Maintenance Manager

Glen-Gery•Indiana Township, PA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Glen-Gery, one of the nation's leading brick manufacturers, is looking for a skilled and knowledgeable Maintenance Manager for its plant location in Pittsburgh, PA. This person will work with the Plant Manager, Plant Supervisors, Unit Accountant and all office staff pertaining to the maintenance of the facility and all equipment in the plant, adequately supplying parts room, maintaining critical spare parts inventory, and maintaining mobile equipment and maintenance subcontractor activities. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for maintaining the facility and all equipment in the plant, adequately supplying the parts room, maintaining critical spare parts inventory, and maintaining mobile equipment and maintenance subcontractor activities. This role is also responsible for safety and maintenance activities, including record keeping, preventive maintenance, daily review of inspection checklists, and scheduling repairs.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering.
3 – 5 years practical and supervisory experience in maintenance and plant engineering in heavy industry, preferably brick, ceramics or refractories manufacturing or a closely-related industry.
Ability to work with and through maintenance, outside contractors, and production personnel at all levels to achieve plant and corporate goals.
Training and/or experience in: budgeting, quality assurance, heat transfer, instrumentation, fuel consumption control, computerized equipment installation and troubleshooting, equipment design, plant process improvement, statistical process control and OSHA and environmental compliance.
Advanced computer skills and experience with Windows, Math CAD and Auto CAD.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of PLC and robotics preferred.
"Hands-on" approach to problem solving. Detail oriented with a dedication to continuous improvement and team building.

Responsibilities

Maintaining the facility and all equipment in the plant, adequately supplying parts room, maintaining critical spare parts inventory, and maintaining mobile equipment and maintenance subcontractor activities
Responsible for Safety
Maintenance activities to include record keeping; preventive maintenance and daily review of inspection checklists and for scheduling repairs
Planning, directing and coordinating those activities concerned with the plant safety, design, construction, maintenance and improvement of the products, equipment and physical plant.
Maintaining, troubleshooting and overseeing repair of complex robotic, automated, electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment.
Optimization of the equipment availability and the improvement of the maintenance cost of the operation.
Safeguarding the integrity of the assets of the company with the plant manager.
Creating, maintaining and adjusting cost-effective preventive and predictive maintenance programs, which are designed to minimize production downtime, maximize productivity and preserve a history of repairs and cost by individual equipment and/or electrical devices/machinery.
Supervising the activities of the maintenance employees.
Promoting ongoing training, including hands-on participation with the maintenance crew to further develop required skills and to keep abreast of the latest technology.
Retrofitting and redesigning existing equipment to provide maximum productivity at reduced costs.
Overseeing maintenance of buildings and grounds, utilizing the maintenance department or outside contractors.
Assisting in preparation of annual capital expenditure budgets as well as capital expenditure requests (justification) for the individual projects and determining the cost effectiveness of those projects by calculating the pay back periods and return on investment.
Preparing bid sheets, contracts and drawings for new construction and capital improvement projects.
Testing newly-installed equipment to assure fulfillment of contract specifications.
Preparing and maintaining short and long-range engineering and maintenance budgets, which provide cost breakdowns by department.
Maintaining adequate levels of spare parts and materials by proper inventory management and storage.
Establishing standards and policies for pollution control in accordance with local, state and federal regulations; this includes proper testing, operating procedures, inspection and maintenance of equipment to comply with such regulations and assists in procurement of operating permits for the facility and its equipment.