Job Description

EHC is looking for a Maintenance Manager in the Houston Area

SCHEDULE: DAY SHIFT - 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM - MUST BE ABLE TO WORK 100% ON-SITE

JOB SUMMARY:

Lead the site Maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi-skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure. Responsible for planned to schedule creation and overseeing the adherence and timely completion of work carried out. Increase the site operational effectiveness, improve on project delivery, mean time between failure and downtime reduction, and manage and implement improvement plans, driving Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) ensuring that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to. Manage the team on technical best practice and establish standard policies and procedures whilst also mentoring and leading the department. Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes. Responsible for ensuring that the facilities, layout, and machinery used to produce new and existing products run to their maximum efficiency and output. This includes total preventative maintenance, managing breakdowns of mechanical, electrical, including people management and budgetary/cost reporting.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Contribute to the creation/implementation of best practice maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.

- Contribute to business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Maintenance activities.

- Effectively delegate any maintenance issues to be resolved on each shift and small projects to the right skills in the team, planning and managing effective works.

- Adhere to daily and weekly checks to ensure smooth operation of site.

- Ensure team develops a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensure full preventative maintenance is carried out, plan in missed maintenance activities, and lead the team to deliver effectively.

- Ensure scheduling of both internal and external work(s) maximizing planned down time and reducing unplanned downtime.

- Manage the team to ensure machine availability, reactively managing dysfunctional machinery with the shift management.

- Ensure that designated buildings, plant, and facilities are fit for purpose and to provide proactive support/solutions when required.

- Develop clear accountability for maintenance strategy to manage expenditures.

- Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions.

- Produce written reports and make presentations.

- Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems.

- Identify business improvement opportunities within the Plant.

- Identify and deploy the technical skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of external resources as required.

- Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.

- Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety/wellbeing of staff/visitors.

- Manage, coach, and develop a high performing Maintenance team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.

- Ensure the delivery of the people strategy within area of accountability.

- Prepare the annual Maintenance budget and forecasts and work on all Expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with legal standards.

- Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects.

- Work as part of the Management team, recommending, supporting, and implementing continuous improvement activities and process and procedure improvements to optimize results and improve quality in line with Company and Customer requirements.

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.

- Work collaboratively, negotiate, and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the maintenance strategy.

- Ensure an effective interface with other departmental staff is maintained.

- Other maintenance projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 4-5 years relevant work experience in a manufacturing facility

- 5 years management experience.

- Excellent leadership and management skill.

- Excellent interpersonal skills.

- Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members.

- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

- Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.

- Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making.

- Commercially aware.

- Extensive plant level experience with significant proven team management experience.

- Technical capability and understanding.

- Experience of managing Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibilities for maintenance.

- Understanding of manufacturing and procurement/supply chain.

- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.