Maintenance Manager

Flex-N-Gate Urbana, 1306 E University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Posted Monday, November 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM

• Assesses and prioritizes work requests and ensures material required for the work is available.
• Follows up on work orders to ensure job specifications (quality and quantity) and time lines are met.
• Maintains and reviews stock inventory of spare parts, equipment and materials.
• Prepares manpower schedule and grants vacations.
• Inspects certain areas of the facility to ensure good housekeeping and safety provisions are adhered to.
• Attends and provides input in daily production meetings if any.
• Researches materials to continuously improve production.
• Focuses on error proofing, ergonomic techniques and cost reductions.
• Contacts outside contractors depending on need, if job cannot be done by internal maintenance manpower.
• Champions all new equipment for new programs in conjunction with preventative maintenance.
• Must be prepared to be on call 24 hours/day and weekends.
• Prepares overtime equalization sheets, canvasses for overtime, prepares time sheets for payroll, approves vacations and leaves of absence and oversees schedule rotation for both plants.
• Adheres to general and real-time supervisory expectations and guidelines as established by the company.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Coordinate regular preventive maintenance on daily equipment and facility such as replacing light bulbs.
• Be knowledgeable in the use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Involved in all aspects of building maintenance requirements for all new construction, renovations or updates to current systems.
• Coordinate and monitor contractor activities for projects.
• Work with site-wide building maintenance to ensure compliance to any construction, renovation or updates.
• Update project information and maintain project files.
• Organize drawings and prepare drawing packages to support project activity.
• Support department management, project managers and consultants as required.
• Update and maintains information in (Company Name) records systems and department databases.
• Set priorities for preventative maintenance work orders, maintenance requisitions and scheduled work.
• Maintain adequate supplies and equipment for the maintenance department.
• Requisition work to be completed through Purchasing.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Meet with Fire Department, Hydro, etc. as required.
• Complete all necessary reports and records related to the department as required.
• Drive Flex‑N‑Gate, Ventra vehicles, as required.
• Coordinate the painting and decorating of the interior and exterior surfaces as required.
• Adhere to departmental procedures and systems, e.g., "systems for preventative maintenance", "maintenance requisitions", scheduled work and continued quality improvement/risk management programs.
• Organize minor construction work, e.g., dismantling and erecting walls, finish carpentry work, pouring concrete, etc.
• Maintain inventory of new equipment, manuals and warranties.
• Operate computerized preventative maintenance program.
• Troubleshoot and maintain various electrical components, appliances and equipment in accordance with pertinent codes, the preventative maintenance program and departmental procedures.
• Schedule preventative maintenance checks of all electrical alarms.
• Responsible for the install, and repair plumbing fixtures, piping, and related equipment.
• Organize mechanical and preventative maintenance work on equipment as per preventative maintenance manual, e.g., circulating pumps, air handling systems, and refrigeration etc.
• Initiate safety concerns and makes judgment on the best methods of completing tasks.
• Responsible for snow removal and ice safety.
• Responsible for landscaping and the overall esthetic look of Flex‑N‑Gate, Ventra property.
• Accountable for short‑term planning and keeping appropriate authorities…