Maintenance Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Takes ownership for the maintenance and uptime performance of production equipment and building / facility related systems.
• Leads and builds the maintenance team to perform necessary tasks and projects for successful production operation and continuous improvement.
• Develops the maintenance team culture to be proactive in planning maintenance work, continuously increase capabilities for root cause problem solving / troubleshooting, and urgent production support when needed.
• Promotes a strong safety culture and follows all safety policies and procedures.
• Utilizes the maintenance management system to plan and execute preventive maintenance activities and other planned work orders in collaboration with production operations.
• Utilizes a work order tracking system to acknowledge maintenance requests from the organization and communicate status through completion.
• Performs supervisory duties, in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Facilitates training, coaching, and employee performance reviews, including cross training within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Provides planning for execution of projects related to equipment, buildings, and grounds.
• Leads project planning, internally and externally with associates and contractors.
• Provides planning for procurement of required equipment and associated materials.
• Supports capital expenditure analysis, evaluates cost to maintain vs cost to replace.
• Identifies and communicates workplace hazards and corrects or seeks assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions.
• Maintains a high level of housekeeping standards and organization of assigned work areas.
• Assists in the development and deployment of departmental policies and procedures.
• Communicates and enforces company policies and procedures while maintaining effective employee relations.
• Executes the Operations Annual Operating Plan (AOP) goals and objectives.
• Maintains working relationship with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

Key Skills And Competencies

• Demonstrated team building skills are required.
• A demonstrated commitment to utilizing the maintenance management system, planning maintenance activities, and executing preventive maintenance and other projects is a requirement.
• Problem prevention and problem-solving skills required.
• Must be solution oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, leadership, and labor union representatives.
• Ability to recommend equipment and building repairs and upgrades.
• Proven ability to multitask with excellent time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate at all levels of the organization.

Education And Experience Requirements

• Two year technical degree required.
• Four year degree preferred.
• Previous team leadership experience is required, with demonstrated success in building high performing teams.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment (metal fabrication, welding, paint, assembly, or similar) is preferred.
• Previous experience in a production maintenance function is preferred.

Working Conditions/Other Work Hours/Status

• Mainly 1st shift hours with some overlap to 2nd shift for continuity.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting/Standing, free to move around.
• Repetitive manual movements.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of federal and state employment law, compliance, trends, new technologies and best practices in areas of responsibilities.

Salary

Compensation Range: $85,194 - $127,791 annually.

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon hire.