Job Description

Maintenance Manager

We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes, Pools, and Cars.

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team who cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families, the cleanliness of their homes and pools, and the life of their automobiles. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

As maintenance manager you will be leading an engaged team of mechanics through reliability, PM and capital improvements

What You’ll Be Doing

• Drive key departmental metrics related to safety, quality, cost, and production to ensure budgeted goals are met or exceeded

• Leads key productivity initiatives that may involve members of cross-functional teams from other shifts or departments

• Develop and deliver on the budget accounts specific to this function, MRO, and others.

• Drive continuous improvement via the effective implementation of the Maintenance Program (waste/cost reduction, productivity improvement, cycle time reduction) through good manufacturing principles

• Drive rapid problem solving/root cause analysis from the production floor.

• Achieve cost reduction targets, reduce waste, improve quality, identify, and resolve ergonomic issues.

• Understands and identifies EHS Hazards, risks and controls of the operations and activities at the site.

• Drive the creation and improvement of standardized work.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field or equivalent experience

• 5 or more years of experience in a manufacturing facility with lean manufacturing practices.

• Thorough understanding of manufacturing plant operations (industry experience must include manufacturing).

• Excellent communication skills, be well organized and a team player.

• Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing or 5S experience preferred

What You Will Get

KIK offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, wellness, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. You can plan for your future with KIK's retirement savings options including employer match. KIK also recognizes the importance of continuing education and offers Education Assistance to our employees to encourage continued personal development and growth.

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 20 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Europe, Asia, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We are known by our portfolio of over 40 brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals, and Prestone® and Holts® automotive performance chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America for store-brand (“private label”) bleach and a leading private label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general purpose cleaning and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,500 employees drive our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.

Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status in uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

You should be proficient in:

• Leadership / People Management
• Project Management
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment