Assistant Maintenance Manager

About the Role

The Assistant Maintenance Manager leverages leadership skills and technical knowledge to lead a team of maintenance mechanics, robotics, and controls systems technicians in a fast-paced environment while ensuring a safe working atmosphere. This role models safety standards, trains and supports team members, and develops solutions to complex problems. The position involves managing outside contractors, being on-call for emergencies, and supporting multi-site production in a customer-focused manner.

Demonstrates flexibility to work various shifts and alternative schedules as needed, moving extensively throughout the facility to attend to equipment and team members.

Responsibilities

• Partner with onsite Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to ensure all safety standards are met.
• Meet operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including labor tracking.
• Own scheduling and tracking completion of work orders and tickets.
• Oversee building cleanliness and ensure accurate inventory tracking.
• Perform daily and weekly audits for cleanliness and work orders.
• Implement preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Maintain a client-centric relationship with operational stakeholders.
• Participate in budget development and tracking.
• Assist in project planning and cost analysis.
• Provide thorough feedback to enhance individual performance, including written performance appraisals, discipline, and up to termination.
• Promote and conduct good housekeeping practices.
• Travel as required to support network needs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior leadership experience.
• Flexibility to work various shifts and alternative work schedules as needed.
• Experience performing maintenance on industrial machinery, electrical systems, and electronic controls.
• Must be authorized to work within the hiring country without requiring company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience managing budgets and vendors.
• Knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) programs.
• Experience in project management.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and electrical schematics.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods and walk extensively throughout the facility during shift.
• Repetitive bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, twisting, sitting, standing, and walking.
• Lifting parts and tools weighing on average 20 pounds, occasionally up to 49 pounds.
• Dexterity in eye/hand coordination, feet (foot pedals), manual tasks (picking, pinching, holding, grasping), and wrist motion (repetitive flexion/rotation).
• Working conditions may include elevated heights, small spaces, dust, fumes/odors, hot/cold temperatures, inside/outside noise, vibration, standing on concrete for long hours, and wet or uneven surfaces.