Asset Maintenance Lead

About Mach Industries

Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

The Role

Mach Industries is seeking an experienced and hands-on Asset Maintenance Lead to lead the maintenance, reliability, and uptime of critical manufacturing equipment across our operations.

This role will have a strong focus on CNC machining equipment and advanced manufacturing assets, including equipment from manufacturers such as DMG MORI, Haas, Mazak, Okuma, DN Solutions/Doosan, and similar OEMs. The Asset Maintenance Lead will be responsible for developing and executing preventive and corrective maintenance programs, troubleshooting equipment failures, coordinating OEM and third-party service providers, managing spare parts, and improving overall equipment reliability.

This is a highly hands-on position. The ideal candidate is comfortable working directly on manufacturing equipment, diagnosing mechanical and electrical issues, and partnering closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, EHS, and Operations to keep production assets safe, reliable, and available.

Key Responsibilities

CNC & Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance

• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities for CNC machines and other critical manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, cooling, and controls-related equipment failures.
• Support CNC equipment from manufacturers such as DMG MORI, Haas, Mazak, Okuma, DN Solutions/Doosan, and comparable OEMs.
• Diagnose equipment faults, alarms, abnormal operating conditions, and recurring failures.
• Coordinate equipment repairs, alignments, calibrations, inspections, and OEM service activities.
• Support installation, commissioning, relocation, and startup of new or relocated manufacturing equipment.
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing teams during equipment modifications and upgrades.
• Maintain a strong understanding of machine requirements, including compressed air, electrical power, cooling, exhaust, lubrication, and other supporting utilities.

Preventive Maintenance & Reliability

• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs for critical production assets.
• Establish maintenance frequencies based on OEM requirements, equipment criticality, operating hours, failure history, and production demands.
• Drive equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime through proactive maintenance and root-cause analysis.
• Track equipment failures and identify recurring reliability issues.
• Develop corrective actions for chronic equipment problems.
• Support development and tracking of equipment reliability metrics, including uptime, downtime, PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, and repeat failures.
• Establish equipment criticality rankings and maintenance priorities based on production and operational risk.

CMMS & Asset Management

• Maintain accurate asset records within the company's Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Develop equipment hierarchies, PM schedules, work orders, maintenance procedures, and asset histories.
• Ensure maintenance activities, repairs, inspections, and equipment downtime are properly documented.
• Maintain equipment manuals, drawings, service records, warranties, and OEM documentation.
• Develop and maintain critical spare-parts inventories for high-value and production-critical equipment.
• Identify long-lead or high-risk replacement components and establish appropriate stocking strategies.

Troubleshooting & Emergency Response

• Serve as a primary technical resource for manufacturing equipment breakdowns.
• Respond to urgent production equipment failures and coordinate recovery efforts.
• Perform systematic troubleshooting to identify root causes rather than relying solely on component replacement.
• Coordinate with OEM technical support and third-party service providers when specialized expertise is required.
• Develop escalation procedures for critical equipment failures that may impact production schedules.

Safety & Compliance

• Ensure maintenance activities are performed safely and in accordance with company EHS requirements.
• Follow and reinforce Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) requirements when servicing energized or potentially hazardous equipment.
• Identify equipment hazards and partner with EHS and Engineering to implement appropriate controls.
• Verify appropriate machine guarding, interlocks, emergency stops, and safety systems remain functional following maintenance activities.
• Support safe electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and stored-energy maintenance practices.
• Participate in equipment-related incident investigations and corrective actions when required.

Vendor & OEM Management

• Serve as a primary point of contact for equipment OEMs, service technicians, and maintenance vendors.
• Coordinate service calls, preventive maintenance visits, repairs, and warranty work.
• Review vendor scopes, service recommendations, and repair proposals.
• Track vendor performance, equipment service agreements, and maintenance costs.
• Develop relationships with critical equipment manufacturers and local service providers to improve response times.

Team Leadership

• Provide technical direction and mentorship to maintenance technicians and other operations personnel.
• Establish maintenance standards, troubleshooting procedures, and equipment-specific work instructions.
• Help develop the long-term maintenance organization as Mach's manufacturing footprint expands.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, EHS, Quality, and Operations leadership.
• Support training and knowledge transfer related to equipment operation, basic troubleshooting, and operator-level maintenance.

Required Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, manufacturing equipment maintenance, CNC maintenance, machine-tool service, or a related technical field.
• Strong hands-on experience maintaining and troubleshooting CNC machining equipment.
• Experience with one or more major CNC/machine-tool manufacturers such as DMG MORI, Haas, Mazak, Okuma, DN Solutions/Doosan, or similar equipment.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills, including bearings, spindles, ball screws, linear guides, lubrication systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, and cooling systems.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motors, sensors, relays, contactors, VFDs, and machine control systems.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and OEM technical documentation.