Bradley Talley

About Bradley Talley

Maintenance and engineering leader with 23+ years of experience in heavy manufacturing, including aluminum, steel, and industrial production environments. Experienced in plant maintenance, reliability, engineering, and capital project leadership, with a track record of improving equipment performance, leading teams, and executing high-value initiatives that support safety, uptime, and cost performance.My career has included roles in plant engineering, corporate CapEx, project engineering, and maintenance management, giving me a broad perspective on asset strategy, execution, and operational improvement. I currently lead a large maintenance organization in an aluminum extrusion environment and have previously supported complex manufacturing operations in flat rolling, steel, and other industrial settings.I bring a practical, hands-on leadership style with a strong focus on accountability, team development, root cause problem solving, planning, and execution. I work best where technical leadership, people leadership, and business results must come together.Key areas of focus include maintenance and reliability strategy, capital improvement, shutdown/outage leadership, precision maintenance, continuous improvement, CMMS/Maximo alignment, and building stronger maintenance cultures that support plant performance.Core Leadership Strengths: Maintenance and Reliability LeadershipPlant Engineering and Capital ProjectsShutdown and Outage ExecutionBudget Management and Cost ControlRoot Cause Failure AnalysisPrecision Maintenance and Continuous Improvement Team Leadership and Supervisor Development Cross-Functional Manufacturing SupportLean / Six Sigma Problem SolvingContractor and Supplier ManagementSAP/Maximo / CMMS Process ImprovementSafety and Operational DisciplineProfessional Development: High Impact Maintenance ManagementPrecision MaintenanceRoot Cause Failure AnalysisLean PracticesSix SigmaLeadership and Management Skills DevelopmentProject Risk Assessment and ManagementElectrical Circuit TroubleshootingIndustrial Ventilation CertificationNational Fluid Power Hydraulic Institute Training Rexroth Hydraulic SeminarRed Bud Coil Processing SeminarHerr-Voss Leveling SeminarPrager Gear SeminarLufkin Gear SeminarAutoCAD 2025 TrainingAutoCAD Inventor 2025 Reliability and Maintenance TrainingCEC Combustion Training

Experience

1. Maintenance Manager

   Kaiser Aluminum

   Jan 2019 — Present · Jackson, TN, US

   Lead the maintenance organization for Kaiser Aluminum’s Jackson extrusion facility, with responsibility for a 28-person team supporting safety, equipment reliability, maintenance cost, asset utilization, product quality, and plant performance.Direct day-to-day and long-range maintenance execution across the facility, including workforce leadership, budgeting, planning, shutdown coordination, troubleshooting, contractor support, and continuous improvement of maintenance processes. Focus on improving uptime, strengthening accountability, developing team capability, and aligning maintenance priorities with production needs and business goals.Key areas of leadership include:Maintenance and reliability strategyTeam development and daily executionBudget and cost controlEquipment downtime reductionAsset utilization and plant supportCross-functional coordination with operations, engineering, and leadership

Education

• Mississippi State University

  Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Training
• Predictive Maintenance
• Strategic Planning
• Green Belt
• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Kaizen
• 5 Why
• Project Engineering
• Team Building
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Preventive Maintenance
• Engineering
• Steel
• Root Cause Analysis
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Procurement
• Total Productive Maintenance (Tpm)
• Leadership
• Fmea
• Six Sigma
• Autocad
• Iso
• Business Process Improvement
• Maintenance Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Factory
• Budgeting
• Spc
• Project Management
• Reliability Engineering
• Budgets
• 5s
• Tpm