Maintenance Manager - Janesville, WI

Who is Novares?

We are a 60 year global plastic solutions provider that design, manufactures complex components & systems serving the future of the automotive industry. Our headquarters is located in France with facilities in 22 countries containing 37 Production Plants, 8 Skill Centers, 8 Technical Centers, 23 Customer Service Centers and 15 languages spoken

Why Work for us?

We have five core values that support our way of working and how are teams behave. These shared values are the embodiment of our company culture and business ethics. They are the watchwords to integrate the Novares’ Touch into our daily lives and they summarize the winning attitudes and behaviors that point us all in the same direction, to work as one team and achieve success. Working at Novares means you will ACT with Positive Energy, SHOW Courage, BE Result Driven, BEHAVE as One Team, and VALUE Transparency.

What is the position where you can add value?

We are actively recruiting for a Maintenance Manager for our Janesville, WI Production Plant. In this role you will have complete responsibility to make decisions and take action so that established standards and practices in the Maintenance Department are maintained. Directs and manages the work of the maintenance team. Key responsibilities in this position include:

Living the safety/environmental stand and ensuring safe maintenance practices

· Leads comprehensive and strict execution for safe maintenance work in accordance to OC standards

· Partners with cross-functional teams to support, improve, and enforce various safety programs at the plant

· Prioritizes and executes environmental, health, and safety hazard elimination

Leading, Developing and Executing Maintenance Strategies

· Serves as full owner of all maintenance strategies and plans; focused on meeting business needs

· Prepares capital budget forecasts and effectively manages all capital projects/installations holding to committed results and outcomes

· Leverages both internal and external resources and experts to improve and extend service life of current and new equipment

· Drives continuous improvement, lead root cause failure analysis, and implement countermeasures in accordance with once and done strategies

· Uses analytics to identify opportunities in maintenance costs and machine performance

Leading and Developing Talent

· Ensures maintenance employees are well trained and current on any required certifications to perform the full scope of their job expectations

· Establishes clear and measurable performance expectations and holds team members accountable for delivering the goals

· Regularly evaluates the strengths and development opportunities of the team, as well as invests in the growth and development of team members to achieve sustained success

· Effectively staffs the team by leveraging the appropriate mix of internal and external talent to satisfy both near-term performance and long-term succession needs

Leading across the plant/division

· Seen as a strong leader across the plant, driving engagement and supporting cross-functional projects and teams

· Shares best practices across plants, challenges thinking and provides candid and respectful feedback

· Leads with Novares key values, being a strong example for plant employees and others throughout the organization

· Assists the plant leader with other duties as required

What skills do you bring to the role?

· Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Engineering) and 5 years of experience or, demonstrated work equivalent.

· Previous manufacturing experience required; plastics and automotive

· Demonstrated team facilitation skills and success in implementing process improvements in conjunction with employee work teams. Must have experience managing multicultural teams across a 3 Shift 24/6 Operation.

· Proficiency with utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

· Ability to operate and communicate effectively in person, over the telephone, and in groups, under normal and stressful conditions.

· Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop the maintenance team. Good interpersonal, organization and communication skills.

· Previous experience(s) carrying out managerial responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, selecting and training employees; planning, assigning, supervising and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

· Must demonstrate strong decision-making skills, sound judgment and the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment.

· Previous experience/proficiency with SAP

· Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA Safety Fundamentals in a manufacturing environment.

· Must have strong safety culture background. Demonstrated clear and strong commitment to promote worker safety.