Maintenance Manager

About the role

The Maintenance Manager at Washington Mills is responsible for overseeing the maintenance, repair, and installation of all machinery, equipment, buildings, and grounds. This position also ensures the safety of employees and compliance with all environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Directs maintenance employees in their roles and responsibilities to meet objectives
• Completes projects on schedule and within budget; promotes quality, first-time repairs, and ensures completion of preventive maintenance schedule
• Analyzes problems and directs repairs by scheduling maintenance personnel and ensuring timely and accurate repairs are completed
• Schedules preventative maintenance in order to eliminate machinery breakdown and reduce downtime
• Charges maintenance repairs against various accounts so labor costs are allocated to the proper cost centers
• Continually monitors and analyzes maintenance department activities in order to reduce costs and improve production efficiency
• Schedules/supervise the repair or replacement of all defective equipment according to priority and in conjunction with production
• Ensures compliance with all applicable corporate and governmental guidelines, rules, and regulations pertaining to health, safety, and environmental issues
• Purchases cost-effective supplies as required by the maintenance department to support the needs of the plant
• Coordinates subcontractors and outside vendor activities to meet site needs
• Maintain close communications with various department supervisors

Requirements

• Possess an associate’s degree with at least 5 years of manufacturing maintenance experience
• Have at least 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting
• Able to work weekends and respond to callouts, when needed
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team and communicate with different levels of the company
• Able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, and walk, bend, and stoop throughout the day

Benefits

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• Heavily subsidized medical and dental plans
• Employer-sponsored retirement plan
• Company-paid life insurance
• Immediate paid vacation and generous holiday time
• Family-friendly sick and personal leave policies
• Opportunities for career development