Maintenance Manager

TITLE: Maintenance Manager

REPORTS TO: General Manager, Operations Manager, or Manufacturing Plant Manager

BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for overseeing the proper maintenance, repair, and installation of all plant manufacturing equipment with a focus on continuous improvement. Direct and develop the Maintenance Team to become a high performance work team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Direct the proper and thorough execution of all maintenance programs in accordance with formal procedures. Work directly with the General Manager, Operations Manager, and/or Manufacturing Manager.

2. Accomplish scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance by utilizing the skills of maintenance mechanics. Schedule and oversee planned maintenance activities in an organized manner utilizing manpower and labor hours as efficiently as possible.

3. Effectively critique and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance program and follow up with recommended modifications. Interact with all Team Leaders and their respective teams as needed. Communicate formally and informally with Team Leaders and production and maintenance employees regarding problem solving, questions, and education.

4. Provide leadership and training, both formal and informal, to upgrade the skills and abilities of the maintenance team. Evaluate the performance of maintenance personnel in accordance with their job responsibilities. Participate in the screening, interviewing and hiring of new maintenance employees.

5. Insure that maintenance and other plant employees follow and observe all safety procedures as directed. Insure that all plant policies and procedures are followed.

6. Participate in the development of the annual capital and expense budgets for the plant. Identify material requirements for capital projects and day-to-day equipment maintenance and write purchase requisitions for the same. Track capital project status and spending. Monitor plant expense budgets to effectively control spending.

7. Work with and provide support to outside contractors, engineering personnel, and vendors on new equipment installations or process improvement projects. Develop improvements for production equipment to increase efficiency and improve quality.

8. Interface with stockroom employees to ensure a high quality, low cost spare parts inventory to assure spare parts availability as needed for optimal machine run time. If requested, direct the Stockroom Coordinator and support the efforts of the stockroom.

9. Perform other duties as requested by the General Manager or Operations Manager. Comply with all activities related to product safety, legality, regulatory compliance, and quality