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Maintenance manager resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a maintenance manager resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in maintenance manager-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the maintenance manager position.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some maintenance manager interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a maintenance manager resume:

  • OSHA
  • Customer Service
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC
  • Continuous Improvement
  • CMMS
  • Maintenance Procedures
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Predictive Maintenance
  • Building Maintenance
  • Safety Training
  • Facility Maintenance
  • Project Management
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Ladders
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Plant Maintenance
  • PLC
  • Technical Support
  • General Maintenance
  • Electrical Systems
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Direct Reports
  • Maintenance Operations
  • Safety Standards
  • Plant Equipment
  • Production Equipment
  • ISO
  • Capital Projects
  • Logistics

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How to structure your work experience

Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the maintenance manager position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:

  1. List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
  2. Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs.

How to write maintenance manager experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are great bullet points from maintenance manager resumes:

Work history example #1

General Contractor

Progress Energy

  • Provided membership, communications, and events planning support while preparing for an internationally known and attended annual meeting.
  • Generated certified payrolls for government jobs.
  • Loaded data on sharepoint site as well as contract repository, Emptoris.
  • Worked night shift keeping three membrane plants and one molegate plant in operations.
  • Corrected years of prior invoice errors, restoring a reputable business relationship through establishment of a structured vendor payment program.

Work history example #2

Lead Mechanic

Trans States Airlines

  • Relocated back to Denver) MX Mechanic on Embraer 145 & CRJ-700 Regional A/C Hangar maintenance.
  • worked on CRJ 700's and Emb145's routine maintenance.
  • Completed three electrical troubleshooting courses and HVAC course at Greyhound Lines.
  • Performed electrical and electronic diagnostics troubleshooting and repair on the engine and transmissions.
  • Performed phase "A", "B", & "C" inspections.

Work history example #3

Diesel Mechanic

Baker Hughes, a GE

  • Fixed any issues with the tractor and trailers so they would pass DOT regulations.
  • Maintained and repaired all servicing equipment Performed daily dot inspections Wired all electrical parts on machinery
  • Conducted DOT Inspections when the vehicles were due.
  • Performed DOT and annual inspections on diesel trucks and tank trailers.
  • Repaired tires, Perform welding repairs, electrical, drivetrain, cooling, a/c, heating, minor body repair.

Work history example #4

General Contractor

Kiewit

  • Ensured projects were properly closed out with paperwork/billings/final payments/government modifications/warranties/subcontractors files Reviewed and managed certified payroll.
  • Included payrolls involving several different unions, subcontractors and materials for projects from $2 million to $60 million.
  • Assisted in electrical, plumbing and HVAC commercial and residential projects.
  • Managed over 13 different contractors on-site, including Masonry, Earthwork/Utilities, Drywall, and Concrete.
  • Performed all phases of plan reviews, bidding of jobs, payroll, operations of business.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Master's Degree in marketing

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

1995 - 1996

Highlight your maintenance manager certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your maintenance manager resume:

  1. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  2. OSHA Safety Certificate
  3. Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM)
  4. Certified Manager Certification (CM)
  5. Certified Security Supervision & Management (CSS)
  6. Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)
  7. Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
  8. Air Conditioning Service Certification
  9. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  10. Master Project Manager (MPM)

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