Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for the preventative maintenance, repair and installation of manufacturing equipment.  They will lead a team of maintenance & tooling technicians.  They will coordinate with operations to minimize downtime and communicate status of ongoing activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead a team of maintenance technicians/personnel across multiple shifts

• Assists with the hiring or maintenance personnel

• Creates training plans for maintenance personnel to build skills and foster employee development

• Actively engages with other site leaders to access, troubleshoot, and plan for repairs of site operational equipment and processes

• Plans, schedules, and provides follow up of equipment downtime

• Assists with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions.

• Create, modify, and execute on a plant Preventative Maintenance (PM) plan, with long term goal of achieving Predictive Maintenance (PDM)

• Creates, assigns, and schedules work orders to maintenance personnel while follow up to ensure completeness to company standards

• Participates in daily shift meetings, prioritizes and reviews work orders and emergency tasks.

• Directs, maintains, and enforces the Safety Program for the Maintenance Department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all Maintenance Technicians.

• Supervise and schedule daily operations for the Maintenance Department employees to meet planned goals and respond effectively to emergencies.

• Adhere to all safety programs and policies.

• Day to day trouble shooting, repair, and installation of low and high voltage industrial electromechanical and control systems for production equipment.

• Maintain and repair machines such as CNC, Non-CNC, manual and automated equipment.

• Ability to troubleshoot CNC electronics, electrical control systems, hydraulic systems, and PLCs. (Direct Soft, Control Logix)

• Diagnose cause, malfunction, or failure of production equipment and perform corrective and Preventative Maintenance.

• Perform Preventative Maintenance on equipment as required by PM program within the guidelines of ISO standards and electrical standards.

• Work independently in troubleshooting and repair problems with Programmable Logic Controllers and related components when required.

• Assist in system startups and operational checkouts on systems including configuration, wiring, calibration, grounding, and power testing.

• Maintain required documentation and files for equipment. This should include all prints and detailed information needed to document that equipment is properly maintained.

• Maintain the parts and material replenishment process for equipment repair in order to reduce/minimize down time of production.

• Communicate essential information to Operations and Plant Leadership

• Adhere to all 5S responsibilities to create a safe environment for all Associates.

Critical Competencies

• Be able to read, interpret, and modify mechanical and electrical prints and schematics.

• Complete understanding of plant electrical systems, including DC voltage and AC voltage from 12V to 480V.

• Complete understanding of relay and discrete device control systems.

• Proficiency in electrical installations with conduit and wiring practices

• Experience using sensing and control devices. Proximity switches, through beam sensors, laser distance sensors)

• Experience using both DC and AC motors, VG drives and Servo Controlled Systems.

• Understanding of  Lock Out / Tag out programs.

• Must fully understand and adhere to the ARC Flash and electrical shock prevention.

• Experience with plant facility maintenance. Preventative maintenance and upkeep of air compressors, HVAC units, sprinkler systems.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Associate degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum of 3 years experience leading a team of maintenance technicians/personnel.

• Candidates must be willing to take courses to keep up with advancing technologies.

• Ability to write reports and correspondence.

• Ability to speak effectively to associates of the organization.

• Experience in the use