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Maintenance manager CV: example and template

This example is for maintenance managers at automotive, food, chemical and packaging plants, and for maintenance engineers and coordinators who want to run a whole department.

The plant director wants to know which team and budget you manage, what machine availability you maintain, which investments you run and which programmes you introduce. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: maintenance manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Dariusz Adamski

Maintenance manager

Tychy +48 123 456 789 dariusz.adamski@example.com

Professional profile

Maintenance manager with 15 years of experience in maintenance, the last 6 at an automotive components plant. I head a department of 35, an annual budget of PLN 18 million and investments in the machine park. After a TPM programme was introduced, availability of key lines rose from 89% to 95%, and energy use fell by 12%.

Work experience

Maintenance manager

03.2020 - present

Automotive components plant, Tychy

  • Heading a department of 35: mechanics, electricians, automation technicians and planners.
  • A maintenance budget of PLN 18 million a year and the machine investment plan.
  • Introduced a TPM programme, availability of key lines up from 89% to 95%.
  • An energy saving project, consumption down 12%.
  • Commissioning 3 new production lines together with suppliers.

Maintenance engineer

06.2010 - 02.2020

Packaging plant, Katowice

  • Breakdown analysis and inspection plans.
  • Supervising machine overhauls.
  • Rolling out a CMMS.

Education

Master's degree, automation and robotics

2005 - 2010

Silesian University of Technology

Skills

  • Managing a maintenance department
  • Budget and machine park investments
  • TPM and machine availability
  • Energy efficiency
  • Commissioning new lines
  • CMMS

Licences and training

  • SEP electrical licence up to 1 kV, supervision and operation
  • TPM training for managers, 2020
  • Postgraduate studies in energy management, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Category B driving licence

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a maintenance manager CV

Professional summary

Write which maintenance department you head, at which plant, and your team and budget. Add a metric, for example machine availability, and one larger project. The plant director is looking for someone who keeps production running and plans investments well.

Maintenance engineer with 7 years of experience at a food plant. I run breakdown analysis and inspection plans and rolled out a CMMS. I hold an SEP supervision licence and am looking for work as a maintenance manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the team, budget, machine park, metrics, programmes and investments. Show results in numbers. Add line commissioning and energy projects.

Weaker: Heading the department.

Better: Heading a department of 35: mechanics, electricians, automation technicians and planners.

Weaker: TPM.

Better: Introduced a TPM programme, availability of key lines up from 89% to 95%.

Weaker: Energy.

Better: An energy saving project, consumption down 12%.

Skills worth listing

List department management, budget, investments, TPM, energy and systems. In your soft skills show leadership, decisiveness and planning.

Professional skills

  • Maintenance department
  • Budget
  • Investments
  • TPM
  • Energy
  • CMMS

Personal skills

  • Leadership
  • Decisiveness
  • Planning
  • Communication
  • Resilience to stress

Licences and training

List SEP licences with their scope, TPM training and postgraduate studies, for example in energy. A supervision licence is usually required in this role.

How to become a maintenance manager

People most often move up from maintenance engineer or coordinator. On your CV show the team, budget and projects you already run.

Add your technical education and licences. Say which machines and processes you know best.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An automotive plant looks for availability metrics and customer standards, a food plant for hygiene and short changeovers, and a chemical plant for process safety and technical supervision. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a maintenance manager CV

Questions and answers

What should a maintenance manager put on a CV?

The plant, team, budget, machine park, metrics, programmes, investments, licences and languages.

Are SEP licences required?

Usually yes, often a supervision licence.

Which metrics are worth giving?

Machine availability, time between breakdowns, repair time, maintenance costs and energy use.

How does a manager differ from a maintenance coordinator?

A coordinator leads the team's day-to-day work, while a manager is responsible for the whole department, budget and investments.

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