Maintenance Manager

About the role

As an integral part of the Wilson, NC Plant, the Maintenance Manager will be responsible for executing the deployment of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) processes across a complex recycled glass processing facility, including process development, training, and compliance auditing. Provide support to collaborating Sibelco glass processing plants, regionally and nationwide, in the operation and maintenance of optical sorting machines and other industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Plant Manager and lead the plant maintenance team to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair plant equipment.
• Practice and enforce safe practices within the department.
• Train employees on safety and best practices.
• Ensure employees are trained on job-specific assignments.
• Maintain pneumatic valves on optical sorting machines.
• Audit plant performance at completing maintenance tasks.
• Become a subject-matter expert in the operation and troubleshooting of optical sorting machines from multiple manufacturers.
• Calculate and issue monthly fuel surcharge updates.
• Champion and support Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Change belts and idler pulleys on trough-style conveyors.
• Develop and refine maintenance planning processes and a preventive maintenance program for mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Evaluate and ensure the quality of maintenance performed by internal plant maintenance teams and external vendors.
• Identify plant performance issues and provide recommendations for equipment and design changes to correct them.
• Lead plants in performing root cause analysis (8D process) of issues involving quality, yield, and uptime.
• Manage the company-wide CMMS (SAP) to track capital assets, life expectancy, and repair and maintenance (R&M) budget and costs.
• Manage equipment vendor relationships with major equipment suppliers; global spare parts program; spare parts inventory—order parts as needed, determine and manage stocking levels.
• Oversee maintenance of forklifts, loaders, and other mobile equipment.
• Perform part number administration and entry.
• Perform hands-on escalated maintenance troubleshooting and repairs; periodic preventive maintenance checks as required; basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs.
• Provide coaching, training, and accountability to plant maintenance managers and personnel, and assist in hiring of new plant maintenance manager personnel.
• Perform reportable reports administration—adding new reports, adding users, report maintenance, managing user report access in CMMS (SAP).
• Support Continuous Improvement initiatives; emergency repair process; provide plant managers and plant maintenance teams with first-line escalation support during equipment failures.
• Track equipment status, redistribute maintenance and spare-parts assets, and expedite high-priority repair efforts to maximize plant uptime performance.
• Supervise and lead the plant maintenance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8–10+ years of maintenance experience including 3–5 years of supervisory experience.
• Lean Manufacturing experience, 5S, and/or Six Sigma certification a plus.
• College degree or technical training preferred.
• 480V AC/3/60 3-phase electrical troubleshooting ability.
• Ability to lead and direct the work of others.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize effectively.
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics preferred.
• Advanced mechanical and electrical maintenance skills.
• ERP systems experience (SAP a plus).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with TPM Maintenance Program.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Prescription drug benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan