Maintenance Manager Job Turlock area,California USA,Maintenance/Cleaning

Job Description

Purpose of the job: This position is responsible for managing maintenance staff, achieving results in areas of safety, preventative maintenance, utilization of equipment, waste reduction, equipment improvement, facility upkeep, and predictive maintenance. Also spare part inventories, maintenance shop and preventive maintenance scheduling and capital projects.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities

Manage Maintenance team to ensure facility goals and objectives are achieved:
Communicate facility goals and objectives to all maintenance team members, provide resources, and support by holding bi‑weekly crew meetings, monthly maintenance project meetings, attending weekly lead team meetings and daily production meetings to communicate goals and plant priorities.

Effectively manage preventative and predictive maintenance programs:
Schedule and plan preventative maintenance to include inspection and repair of equipment on a bi‑weekly cycle; hold pre‑planning meetings with maintenance and production teams for planning and priority setting for preventative maintenance tasks; schedule predictive maintenance such as vibration analysis and infrared scanning to detect potential equipment failures; schedule advance repairs to avoid costly equipment repairs and unexpected downtime.

Continuously improve all Maintenance team members:
Ensure all maintenance team members are trained in safety, environmental, and all proficiencies on an annual basis; provide annual refresher training in all maintenance specific areas to include welding safety, radiation safety, confined space entry, hot work, electrical safety, hoist and sling usage and chemical specific training; provide internal and external technical training for all Maintenance technicians to ensure continuous improvement on all maintenance skill levels;

measure results through annual and bi‑annual evaluations of maintenance skills, peer and customer service feedback.

Manage equipment improvement and capital projects:
Facilitate monthly meetings on equipment improvement with Production Manager, Boundary Managers and Team Leaders from all areas of the plant to set priorities and plan equipment improvements; facilitate quarterly meetings on the five‑year capital plan with the Lead Team to set priorities for capital projects and provide resources for gathering information and submitting capital projects for the current year.

Manage Maintenance Inventory Group and spare parts inventory area:
Communicate plant priorities and upcoming equipment rebuilds and projects to ensure proper stock levels of necessary spare parts; work with Maintenance inventory group to set proper inventory levels and ensure availability of critical spare parts.

Manage facility maintenance and maintenance of all support equipment:
Collect bids on all annual contracts and perform competitive bid analysis to ensure the facility receives quality workmanship at a competitive price; train all contractors on facility safety rules and procedures; schedule maintenance of all support equipment including all Saturday and Sunday maintenance work as needed.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience Required

BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.

GPA 3.0 Bachelor’s Degree (out of 4.0)

Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Ability to work “Hands‑On” in a manufacturing shop‑floor environment.

Desire for Manufacturing Management.

Keen interest to excel as a manager in a performance‑driven environment.

Candidate must be flexible to shift work.

Candidate must be flexible regarding travel and relocation.

Candidate must have unlimited U.S. work eligibility.

Skills, Abilities, Special Licenses or Certificates

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Detailed oriented

Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel and Power Point) applications.

Excellent organizational skills

Flexibility to work with many projects at a time.

Able to meet deadlines.

Understanding of the manufacturing process

Safety procedures

Confidentiality Awareness

Ensure that all requirements of SQF System are being administered and adhered to.

Responsible for compliance…