Equipment/Maintenance Manager
About The Position
Flex is hiring an Equipment/Maintenance Manager in Milpitas, California. Reporting to the Director, this manager coordinates personnel responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals. The role calls for strong people leadership; maintenance strategy management, including preventive and predictive maintenance; budget and spare-parts management; safety leadership; continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing; and cross-functional stakeholder management. The manager directs daily maintenance activities, manages preventive-maintenance schedules, tracks operations metrics, forecasts costs, prepares budget requests, and assesses resource needs. The role coordinates with engineering and operations, develops personnel, implements safety programs, and ensures technical training, ISO requirements, and safety standards are followed. The manager also troubleshoots automated electronic and mechanical equipment in a high-volume manufacturing environment, communicates with team members, customers, and management, and manages multiple assignments and projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent maintenance experience.
- 10+ years of maintenance supervisory experience.
- 10+ years of supervisory, team management, and team-building experience.
- Experience with automated machinery and robotics.
- Experience investigating electrical systems.
- Experience investigating hydraulic systems.
- Experience with structural integrity analysis.
- Cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Process monitoring experience.
- Manufacturing process improvement experience.
- Experience standardizing work instructions.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Knowledge of PLC systems and ability to manage maintenance teams across shifts.
- Proficiency in mathematical concepts and their practical applications.
Responsibilities
- Direct daily activities to optimize equipment use and meet production demands.
- Establish and manage preventive maintenance schedules.
- Generate maintenance logs and operational metrics.
- Forecast departmental operating costs and prepare budget requests.
- Assess resource needs for materials, equipment, and manpower.
- Coordinate maintenance efforts with engineering and operations teams.
- Select and develop personnel for efficient departmental functioning.
- Implement safety programs to ensure a safe workplace.
- Troubleshoot automated electronic and mechanical equipment in a high-volume environment.
- Communicate with team members, customers, and management.
- Manage multiple assignments and projects efficiently.
- Analyze problems, gather data, and draw conclusions.
- Interpret technical instructions and manage multiple variables.
- Ensure technical training team personnel are trained and certified for their functions, and that tasks are not performed by untrained personnel.
- Ensure ISO and safety standards are adhered to.
- Apply industry practices to internal systems and processes.
- Manage maintenance strategy, budgets, and spare parts, and promote continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing.
Benefits
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Matching 401(k) contributions
- Vacation and paid sick time
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
