Maintenance and Engineering Manager

Carlisle Weatherproofing Technologies (CWT) is a leading building envelope solution supplier that effectively drives energy efficiency and sustainability in commercial and residential applications. We are seeking a Maintenance and Engineering Manager in our Fernley, NV Plant.

 

Job Summary

 

The Maintenance and Engineering Manager is responsible for assuring that the facility and production equipment are properly maintained and designed to safely perform specified tasks in a cost-effective manner.  Included in the execution of these responsibilities are: identification, justification, and execution of capital projects; monitoring of machine functioning to include repair/downtime history and planning/execution of necessary/cost effective preventative maintenance activities; maintenance of stock room inventory that adequately reflects the parts needs of the operation in a cost effective manner; direct supervision of professional engineers, technicians, department supervision and clerical personnel; indirect supervision of hourly maintenance craftsmen to include skilled electrical and millwright personnel; maintenance of physical facility to serve its intended use in a safe/cost effective condition; assure that the equipment meets necessary safety characteristics as specified by various regulatory bodies (eg. Occupational Health & Safety Administration, National Fire Protection Association, industrial insurance carrier, etc.); monitoring of discharges (eg. air, noise, sewer, etc.) to assure that proper permits are in force and emissions are maintained within prescribed limits; interface with other plant departments to identify, justify, and execute projects that improve safety, reduce manufacturing costs, improve production, enhance repair of equipment breakdowns and/or facility problems; development, justification and adherence to annual operating expense budget; outside interface/support with various company groups (eg. R & D, Central Engineering, etc.) to complete projects/activities targeted at improving productivity.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Departmental management - Provides leadership and direction for the plant's maintenance and engineering functions. Focus of efforts include preventative maintenance, maximization of equipment utilization, parts inventory control, energy management, waste minimization/management, concurrent engineering, project identification and justification, craftsmen development, vibration analysis, process/machine troubleshooting, failure analysis, equipment design/fabrication/installation, fire/loss protection, and budget development/justification/maintenance. Establishes direction for the plant maintenance department to professionalize practices to reflect state-of-the-art developments in manufacturing maintenance engineering and management. Responsible for developing departmental budget needs, justifying such, and maintaining costs within budget. Expected to understand the interrelationship between machine functioning and proposed equipment projects with the company's "cost of goods sold" results.
• Supervision - Directly supervises hourly maintenance mechanics and develop/modify systems to enhance productivity and/or reduce maintenance downtime/costs. Serves as SME (Subject Matter Expert) for electrical, mechanical and basic PLC. Supervisory duties include hiring, terminating, promoting, coaching, counseling, work prioritization, goal setting, and performance appraisal. Assures department meets appropriate governmental guidelines and requirements related to personnel issues.
• Project management/engineering - Coordinates specification, planning, justification and execution of capital projects and major maintenance activities. This includes determination and documentation of need; coordinated development of proposed equipment/facility required to address need; technical specification of required equipment/facility functioning/component; review/recommendation of vendor/contractors; actual project management during execution (often through a subordinate intermediary) and ultimate completion. Activities must be completed in a safe manner, consistent with regulatory body and insurance contractor demands, with a minimum disruption of plant production within specified time periods and within budgeted costs.
• Plant engineering expert - Serves as resident professional engineer advising departmental staff, the plant manager, other departmental managers, line supervisors and other plant personnel in matters relating to equipment design and functioning. Works with production and quality/technical service departments to improve process functioning by making justified equipment modifications and/or ch