Maintenance Manager

About the role

The purpose of this position is to lead and manage all categories of maintenance involving machines, equipment, plant and office facilities, and grounds under the general direction of the Plant Manager. The goal is to improve the effectiveness of the department’s Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Programs, maximize the use and benefits from the existing CMMS, and create a learning environment for maintenance personnel to improve their skills.

Responsibilities

The role involves supervising the activities of all Maintenance personnel, including machine installations and repair, machining parts for repair of equipment, welding, brazing, soldering, sheet metal work, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, painting, concrete work, preventative and predictive maintenance, and office maintenance. The position also requires training subordinates, assigning and checking work, maintaining discipline, and enforcing safety and good housekeeping regulations.

• Supervise four salaried Maintenance Supervisors, two Controls Engineers, and one Automation Engineer
• Train subordinates, assign and check work, maintain discipline, and enforce safety and good housekeeping regulations
• Recommend hiring, dismissals, transfers, and upgrading
• Establish good personnel relations and ensure continuous maintenance of high morale, efficiency, and harmonious operations
• Rate personnel performance in accordance with established procedures
• Ensure strict adherence to the Company rules and regulations
• Receive and/or personally prepare work orders, plan, schedule, and assign work
• Coordinate the work on major projects to ensure that assigned tasks are performed according to established schedules

Requirements

The position requires 5 or more years of diversified experience in plant, equipment, and machine maintenance, CMMS operations, including setting up of preventive/predictive maintenance programs, repairing and rebuilding machines, and installing all types of plant and production equipment and machines.

• 5 or more years of diversified experience in plant, equipment, and machine maintenance
• Experience with CMMS operations, including setting up of preventive/predictive maintenance programs
• Experience repairing and rebuilding machines, and installing all types of plant and production equipment and machines
• Knowledge of all phases of plant and equipment maintenance involving production machines and equipment
• Knowledge of building trades, including carpentry, masonry, and general construction
• Ability to use electrical and mechanical principles, charts, tables, drawings, mathematics, and various preventive maintenance techniques

Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is preferred, but a minimum requirement is a High school education plus a two-year Technical degree or military equivalent.

Skills

The position requires skills in supervising a variety of construction work, building of partitions, installation and repair of electrical plumbing, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and heating and ventilating equipment. The ability to ensure that all water, gas lines, sprinkler systems, valves, regulators, control instruments, electrical systems, and lighting are properly installed and maintained is also necessary.

• Supervise a variety of construction work, including building of partitions and installation and repair of electrical plumbing, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Ensure that all water, gas lines, sprinkler systems, valves, regulators, control instruments, electrical systems, and lighting are properly installed and maintained
• Supervise all activities in the boiler room, including operation of the air compressors, pumps, blowers, air conditioning equipment, and various accessories and instruments
• Maintain the steam tracing and steam heating systems
• Supervise all types of installation, repair, and maintenance work, including setting up and repair of machines, equipment, and accessories

Computer Equipment And Software Requirements

The position requires proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, and Access.