Maintenance Manager

About the role

The Maintenance Manager at ALPLA is responsible for leading all aspects of plant maintenance, reliability, and asset performance. This role oversees preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operation of manufacturing equipment and facilities. The Maintenance Manager partners closely with production and engineering teams to minimize downtime, extend asset life, and support overall plant performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage all activities related to production and infrastructure equipment reliability
• Ensures preventative maintenance performed to expectation
• Ensures timely and accurate repair of machine breakdowns
• Ensures proper and accurate record keeping of repair and parts usage
• Ensures all equipment is updated to outlast standards for both safety and upgrades
• Supports OEM initiatives for machine installs and upgrades
• Implements and controls predictive maintenance schedules based on data acquired from machine downtime reports
• Autonomous maintenance activities
• Manages Maintenance budgetary spending
• Supports building maintenance budget during annual budget process
• Drives cost savings initiatives through predictive maintenance and rebuild processes with parts suppliers
• Manages Maintenance team
• Captures and manages all technician work orders in maintenance software for compliance
• Manages continuous improvement activities
• Leads and participates in RCA's for reoccurring deviations on equipment or performance
• Leads department in 5S initiatives and installation events
• Performs equipment kaizen events to bring equipment to like new condition

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience required
• Minimum four years of work experience at ALPLA or similar industry required
• Experience with Computer Control Systems on machines
• Experience in working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience required

Competencies

• Directs Work
• Develops Talent
• Nimble Learning Plans and Aligns
• Manages Conflict
• Resourcefulness
• Buils Effective Teams
• Customer Focus

Pay

Commensurate with experience

Schedule

Varies