Maintenance & Facilities Manager

About the role

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager is responsible for all aspects of maintenance, installation, and construction of the plant facility, including all production equipment, buildings, grounds, and utilities, in concert with the established objectives and goals of MACtac. This position normally works in a manufacturing environment with limited time spent in the office. The noise level is usually moderate. Hearing, eye and foot protection are mandatory when entering the plant.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and supervise maintenance programs and procedures for efficient operation of the plant/production facility. Scope includes machine installation, repair, demolition, grounds keeping, and may include capital projects.
• Deploy proven maintenance programs, including preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, condition-based maintenance, reliability engineering, and total productive maintenance.
• Apply principles of effective maintenance management, including problem recognition, root cause analysis, and statistical analysis of cause and effect.
• Utilize the CMMS system to manage departmental workflow.
• Support all facility functions that impact quality, cost, safety, delivery, and morale.
• Act as a change agent, leading the workforce to meet facility and corporate objectives.
• Participate in failure mode analysis events and programs.
• Maintain a strong presence on the plant floor by setting, communicating, and evaluating standards, and serving as a resource to all employees.
• Perpetuate a culture of continuous improvement through TQM, Six Sigma, and Lean principles and methodologies.
• Demonstrate project management skills in proposal development, project planning, execution, and desired vs. actual outcomes.
• Apply strong statistical analysis skills.
• Direct the purchase, organization, processing, and preparation of critical maintenance spare parts to ensure timely machine repair and to support Preventative Maintenance tasks.
• Develop strong working relationships with maintenance, technical, operations, and corporate-level resources.
• Supervise, motivate, coach, and instill good leadership skills in the maintenance staff.
• Establish a strong presence on the floor to set and communicate expectations and standards.
• Evaluate and communicate results so all employees understand expected performance levels.
• Administer and report compliance with environmental and safety compliance.
• Administer inspection programs and associated compliance requirements for insurance on plant boilers, air compressors, sprinkler systems, fire protection equipment, etc., while complying with all environmental mandates.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA safety requirements.
• Manage grounds keeping contracts and provide direction to contractors to ensure expected performance is routinely carried out.
• Handle all services for lawncare, pest control, snow removal, etc.
• Maintain facility security and fire systems, including coordination and communication with security system contractors and local fire and police departments. Act as primary contact for facility alarming during and after business hours.
• Perform other duties as assigned; travel and regular attendance are required.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in an engineering discipline.
• Lean / Six Sigma training preferred but not required.
• Minimum of five years of maintenance management experience in a manufacturing environment, with direct responsibility for major assets and operations related to maintenance and engineering support for efficient equipment operations.
• Knowledge and experience with various CMMS systems and ERPs.
• Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal forms with people of various educational and technical backgrounds, inside and outside the company.
• Ability to creatively solve problems and facilitate others to do the same, demonstrating annual operational and profit improvements.
• Ability to perform Root Cause Problem Solving techniques to implement long-term and sustainable solutions within production/operations.
• Must be a confident decision maker capable of making decisions within time and information constraints.
• Ability to quantify results, identify new opportunities, adapt to change, and interface with all levels of management on a continual basis; must be able to operate independently.
• Ability to perform calculus and statistical analysis functions.
• Proficiency in MS Project and engineering/maintenance software.