Maintenance Manager

THE VISUAL PAK COMPANIES•Waukegan, IL

5d•$110,000 - $120,870•Onsite

About The Position

The Machine Maintenance Manager provides machine-focused maintenance leadership, overseeing preventive maintenance, cost efficiency, continuous process improvement, and safety. The role leads the facility Maintenance Department to provide high-quality service and timely responses that enable production operations to meet client demand. The department currently includes two Maintenance Leads (Supervisors) and seven Maintenance Technicians (Coordinators), and the manager oversees each facility's Maintenance Department. The manager is responsible for equipment reliability and production-line productivity, improving package and product changeover efficiency, applying visual factory concepts, and developing technician capabilities. The role also tracks manufacturing and warehouse metrics, prioritizes maintenance opportunities and work requests, guides the team in addressing operational issues and performance goals, administers policies and procedures, and manages minor capital projects in partnership with Engineering. The position reports to the Operations Manager. Success is measured by consistently meeting or exceeding facility service levels; supporting corporate goals in automation, continuous improvement, and cost savings; passing third-party and customer maintenance audits; and mentoring and coaching department staff to improve their abilities and service levels. This is a first-shift position located at American Blending & Filling in Waukegan, Illinois. The position requires the employee to provide their own vehicle and tools; travel is not required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of production operations maintenance experience in a liquids manufacturing or contract packaging environment.
At least 2 years of supervisory experience.
Ability to influence employee capability through employee relations, hiring, training, and communication with frontline hourly personnel.
Demonstrated successful completion of a major improvement project.
Mechanical experience maintaining manufacturing equipment.
Strong project management skills.
Ability to excel in a results-oriented, challenging environment.
Ability to lead a team-based approach to decision-making.
Effective mentoring, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills.
Sound judgment and reasoning when making decisions.
Ability to prioritize work assignments for oneself and the team.
Proficiency with Microsoft Suite applications.
Experience using preventive maintenance software or a similar application to organize work.
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback, respond professionally to concerns and criticism, and build trust and relationships.
Ability to present information to people without mechanical competency.
Ability to prepare written messages, reports, and presentations for a diverse audience, and good listening skills.
Ability to talk and hear; stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb, including ladders, throughout the day; and frequently lift or move items over 50 pounds.
Vision abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Provide own vehicle and tools.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in Continuous Improvement.
Certifications in Lean or Six Sigma.
Understanding of PLC programming.
Background in engineering, business, operations management, or a similar field.
Experience with Maintenance Pro or similar maintenance tracking software for preventive maintenance, parts inventory, and service history.

Responsibilities

Establish or update preventive maintenance processes and procedures.
Ensure equipment reliability to maximize production-line productivity.
Implement process enhancements to improve package and product changeover efficiency.
Use visual factory concepts to maximize asset utilization and plant performance.
Provide personnel oversight to develop maintenance technician capabilities.
Track standard manufacturing and warehouse metrics and prioritize plant maintenance opportunities.
Deploy reliability-fundamentals strategies that develop technician competencies.
Develop the team to resolve day-to-day operational issues and achieve short- and long-term performance goals.
Motivate team members to achieve plan goals.
Lead change effectively while driving business changes and minimizing impacts on people.
Manage minor capital projects in partnership with Engineering.
Communicate and collaborate across functions to help resolve operational issues.
Administer policies and procedures.
Prioritize work requests for the team.
Manage direct reports to consistently meet facility service levels, preferably exceeding expectations.
Lead the Packaging Maintenance Department in supporting corporate goals for automation, continuous improvement, and cost savings.
Lead the Packaging Maintenance Department in meeting third-party and customer maintenance audit criteria.
Mentor, coach, and counsel department staff to improve their capabilities and service levels.