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Area Maintenance Manager

CBRE

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Location
Lenexa, KS
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Area Maintenance Manager leads teams maintaining high-speed conveyance systems and manufacturing equipment for a client operation. The role combines operational leadership with strategic oversight, including resource planning, talent development, maintenance-process improvement, and collaboration with client leadership and operations teams. The manager also oversees staffing and performance management, coordinates root cause and corrective actions, and supports safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Employee LeadershipEmployee CoachingPreventive MaintenancePredictive MaintenanceCommunicationPresentation SkillsProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsFinancial ReportingForecastingBudgetingMicrosoft Office SuiteReading Technical DrawingsThermographyVibration AnalysisAirborne UltrasoundMaintenance SystemsLifting 50+ Lbs

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical Field4+ Years Industry Experience2+ Years Maintenance ExperienceTravel 25% Off-Site

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity

At CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS), safety is our top priority. We foster a safety-first culture where employees are empowered to perform at their best and return home safely every day. We’re looking for a skilled and forward-thinking Area Maintenance Manager to join our growing team as we work to service one of the world’s largest online retailers.

Read on to learn more!

About the Role

As an Area Maintenance Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind safe, reliable, and efficient material handling operations. You’ll lead teams responsible for maintaining high-speed conveyance systems and manufacturing equipment while fostering a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.

This role blends hands on operational leadership with strategic oversight. You’ll plan and allocate resources, develop talent, improve maintenance processes, and partner closely with client leadership and operations teams to deliver world class performance. From staffing and performance management to root cause analysis and reliability initiatives, you’ll have the authority and support to make a measurable impact.

What You’ll Do

  • Maintain a safety-first culture in which CBRE employees return home in the same condition in which they reported to work.

  • Plan, schedule, and advise the work of employees and evaluate quality of work.

  • Lead and coordinate the work of employees engaged in maintaining high speed conveyance systems and other manufacturing equipment.

  • Assist Managers in communicating and accomplishing departmental goals and objectives.

  • Participate, in conjunction with Manager, interviewing/hiring, employee training, performance evaluations, corrective actions, and/or terminations.

  • Formulate, disseminate, and communicate work standards and/or procedures.

  • Coordinate and lead Root Cause and Corrective Actions to facilitate continuous improvement and development opportunities.

  • Provide performance management for team development and growth.

  • Plan and monitorappropriate staffing levels and utilization of labor, including overtime.

  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with the company's values.

  • Cultivate positive working relationships with our Client and Operations Maintenance team members.

What You’ll Need

  • Bachelor's (BA/BS) degree in a technical field (Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil)required.

  • 4+ years of compatible industry experience and/or training and demonstrated ability leading and coaching employee performance in a manufacturing environment

  • 2+ years' experience with preventive/predictive maintenance of equipment in a manufacturing environment.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, problem solving and analytical skills.

  • Advanced knowledge of financial terms and principles, as well as financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting

  • Proficient Microsoft Office Suite experience (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)

  • Ability to read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and/or schematics.

  • Understanding predictive maintenance technologies such as (thermography, vibration analysis, and air borne ultra-sound).

  • Proven knowledge of using maintenance systems to achieve world class equipment maintenance.

  • Ability to travel 25% off-site as needed.

  • Physical requirements including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs / ladders and ability to lift / carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.

CBRE Employee Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

  • Disability benefit program

  • 401k company matching

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Company paid life insurance

  • Pet insurance

  • Paid parental leave

Why CBRE?

We invest in our employees’ development. The core of our strategy is the view that development happens through three key activities: on-the-job learning, coaching and formal training. We provide employees with resources that support them in developing skills to enhance performance in their current role as well as for future roles.

We offer competitive pay, a robust benefits package, wellness programs, and a workplace environment that embraces diversity. Come join our global network of professionals supporting client operations across CBRE. Looking for growth and career advancement? Upon completing six months of successful service, associates may explore career advancement opportunities within the organization!

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)

How this job compares

Set against the 3,947 open Operations Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Kansas median$106–153K/yr24 salary ranges
  • US median$23–25/hr243 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 59 open Operations Management jobs in Kansas and 3,947 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Kansas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Operations Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,958 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 859 of the 3,947 open Operations Management jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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