MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES MANAGER

SOMIC AMERICA INC•Wytheville, VA

11d•$85,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager leads the plant’s maintenance and facilities functions in a high-volume automotive manufacturing environment. The role oversees approximately 25 maintenance and facilities employees and is accountable for the reliability, safety, and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment, building systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure. The manager develops preventive maintenance strategies, leads reliability initiatives, manages departmental resources and budgets, coordinates facility and capital projects, and works with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and other departments to minimize downtime and support production objectives. Success is measured by improvements in equipment uptime and reliability, reductions in unplanned downtime, strong preventive maintenance completion and response performance, workforce development, cost control, safe and compliant operations, successful project execution, and responsive production support. The position is primarily based in a manufacturing facility with regular presence on the production floor. Occasional evening, weekend, holiday, or after-hours availability may be needed for significant equipment failures, facility emergencies, or critical production issues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
Previous experience managing or supervising a maintenance organization.
Strong knowledge of industrial manufacturing equipment and facility systems.
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting knowledge.
Demonstrated experience with maintenance planning, scheduling, and reliability improvement.
Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading a team of approximately 15–25 or more employees.
Experience in automotive manufacturing or Tier 1/Tier 2 automotive supply.
Experience with automated manufacturing equipment, robotics, PLCs, conveyors, presses, welding equipment, or other automated production systems.
CMMS experience and demonstrated ability to use maintenance data for decision-making.
Experience managing capital projects and maintenance budgets.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
Electrical or mechanical technical certification.

Responsibilities

Lead plant maintenance activities supporting a high-volume automotive manufacturing operation.
Ensure manufacturing equipment, machinery, utilities, and support systems are maintained safely and reliably.
Develop, implement, and improve preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance procedures, schedules, and equipment documentation current.
Monitor equipment reliability, downtime, maintenance costs, and recurring failures; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Set maintenance priorities based on production requirements, equipment condition, safety, and business impact, and respond to breakdowns and production interruptions.
Develop strategies to reduce unplanned downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness.
Oversee plant facilities, grounds, utilities, infrastructure, and building systems, including electrical, HVAC, compressed air, plumbing, water systems, and fire protection.
Coordinate facility repairs, upgrades, renovations, improvement projects, and preventive maintenance and inspection schedules.
Manage outside contractors, service providers, and vendors performing facility or maintenance work.
Lead, coach, develop, and hold approximately 25 employees accountable; set department goals, priorities, schedules, and performance expectations.
Develop employee skills through training, cross-training, mentoring, and technical development; evaluate staffing needs and recommend headcount.
Manage overtime, call-ins, scheduling, and emergency maintenance coverage; participate in hiring, performance management, disciplinary actions, and employee development with Human Resources.
Promote teamwork, accountability, communication, and continuous improvement; develop succession plans and identify high-potential employees.
Partner with Production and Operations leadership, participate in meetings as appropriate, and coordinate planned maintenance around production schedules.
Communicate equipment issues, downtime risks, and recovery plans to plant leadership; balance immediate production needs with long-term reliability requirements.
Develop and manage maintenance and facilities capital projects; support equipment installation, relocation, commissioning, and startup.
Review equipment specifications and provide maintenance input during new equipment purchases; work with Engineering and Operations on equipment modifications and process improvements.
Obtain and manage vendor proposals, quotations, and contractor services; monitor project schedules, costs, quality, and completion.
Ensure new equipment and facility improvements are documented and incorporated into maintenance programs.
Develop and manage the department operating budget; monitor expenditures, overtime, parts, contractors, utilities, and other costs.
Identify cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining safety, quality, reliability, and production; manage spare parts inventory and critical-spares strategies.
Evaluate repair-versus-replace decisions and track maintenance KPIs and financial performance against goals.
Ensure compliance with company safety requirements and applicable OSHA, environmental, electrical, fire, and other regulatory requirements.
Partner with EHS on safe maintenance practices and hazards; ensure LOTO, electrical safety, machine safety, confined-space, hot-work, and contractor safety practices are followed.
Participate in incident investigations and corrective actions; ensure required inspections, testing, certifications, and documentation are completed.
Promote a strong safety culture within the maintenance organization.
Lead or support continuous improvement in equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, downtime reduction, and cost reduction.
Use maintenance data and metrics to identify trends and improvement opportunities; establish and monitor KPIs including downtime, PM completion, response time, MTBF, MTTR, costs, overtime, spare-parts usage, and reliability.
Promote proactive maintenance and participate in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and other continuous improvement initiatives as appropriate.