·          The Maintenance Manager will provide leadership and direction to the plant maintenance department responsible for repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment in manufacturing operations.

·          Responsible for eliminating all causes of failure and ensuring full useful equipment life in coordination with daily maintenance completed by operating personnel.

·          Schedules repair, maintenance, and installation to ensure continuous production operations.

·          Creates and manages the maintenance and stores budgets.

·          Inspects machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.

·          Reviews production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.

Position Responsibilities

·          Execute plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with the corporate vision.

·          Ensure that all manufacturing / facility systems are properly resourced and that all resources are efficiently utilized.

·          Direct maintenance hourly maintenance associates in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.

·          Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting / problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and limit downtime.

·          Responsible for working with Asset life cycle management and planned maintenance

·          Continuously apply sound mechanical and electrical solutions to resolve obstacles to plant efficiencies and to drive continuous improvement.

·          Provide leadership in implementing / maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

·          Manage maintenance department costs within budgetary guidelines.

·          Ensure that appropriate inventory levels for standard replacement parts are maintained.

·          Manage the buildings and grounds such that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are adhered to and a professional appearance is maintained.

·          Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime / inefficient operational issues.

·          Schedule mandatory inspections and coordinate certifications and appropriate authorities.

·          Ensure environmental compliance.

·          Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.

·          Effectively communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.

·          Collaborate directly with human resources to insure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.

·          Initiate cost savings measures.

·          Ensure all plant maintenance operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.

·          Ensure all quality and regulatory standards, specifications and policies are met or exceeded.

Position Qualifications

·          Degree in Industrial Management or other technical discipline preferred, or equivalent training and experience.

·          ood industry knowledge required, extrusion experience preferred. 5+ years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment

·          3+ years Supervisory / Management experience

·          Project Engineering skills a plus

·          Experience working in an MP2 environment highly preferred

·          Experience implementing TPM and/or Lean initiatives (TPM, OEE, 5S, Center lining)

·          Experience implementing predictive/preventive maintenance programs

·          Strong computer application skills, network and PC business application software

·          Strong mechanical and electrical skills

·          Basic financial skills and understanding