MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES MANAGER (14195)

About the Role

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and strategic direction of the plant's maintenance and facilities functions in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment. This position leads a team of approximately 25 maintenance and facilities employees, ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment, building systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance & Equipment Reliability:
  • Provide leadership and direction for all plant maintenance activities.
  • Ensure manufacturing equipment, machinery, utilities, and support systems are maintained in a safe, reliable, and efficient condition.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs.
  • Monitor equipment reliability, downtime, maintenance costs, and recurring failures.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for chronic equipment and reliability issues.
  • Establish maintenance priorities based on production requirements, equipment condition, safety, and business impact.
  • Ensure timely response to equipment breakdowns and production interruptions.
  • Develop strategies to reduce unplanned downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
  • Ensure maintenance procedures, PM schedules, and equipment documentation are maintained and updated.
  • Prioritize strong relationship and collaboration with Engineering to achieve plant KPI’s.
• Facilities Management:
  • Oversee the maintenance and operation of plant facilities, grounds, utilities, and infrastructure.
  • Manage building systems including electrical, HVAC, compressed air, plumbing, water systems, fire protection, and other facility-related equipment.
  • Coordinate facility repairs, upgrades, renovations, and improvement projects.
  • Manage outside contractors, service providers, and vendors performing facility or maintenance work.
  • Ensure appropriate preventive maintenance and inspection schedules are established for facility systems.
  • Support long-term facility planning and capital improvement initiatives.
• Leadership & Workforce Management:
  • Lead, coach, develop, and hold approximately 25 maintenance and facilities employees accountable for performance and results.
  • Establish department goals, priorities, schedules, and performance expectations.
  • Develop employee skills through training, cross-training, mentoring, and technical development.
  • Evaluate staffing requirements and recommend appropriate headcount to support production and maintenance needs.
  • Manage overtime, call-ins, scheduling, and emergency maintenance coverage.
  • Promote teamwork, accountability, communication, and continuous improvement.
  • Participate in hiring, performance management, disciplinary actions, and employee development in partnership with Human Resources.
  • Develop succession plans and identify high-potential employees within the maintenance organization.
• Production Support:
  • Partner closely with Production and Operations leadership to ensure maintenance activities support production requirements.
  • Participate in daily production and operations meetings as appropriate.
  • Coordinate planned maintenance activities around production schedules.
  • Communicate equipment issues, downtime risks, and recovery plans to plant leadership.
  • Respond effectively to emergency equipment failures and production interruptions.
  • Balance immediate production needs with long-term equipment reliability and maintenance requirements.
• Capital Projects & Engineering Support:
  • Develop and manage maintenance and facilities capital projects.
  • Assist with equipment installation, relocation, commissioning, and startup activities.
  • Review equipment specifications and provide maintenance input during new equipment purchases.
  • Work with Engineering and Operations on equipment modifications and process improvements.
  • Obtain and manage vendor proposals, quotations, and contractor services.
  • Monitor project schedules, costs, quality, and completion.
  • Ensure new equipment and facility improvements are properly documented and incorporated into maintenance programs.
• Budget & Cost Management:
  • Develop and manage the Maintenance & Facilities department operating budget.
  • Monitor maintenance expenditures, overtime, parts, contractors, utilities, and other departmental costs.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce maintenance costs without compromising safety, quality, reliability, or production.
  • Manage spare parts inventory and establish appropriate critical-spares strategies.
  • Evaluate repair-versus-replace decisions and provide recommendations to plant leadership.
  • Track maintenance KPIs and financial performance against established goals.
• Safety, Environmental & Compliance:
  • Ensure maintenance and facilities activities are performed in compliance with company safety requirements and applicable OSHA, environmental, electrical, fire, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with EHS to maintain safe maintenance practices and address identified hazards.
  • Ensure appropriate lockout/tagout (LOTO), electrical safety, machine safety, confined-space, hot-work, and contractor safety practices are followed.
  • Participate in incident investigations and corrective actions involving maintenance or facility activities.
  • Ensure required inspections, testing, certifications, and documentation are completed.
  • Promote a strong safety culture within the maintenance organization.
• Continuous Improvement:
  • Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives related to equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, downtime reduction, and cost reduction.
  • Utilize data and maintenance metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators such as:
    • Equipment downtime
    • PM completion
    • Maintenance response time
    • Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
    • Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
    • Maintenance cost
    • Overtime
    • Spare parts usage
    • Equipment reliability
  • Promote proactive rather than reactive maintenance practices.
  • Participate in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and other continuous improvement initiatives as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Previous experience managing or supervising a maintenance organization.
  • Experience leading a team of approximately 15–25+ employees preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial manufacturing equipment and facility systems.
  • Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting knowledge.
  • Demonstrated experience with maintenance planning, scheduling, and reliability improvement.
  • Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred:
  • Experience in automotive manufacturing or Tier 1/Tier 2 automotive supply.
  • Experience with automated manufacturing equipment, robotics, PLCs, conveyors, presses, welding equipment, or other automated production systems.
  • CMMS experience and demonstrated ability to use maintenance data for decision-making.
  • Experience managing capital projects and maintenance budgets.
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Electrical or mechanical technical certification is a plus.

Key Leadership Competencies

• Leadership & Accountability
• Technical Problem Solving
• Strategic Maintenance Planning
• Communication
• Team Development
• Decision Making
• Financial Management
• Project Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Safety Leadership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work Environment

This position is primarily based in a high-volume automotive manufacturing facility and requires regular presence on the manufacturing floor. The position may require walking throughout the facility, climbing stairs or ladders, and exposure to manufacturing noise, machinery, temperature variations, and other industrial conditions. Occasional evening, weekend, holiday, or after-hours availability may be needed to respond to significant equipment failures, facility emergencies, or critical production issues.

Performance Expectations

Success in this position will be measured through the department's ability to:

• Improve equipment uptime and reliability.
• Reduce unplanned production downtime.
• Maintain high PM completion rates.
• Improve maintenance response and repair effectiveness.
• Develop a capable and accountable maintenance workforce.
• Control maintenance and facilities costs.
• Maintain safe and compliant maintenance operations.
• Successfully execute capital and facility projects.
• Provide responsive support to Production and Operations.
• Develop a proactive, reliability-focused maintenance culture.

Location: Wytheville, VA
Employment Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Plant Manager / Operations Manager