Job Description

MAINTENANCE MANAGER - PINEVILLE, NC

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• Ensure Safety and Productivity: Monitor and maintain site services and ancillary equipment to uphold safety, quality, and productivity standards.
• Lead Maintenance Operations: Coordinate maintenance activities across three shifts, reporting directly to the Plant Manager, to ensure efficient handling of preventative maintenance, equipment installation, and breakdown repairs.
• Implement Strategic Practices: Enhance equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and contribute to seamless operations through the implementation of strategic maintenance practices.
• Foster Efficiency and Collaboration: Implement effective maintenance strategies, ensuring sustained equipment efficiency, while fostering a collaborative environment within the maintenance team.
• Position is responsible for adhering to all Company safety, health, and loss control policies and procedures. Participates in safety, health and loss control training so that at a minimum a general knowledge of applicable ISRS elements, OSHA, and state requirements is maintained.
• Responsible for ensuring all direct reports receive required safety, health and loss control training and monitors employee’s performance for compliance along with time and attendance for all shifts.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • Operate with a “safety first” mindset prioritizing the maintenance and operations teams’ safety, including but, not limited to, proper PPE, training and awareness of hazards, etc.
  • Ensure the maintenance team achieves their allocated work priorities to meet Safety, Quality and Delivery (Production) requirements, thus minimizing production down time.
  • Willing and able to work with the team on equipment, as needed, to support, lead and train.
  • Identify and procure (with Purchasing support) materials and stock to ensure part availability for machine PMs and repairs.
  • Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, generate reports, and provide regular updates to senior management.
  • Train, motivate and monitor the performance of maintenance personnel to ensure fully acceptable standards and maximum flexibility and cover for production shifts working.
  • Collaborate with the management team to develop and manage the maintenance budget, ensuring cost-effective operations.
  • Manage and resolve day-to-day issues, escalating issues to Plant Manager (as applicable) and keeping plant leadership informed of issues likely to have an impact on manufacturing output or engineering resource.
  • Manage shortcomings in attendance and performance and take appropriated agreed action within the Company’s procedures.
  • Work to continuously improve uptime and processes by modifying PMs and recommending process improvements with Quality, Engineering and Operations.
  • Effective organization, administration and supervision of a group of maintenance employees with Safety as the priority.
  • Work generated mainly by production maintenance/breakdown priorities or by work allocated by superior. Situations assessed and agreed by Plant Manager
  • Recommends spare parts and tools to purchase to ensure minimal downtime
  • Organizes direct reports to meet priorities to ensure flexible coverage for shift operations.
  • Allocates work and priorities of maintenance personnel, checking quality and output
  • Assists in selection of personnel, trains new starters, motivates and monitors performance to ensure acceptable work standards.
  • Recommends appropriate actions in the event of less than satisfactory performance.

. EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or related field

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Electro-mechanical skills and the ability to apply experience flexibly.
• Proven experience as a Maintenance Manager in a manufacturing environment (preferred)
• Strong knowledge of compound plastics manufacturing processes and equipment (preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing preventative maintenance programs.
• Leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a diverse team.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Ability to motivate team to be effective and efficient.
• Organization and administrative skills.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum of 7+ Years maintenance experience in supervisory role in relevant environment.