Maintenance Manager

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Job Summary

As the Maintenance Manager, you are responsible for the strategic leadership and execution of maintenance operations within the organization. This position demands a visionary leader with a deep understanding of engineering principles, coupled with a proven track record in optimizing equipment uptime, cost-effectiveness, and safety. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure alignment of maintenance strategies with broader business objectives.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive maintenance strategy that supports long-term business goals, focusing on equipment reliability, cost optimization, and risk mitigation.
• Build and nurture a high-performing maintenance team through effective leadership, coaching, and talent development. Foster a collaborative and results-oriented culture.
• Oversee daily maintenance operations, ensuring adherence to established procedures, key performance indicators (KPIs), and safety protocols.
• Demonstrated proficiency in maintaining electrical, industrial controls, mechanical, hydraulic, compressed air, boiler systems, ammonia refrigeration systems, waste treatment systems, and building infrastructure within a high-speed CPG environment.
• Develop and manage maintenance budgets, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring cost-effectiveness.
• Establish and monitor key performance metrics to measure maintenance effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and drive continuous performance enhancement.
• Cultivate a culture of innovation by identifying and implementing new technologies, processes, and best practices to enhance maintenance efficiency and reliability.
• Utilize continuous improvement methodologies to enhance maintenance efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimize resource utilization. This includes implementing strategies such as 5S, Lean, and TPM to drive operational excellence.
• Ensure strict adherence to safety regulations, environmental standards, and quality requirements. Proactively manage compliance risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external service providers, optimizing contract terms and performance.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute capital expenditure projects to enhance equipment and facilities, aligning with long-term maintenance goals.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations for equipment failures, implement corrective actions, and implement preventive measures to minimize downtime.
• Other Duties as required.

Skills and Abilities

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  Collaboration:
  
  Works independently. Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration.
• Communication: Collaborate clearly with operators, helpers, and team members to ensure smooth production flow in person and via email.
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to build, motivate, and develop high-performance maintenance teams.
• Project management: Ability to handle multiple tasks with changing priorities.
• Engineering Expertise: In-depth knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and other relevant engineering disciplines.
• Quality control: Possess a keen eye for detail
• Risk Management: Understanding of potential maintenance risks and ability to implement mitigation strategies.
• Physical abilities: Meet the physical demands of the role, including static pull strength of 84 lbs., push 60 lbs., lift 50 lbs. Mount/dismount a sit-down forklift.
• Technical skills: Possess basic computer skills to operate production related software and maintain digital records.
• Compliance: Understanding and adherence to GMP regulations and procedures.
• Systems Proficiency: Ability to utilize CMMS systems (e.g., EMaint) for work order management and maintenance planning.
• Continuous improvement: Maintain a process optimization

Experience and Education

• A bachelor’s degree (Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical Engineer, or a related science field) required. An advanced degree (Master's or MBA) is preferred.
• 7-9 years of Manufacturing…