Production Maintenance Engineer Manager

Job Title: Production Maintenance Engineer Manager

Department: General Maintenance

Reports To: Plant Manager

Substitute:

FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary: The Production Maintenance Engineer Manager plays a vital role in ensuring smooth, efficient manufacturing operations within a fast-paced industrial environment. A proactive leader and strategic thinker, they uphold best practices while overseeing the maintenance and repair of production machinery and equipment. As a strong communicator and collaborative team player, they foster a positive, respectful workplace culture by sharing knowledge and promoting integrity. With a steadfast commitment to quality, customer service, and ethical standards, this leader actively works to identify and eliminate unethical practices while continuously striving for operational excellence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

·         Maintenance Oversight: Develop and implement maintenance strategies to ensure equipment reliability and availability. This includes routine inspections, preventive maintenance, and quick responses to equipment failure.

·         Team Management: Lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians. Assign task, provide guidance, ensure that all team members are well-trained and adhere to safety standards and company protocol. Grow team skills to meet changing demands. Mentor individual growth …

·         Budget Management: Create and manage the maintenance budget. This includes forecasting cost of repairs, spare parts, maintenance programs and capital expenditures.

·         Process Improvement: Analyze maintenance processes and work to improve efficiency and effectiveness, potentially through the implementation of new technologies or methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Predictive Maintenance.

·         Reporting and Documentation: Maintain detailed records of maintenance activities, equipment performance, and any relevant data to help inform decision-making and continuous improvement efforts. Utilize Company systems such as EAM, SharePoint, Qlik, Oracle to maximize efforts and consolidate information.

·         Collaboration: Work closely and in a positive manner with production manager, engineering manager, facilities maintenance and other stakeholders to minimize downtime and ensure that production goals are met. Ensure team members embrace a positive collaborative environment with production and engineering teams to meet production goals.

·         Inventory and Parts Management: Ensure that the necessary spare parts and inventory items are available and properly organized to support maintenance and repair activities efficiently. Activities include maintaining accurate records to prevent shortages and overstocks, sourcing and purchasing right parts and materials, forecasting demand, organizing and securing storage, quality control of parts, cost management, recordkeeping, preventative maintenance support. 

·         Contractor Management: Oversee contractor management processes, including selection, onboarding, compliance, performance monitoring, and safety assurance to ensure alignment with company standards and project goals.

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