Maintenance Manager - Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with plant environmental, safety, and health regulations and foster a commitment to these guidelines within the Maintenance team.
• Act as a role model by embodying the company culture and motivating others to follow suit.
• Develop the maintenance strategy, incorporating preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance, including automation, in alignment with the five-year capital plan.
• Create annual maintenance plan to support the maintenance strategy and align with operating plan.
• Standardize equipment with Manufacturing Engineers and Technology Competency Teams to enable leveraged spending with strategic vendors and facilitate flexible equipment replacement and repair strategies.
• Lead plant maintenance throughout the facility, ensuring production requirements are met and optimized with minimal unplanned downtime.
• Establish improvement metrics and a management operating system for critical equipment.
• Maintain a robust Maintenance Management System with strong data integrity.
• Promote continuous improvement behaviors within the Maintenance team and personally.
• Achieve site KPI goals related to safety, quality, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and cost while ensuring compliance with established quality standards.
• Proactively manage the Maintenance budget, generate cost-saving opportunities, and collaborate with support teams (Finance, Engineering, Sourcing, etc.) to implement improvements.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to develop and implement capital projects that meet business and plant objectives, including sales growth and modernization of the facility.
• Proactively manage talent within the Maintenance team.
• Support direct reports through performance reviews, coaching, effective training, and maintaining a regular presence on all shop floor areas.
• Develop a succession plan.

Position Requirements:

• BS in Engineering or a related field, with a minimum of 5 years of direct experience in manufacturing or 10 years of progressive leadership experience in Maintenance.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and hands-on problem-solving skills, with experience working effectively with cross-functional teams. Lean and/or TPM experience preferred.
• Operational experience in batch and discrete component manufacturing environments, with a preference for experience troubleshooting equipment used in welding, brazing, carbide pressing and sintering, and machining (turning and milling), as well as facilities maintenance
• Direct experience with automation systems and equipment, including robotics, PLCs, and other control systems.
• Knowledge of hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting technical drawings.
• Knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, gas, and building systems is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, set priorities, identify and resolve problems, and meet deadlines.
• Experience with maintenance management systems is required, preferably SAP PM.
• Strong computer literacy, including MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).
• Proven ability to engage and inspire team members and effectively manage personnel matters.

Relocation Assistance:

Client will offer up to $15K sign-on bonus to assist with relocation