporate professionals in HR, finance and more. SSAB offers challenging careers and comprehensive benefit program designed to keep employees and their families healthy and secure.

The Maintenance Manager - Hydraulic, Lubrication & Water Systems proactively supports mill operations through the maintenance, design, and optimization of fluid power systems. Oversee hydraulic, lubrication, and industrial water systems throughout the mill, including rolling mill, shears, coilers, auxiliary equipment, and other critical systems. Play a key role in ensuring equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and supporting safe and efficient plant operations. Manage team members by establishing clear objectives, fostering professional growth, and promoting collaboration and engagement to achieve department and company goals. The position is on site.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and hands-on troubleshooting for hydraulic, lubrication, and water systems including pumps, cylinders, servo/proportional valves, chillers, motors, logic valves, cylinders, heat exchangers, filtration units, and piping networks.
  
• Manage team by establishing clear objectives, monitoring performance, encouraging professional development, and promoting collaboration and engagement among team members.
  
• Work closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to ensure maximum equipment reliability, safety, and performance.
  
• Design, maintain, and optimize hydraulic, lubrication and water systems for mill equipment.
  
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve system reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
  
• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations for hydraulic/lubrication/water related breakdowns.
  
• Review and revise system schematics, piping and tubing layouts, and ensure as-built documentation is kept up to date.
  
• Manage fluid cleanliness programs including sampling, analysis, and corrective action plans.
  
• Monitor hydraulic system performance (pressure, temperature, cleanliness) and perform preventive maintenance to avoid system failures.
  
• Coordinate with vendors, service companies, and contractors for timely and cost-effective repairs and installations.
  
• Plan and organize outages, ensure availability of parts and components, and oversee project execution.
  
• Support capital projects involving fluid system scope, including equipment selection, design input, and commissioning.
  
• Maintain CMMS records, BOMs, procedures, and technical documentation.
  

About You

• Bachelor�s degree in mechanical or industrial engineering, or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
  
• 5+ years of experience in hydraulic, lubrication, and water systems maintenance in a heavy industrial setting (steel industry preferred.)
  
• Leadership abilities and management skills; management experience preferred.
  
• Strong knowledge of fluid system components, design principles, and maintenance best practices.
  
• Ability to interpret schematics, piping diagrams, and OEM manuals.
  
• Familiarity with hydraulic, pneumatic, water schematics, Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&ID)
  
• Excellent knowledge of maintenance performance standards.
  
• Experience writing procedures.
  
• Experience with CMMS systems and Microsoft Office applications; familiar with AI tools.
  
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
  
• Fluid Power Engineer certification (CFPS) preferred
  

Our Offer

At SSAB we use our values - driven, true and ahead - in making everyday decisions, keeping the customer at the heart of what we do. When joining SSAB you will become part of an organization of passionate problem solvers working together on important challenges.

• Bonuses
  
• Profit sharing
  
• 401(k) with 5% employer match
  
• 10 paid holidays
  
• Vacation
  
• Excellent, affordable benefits
  
• Tuition reimbursement
  
• Work for a global company committed to sustainability
  

At SSAB we are proud of our history and leadership in high-strength steel. But we are also aware that the production of steel is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. That is why we have developed the world’s first fossil free steel production and have committed to becoming largely fossil-free. As part of SSAB you will be instrumental in realizing this goal and push for the green transformation of the whole steel industry.

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SSAB's vision is a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world.

SSAB's values form the guiding principals of our company.

They shape our culture and characteristics. They serve as a compass for our actions and behavior, and describe what we stand for. Values guide us daily in making the right choices and doing the right things.

• Driven - Together we create value
  
• True - Do what is right
  
• Ahead - Future in mind