Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Essential Functions:

• Manage the maintenance team, including electricians and fabrication employees.
• Oversee and supervise external workforce, consultants, and specialists.
• Develop preventive maintenance programs for implementation on all equipment in the facility.
• Ensure that production machines, supporting equipment, and facilities receive effective preventative maintenance and are prepared for safe and efficient operations.
• Evaluate and address the training needs of the maintenance department.
• Conduct follow-up verification inspections to ensure full and complete performance of preventative maintenance tasks and procedures.
• Improve maintenance plans, methods, procedures, and instructions to enhance availability and safety of machines and facilities at the lowest possible cost.
• Recommend methods for improving labor efficiency and reducing waste of materials.
• Interact with other plants in the U.S. and Europe to transfer knowledge and technical solutions.
• Understand, track, monitor, and report equipment status, including evaluating priorities and response needs.
• Evaluate maintenance performance, including downtime, root cause, repair status, and corrective actions.
• Champion the management of spare parts inventory, including reorder points and accuracy while adhering to budgetary requirements.
• Initiate, technically define, and track purchase orders from development through project completion.
• Develop and implement strategies to standardize machine components and support tooling standardization.
• Manage manuals and documentation for all machinery.
• Work with Finance to ensure effective use of organizational resources and provide tracking information as required.
• Develop goals and objectives, and conduct performance and disciplinary counseling as needed.
• Lead maintenance department in all 5S activities.
• Lead capital expenditure projects from concept through full implementation, including design, quoting, and presentations to ensure maximum return on investment within budget.
• Ensure safety standards are adhered to at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, IDEM, and other applicable rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to problem solve, multitask, and resolve issues effectively.
• Working understanding of tooling, fabrication, and design.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Ability to utilize PC databases, schematics, preventative maintenance systems, and CAD software.
• Excellent communication skills.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of successful maintenance supervision or management preferred.

Working Conditions:

• Regular use of hands to handle, feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, climbing, and reaching.
• Regular use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Occasional lifting and/or moving of 50+ pounds.
• Vision requirements include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work performed near moving mechanical parts and in areas with noise levels exceeding 85 dBA.
• Occasional exposure to fumes, airborne particles, and low-intensity acidic, caustic, and petrochemical fumes.