Maintenance Manager

Challenge Manufacturing•Bridgeton, MO

41d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager leads maintenance employees across multiple disciplines, assigns daily tasks, enforces company policies, and assists with maintenance work as needed. The role develops processes to maximize stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity. It manages press, weld, and crib maintenance supervisors and personnel, and oversees daily operations to support smooth plant performance. The manager maintains predictive and preventative maintenance programs, supports equipment reliability and efficiency, oversees production and facilities equipment maintenance and repairs, and responds to production emergencies and equipment downtime. The position also manages equipment installation or modification, contractor support, improvement projects, departmental cost metrics, and communication with corporate and plant teams. This is a first-shift position at the company's Bridgeton, Missouri plant, scheduled Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Occasional early arrivals, late departures, or weekend work may be required to meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

Requirements

Three to five years of work experience in a maintenance leadership role, including coverage of multiple shifts.
Experience with predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
Willingness and ability to obtain appropriate operating licenses, such as for hilo, crane, and lift equipment.
Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and ERP/MRP system experience.
Strong team-building, decision-making, organizational, multitasking, and people-management skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to perform successfully under schedule and cost pressure while navigating competing priorities and requirements.
Thorough technical knowledge of industrial maintenance, including relevant regulations, standards, and codes, and ability to read and understand complex diagrams.
A strong multi-craft background; ability to motivate people, work collaboratively, relate well to people at all levels, estimate costs, and continuously improve.
Ability to use basic office software and learn maintenance software for data entry and parts research.
Demonstrates high performance standards, accountability, honesty, integrity, thoroughness, accuracy, and reliability.
Ability to resolve conflict constructively, listen, stay focused on issues, monitor progress, and maintain positive working relationships.
Uses feedback to improve performance and work relationships; collaborates, shares information, and approaches change constructively.
Ability to move within own or other work areas to support plant flow and work with urgency to meet customer needs.
Maintains the knowledge and skills needed to perform all job responsibilities and rotates through those responsibilities.
Reliable attendance and effective use of scheduled work time.
Associate or bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or a technical discipline is strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Automotive industry experience.
Experience with Plex ERP/MRP software.
Associate or bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or a technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance employees across multiple disciplines, assign daily tasks, enforce company policies, and assist with maintenance tasks as needed.
Develop processes that maximize stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity.
Ensure personnel follow established safety procedures and implement improvement projects.
Maximize equipment reliability, efficiency, and safety.
Manage press, weld, and crib maintenance supervisors and personnel, overseeing daily operations and tasks.
Ensure staffing is sufficient and personnel are properly trained to work effectively and efficiently.
Maintain predictive and preventative maintenance programs using established metrics, planning, preventive maintenance programs, and predictive technologies.
Ensure corporate standards are upheld and maintained.
Install or modify manufacturing equipment to meet production requirements.
Coordinate with outside contractors when repairs exceed in-house capabilities.
Respond to production emergencies and equipment downtime; oversee maintenance and repair of production and facilities equipment.
Manage projects and respond promptly to requests and issues from multiple departments.
Implement best-practice processes to increase productivity, quality, and output.
Participate in continuous improvement activities and recommend process improvements.
Communicate effectively with corporate and plant teams, ensuring communication is clear, concise, timely, and thorough.
Ensure the department works effectively to meet corporate and plant cost metrics.