Group Leader, Facilities Maintenance

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing•Huntsville, AL

2d•$95,650 - $122,440•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Group Leader for Facilities Maintenance to drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment and facility efficiency and reliability. This role involves educating team members and contractors on the importance of these initiatives, establishing strong team relations, and providing support for people development, coaching, and mentoring with a focus on teamwork and inclusion. The position requires close collaboration with advisors from Mazda and Toyota, supervision and motivation of a team to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality work, and implementation of reliability kaizen activities. This includes major breakdown root cause analysis, KPI/Benchmark action plan implementation, risk analysis for assigned FE system infrastructure, and efficiency improvements. The role also involves implementing Facility Maintenance standardization, supporting Quality Circle/Kaizen activities, providing resources for the plant-wide Energy Management Organization (EMO), and supporting maintenance cost reduction activities. Additionally, the Group Leader will lead, supervise, and plan development for skilled team members, develop and implement training programs, initiate and lead kaizen activity with problem-solving analysis, supervise preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance, track and report maintenance KPIs, troubleshoot and repair various industrial systems (HVAC, air compressors, electrical switchgear, water supply, lighting, wastewater systems), use standard and specialized tools, resolve system and process issues, implement 5-year Roadmap planning, perform administrative tasks, utilize Mazda and Toyota data to identify and resolve issues, and perform other related duties as assigned. Availability to work outside normal hours, including weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and travel, is required.

Requirements

High School Degree or GED
Leadership experience or internal demonstrated experience
Experience in Plant Facility Maintenance Function or Experience in Industrial Maintenance Function
Effective communication skills (internal and external communications)
Proven Leadership Experience in managing teams, projects or cross functional teams.
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of Products

Nice To Haves

2+ years’ leadership experience in Facilities Maintenance.
Technical Degree/Certificate (Validation required) in mechanical, electrical, electronic, mechatronics or equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience in coordinating of Facility Operations & Maintenance, Managing Cost Performance, Planning / Target-setting, technical knowledge of building, facility equipment and manufacturing processes
Experience in a Maintenance Function or Production Engineering within a manufacturer
Experience with Direct Supervision of highly motivated team

Responsibilities

Drive continuous improvement initiatives centered around equipment and facility efficiency and reliability.
Educate team members and contractors on the importance of continuous improvement initiatives.
Establish strong team member relations and provide support for people development, coaching, and mentoring.
Work closely with advisors from Mazda and Toyota.
Supervise and motivate a team to perform work safely, efficiently, and with excellent quality.
Implement reliability kaizen activity including major breakdown root cause analysis, KPI/Benchmark action plan implementation, assigned FE system infrastructure risk analysis, and efficiency.
Implement Facility Maintenance standardization activity including master maintenance plans, contingency plans, and best practices for assigned systems.
Support Quality Circle/Kaizen activities to improve operational efficiency.
Provide resources to support a plant-wide Energy Management Organization (EMO).
Support evaluation and implementation of maintenance cost reduction activity for assigned systems.
Lead, supervise, and plan development and coordination for skilled team members.
Develop and implement continuous training and skill development programs.
Initiate and lead kaizen activity with problem solving analysis and countermeasures for FE equipment improving safety, quality, productivity, and cost using standardized processes and tools.
Supervise preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance (PdM) & corrective maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment.
Track and report maintenance key performance indicators.
Troubleshoot and repair industrial HVAC systems, industrial air compressor systems, medium voltage (15 KV-600 V) electrical switch gear, industrial water supply, industrial lighting, maintenance and operation of process wastewater system.
Use standard and specialized hand/power tools.
Resolve issues with systems and processes managed by the Facility Engineering Reliability group.
Implement 5-year Roadmap planning for assigned systems.
Perform basic administrative skills including computer data entry and documentation of work performed.
Utilize Mazda and Toyota Facility KPI/SSR data to determine potential issues, develop plans to jointly investigate, and implement countermeasures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Be available to work outside of normal work schedule, including but not limited to weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and travel as needed.