Engineering & Facilities Maintenance Manager - Regional Distribution Center - Huntsville, AL
About The Position
As an Engineering & Facilities Maintenance Operations Manager, you will enable high performance of the supply chain facility by fostering a reliability-centered maintenance culture that ensures high equipment availability and supports facility operations. You will lead Maintenance Technicians, Utility Attendants, and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software Technicians, promoting urgency and quality. You will solve challenging problems, work with building leaders to optimize material handling equipment, manage external contractors, respond to emergencies on call, and balance projects with daily activities and tight timelines. You will develop a data-driven continuous-improvement culture focused on eliminating root causes, improving system reliability, managing defects and breakdowns, and planning and scheduling maintenance. You will collaborate with department leaders to meet engineering and maintenance goals. You will lead, coach, develop, and manage team performance; provide feedback and direction; administer reviews; oversee new-hire onboarding and training; and build positive relationships across the organization. You will own the accuracy and timeliness of shift performance metrics and communicate handoffs to ensure continuity. You will plan emergency repairs for critical assets and oversee escalations during downtime incidents. You will promote safe work practices, ensure compliance with safety procedures such as Lock Out/Tag Out and Arc Flash, and ensure use of personal protective equipment. You will conduct safety investigations and after-action reviews to identify root causes. You will manage the health, reliability, and life cycle of site commodities, including material handling equipment, lighting, power distribution, backup generators, fire suppression and notification systems, balers, compactors, compressors, dock doors, HVAC, the Over The Road trailer fleet, and Powered Industrial Truck fleet. You will approve parts expenditures within corporate guidelines, validate contractors' repair and project work, and ensure data integrity and compliance with Asset Management standards. Duties may change based on business needs. Schedule: Tuesday through Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Requirements
- Four-year degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Previous supervisory experience in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to read, interpret, and effectively communicate policies and procedures.
- Ability to manage, lead, and influence a team while prioritizing multiple projects.
- Experience with multi-contractor management.
- Self-motivated and customer-centric.
- Excellent PC competency.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects and tasks simultaneously, adjust priorities, and bring appropriate urgency to resolving problems that hinder product flow.
Responsibilities
- Lead Maintenance Technicians, Utility Attendants, and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software Technicians, fostering urgency, quality, and a reliability-centered maintenance culture.
- Solve challenging maintenance problems and work with building leaders to optimize material handling equipment.
- Manage external contractors and validate the quality of their repair and project work.
- Be on call for emergencies and manage multiple projects and daily activities within tight timelines.
- Develop a data-driven continuous-improvement process focused on root-cause elimination.
- Improve system reliability through defect handling, breakdown elimination, and maintenance planning and scheduling.
- Collaborate with department leaders to achieve engineering and maintenance goals.
- Lead, coach, develop, and manage team performance; provide feedback and administer performance reviews.
- Oversee onboarding and completion of required training for new hires and enhance team capabilities.
- Maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Ensure shift performance metrics are accurate and timely, and communicate shift handoffs.
- Develop emergency repair work plans for critical assets and oversee escalation during downtime incidents.
- Promote safety, ensure compliance with safety procedures and PPE requirements, and eliminate equipment safety hazards.
- Conduct safety investigations and incident after-action reviews to determine root causes.
- Manage the health, reliability, and life cycle of site commodities and equipment.
- Approve parts expenditures within corporate guidelines and ensure data integrity and adherence to Asset Management standards.
Benefits
- Eligible team members and their dependents may receive medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
- 401(k)
- Employee discount
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Paid sick leave
- Paid national holidays
- Paid vacation
- Financial, education, and well-being benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
