Maintenance Manager

MAINTENANCE MANAGER

We are seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance systems, manage staff, ensure safety, and drive continuous improvement.

• 1. Provides Maintenance Systems Management
  • Maintain all production machinery including refrigeration, HVAC, and facility machinery.
  • Work with purchasing to order machinery parts.
  • Complete knowledge of schematics.
  • Oversee repair of valves, pumps, regulators, cylinders and controls.
  • Advise management of replacement machinery or parts and areas to improve the equipment in the facility.
  • Manages maintenance systems associated with high performing manufacturing organizations (Root Cause Analysis, Reliability-Centered Maintenance, etc.) while focusing on maximum plant capacity, while minimizing cost.
  • Assigns proper scheduling of work to maximize task completion with minimal plant disruption, reduction in unscheduled downtime while lowering costs and creating higher plant efficiency.
• 2. Effectively Manages Maintenance Staff and Safety
  • Maintain building to promote a safe working environment.
  • Manages the maintenance staff through delegation, policy and procedure administration, assignment of work responsibilities, planning, organizing, directing and follow-up of the work assignment.
  • Promotes plant safety performance through administration, enforcement of company and plant policy and procedure and training consistent with company objectives and in compliance with Federal and State agencies.
  • Accountable for providing short and medium term solutions and day-to-day support to all operating teams having issues with troubleshooting, problem analysis, equipment failures, etc.
• 3. Oversees Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Programs
  • Assists the Supervisors in developing and managing an effective Preventive and Predictive Maintenance program using ERP MM/PM Module.
  • Extracts and analyzes program data to ensure a constant state of continuous improvement.
  • Maintains compliance with Key Performance Indicators for tracking and reporting the performance of the maintenance function (supplier performance, equipment reliability, overall equipment effectiveness, etc.).
  • Develop and implement Preventative Maintenance Programs for all production machinery.
• 4. Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and other plant equipment.
  • Installs replacement belts, filters, gears, chains, and valves.
  • Troubleshoots pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic machine problems and makes necessary repairs.
  • Performs repairs to machines involving machine guarding, bolt replacement, and breakdowns due to mechanical wear.
  • Welds machine components.
  • Performs preventative maintenance tasks such as lubricating parts, drive chains, etc.
  • Handles installations, including hooking up air, water, gas, and the alignment and leveling of equipment.
  • Resolves all maintenance and mechanical problems promptly with minimal disruption to production schedules.
• 5. Acts as a lead by training, mentoring, scheduling, counseling, and providing guidance to maintenance leadership team.
  • Provides leadership through effective communication and coaching.
  • Provides assistance and support as needed.
  • Ensures a positive work environment exhibiting the company’s culture of respect for all employees.
  • Motivates, corrects, and challenges personnel with a positive approach.
  • Notifies Maintenance Director when problems arise.
  • Maintains open dialogue with assigned team.
  • When approached with feedback and concerns, resolves them in the most direct and positive way possible.
  • Ensures all company policies are followed.
• 6. Completes maintenance recordkeeping
  • Keeps record of all work performed.
  • Updates maintenance history logs and completes required paperwork.
  • Accounts for equipment used for maintenance and repairs.
• 7. Understands and follows the company GMP policy.

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, business, or a related field preferred.
• Ten or more years of related maintenance experience.
• Five or more years of managerial experience.
• Excellent understanding of maintenance strategies and techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of technology including trends, opportunities, and products.
• Must have knowledge and emphasis in…