Equipment Maintenance Manager

Clack Corporation•Windsor, WI

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Maintenance Manager leads the multi-facility maintenance program for the Windsor campus, maximizing uptime, reliability, and sustained performance of production and support equipment. This position manages maintenance personnel, prioritizes daily work, and drives the transition from reactive maintenance to a structured preventive and predictive maintenance program. FIIX CMMS is the primary tool used to organize, schedule, document, and improve maintenance activity, including work orders, PM schedules, equipment history, downtime tracking, spare parts inventory, and maintenance reporting. The role supports blow molding, injection molding, filament/tank winding, melt blown filter equipment, automation, microprocessor-controlled equipment, MACO controls, parts pickers, fixtures, material handling/mixing systems, grinders, blenders, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, and related support equipment. The manager also coordinates OEM and vendor support, equipment moves, installations, commissioning, and safe execution of work.

Requirements

Previous plastic processing maintenance experience required; blow molding, injection molding, filament winding, melt blown filter equipment, or related manufacturing equipment preferred.
Previous maintenance leadership, supervisory, or lead technician experience preferred.
Experience using a CMMS required; FIIX CMMS experience strongly preferred, including work orders, PMs, equipment records, spare parts, and reporting.
Strong troubleshooting knowledge of hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, automation, controls, and microprocessor-controlled equipment systems.
Ability to read and understand blueprints, electrical prints, hydraulic/pneumatic schematics, equipment manuals, instructions, and technical specifications.
Working knowledge of chillers, cooling towers, compressed air, material conveying, grinders, blenders, automation, fixtures, parts pickers, and related support equipment.
High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electro-Mechanical Technology, Manufacturing Technology, or related field preferred.
Strong leadership, communication, organization, planning, follow-up, coaching, training, and accountability skills.
Excellent mechanical aptitude with the ability to demonstrate proper equipment operation, machine cycle, troubleshooting methods, and safe machine shop/tool use.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, multi-facility manufacturing environment while supporting safety, quality, uptime, and continuous improvement goals.
Flexibility to work overtime, respond to urgent equipment needs, participate in on-call support, work varied hours, and travel between facilities or to OEMs/vendors as needed.
Self-starter able to work independently while supporting team-based maintenance and production objectives.
Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moving equipment, noise, heat, compressed air, hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and production machinery.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, reach, and work around machinery for extended periods of time.
Ability to lift, move, or assist with maintenance parts, tools, and equipment as required.
Ability to work safely around energized systems, elevated equipment, confined areas, and production equipment while following all company safety procedures.
Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Lead, supervise, train, schedule, and develop maintenance personnel across multiple facilities and production areas.
Use FIIX CMMS to create, assign, track, close, and audit work orders, corrective actions, PM tasks, equipment records, repair history, downtime events, labor usage, and spare parts activity.
Develop, implement, and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance programs for blow molding, injection molding, filament/tank winding, melt blown filter machines, automation, grinders, blenders, Fastis, chillers, towers, material conveying, air compressors, and other secondary/support equipment.
Assess equipment condition and determine maintenance priorities, schedules, procedures, and repair plans to optimize capability, readiness, reliability, and production uptime.
Prioritize and assign daily maintenance work including emergency repairs, planned downtime, PM completion, project support, facility support, and follow-up corrective actions.
Lead technical troubleshooting for molding, winding, filter, automation, material handling, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, controls, and microprocessor-based systems.
Maintain accurate machine files, equipment records, PM documentation, manuals, prints, vendor contacts, recommended spare parts lists, and repair history in FIIX and supporting records.
Manage critical spare parts, repair parts, maintenance supplies, and consumables; initiate purchase requests and work with OEMs/vendors for prints, troubleshooting, replacement parts, and technical support.
Direct OEM, contractor, and service vendor activity to ensure work is completed safely, correctly, timely, and within company expectations.
Install, relocate, commission, decommission, and support startup of new or existing machinery and equipment as required.
Direct off-line maintenance activities such as hydraulic cylinder rebuilds, seal kits, component rebuilds, equipment refurbishment, and bench repair work.
Maintain working knowledge of chiller systems, cooling towers, compressed air systems, hydraulics, electrical systems, pneumatics, controls, and mechanical power transmission.
Shut down equipment or machinery when safety, mechanical, operational, or quality concerns require immediate action.
Perform hands-on maintenance and technical troubleshooting as needed to support the team and maintain production continuity.
Partner with production, engineering, quality, safety, and operations leadership to plan downtime, resolve equipment issues, improve reliability, and support continuous improvement.
Ensure maintenance personnel follow company policies, safety requirements, lockout/tagout, electrical safety practices, housekeeping expectations, and proper work documentation.
Prepare and provide reports, logs, inventory counts, work order summaries, PM compliance, downtime information, planning objectives, and maintenance performance updates as requested.
Promote a proactive maintenance culture focused on planning, communication, accountability, documentation, equipment reliability, and safe execution of work; perform other duties as assigned.