Maintenance Manager

Welch Packaging Group Inc•Morristown, TN

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About The Position

The Maintenance Manager directs and coordinates activities related to the design, construction, and maintenance of equipment and facilities. This role is responsible for day-to-day management of the maintenance department, including professional support staff, and for developing and implementing a preventive maintenance program. The manager leads and schedules maintenance technicians, supports their learning and development through communication, training, coaching, mentoring, feedback, and encouragement, and maintains a positive working environment. The role also schedules preventive maintenance, responds to emergency work orders within established response parameters, and ensures maintenance activities comply with plant codes, policies, safety requirements, and environmental guidelines. The position involves installing, lubricating, troubleshooting, and repairing corrugated plant machinery and related mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems. The Maintenance Manager reads drawings and equipment documentation, communicates work performed and equipment status, and makes safety-conscious maintenance decisions in collaboration with supervisors, management, and others. The goal is to maintain equipment and continuously improve productivity, waste, and quality.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of mechanical machinery.
Ability to use shop tools and equipment, including a drill press, shop grinders, welders, and an oxy-acetylene torch.
Good understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability, with practical mechanical and electrical aptitude.
Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings.
Fully computer literate in a Microsoft environment.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Organization and attention to detail.
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
Time-management skills.
Systems-analysis skills.
Mathematical and deductive reasoning.
Critical thinking.
Active learning.

Nice To Haves

Electrical certification.
Experience in the corrugated packaging industry.

Responsibilities

Manage maintenance technicians, providing leadership and opportunities to learn and improve.
Ensure proper scheduling of all technicians.
Manage and maintain a cost-effective preventive maintenance program.
Develop employees through clear communication of goals, training, coaching, mentoring, consistent feedback, and encouragement.
Schedule required preventive maintenance on all machinery.
Respond to emergency work orders within established parameters for timely response.
Perform lockout/tagout according to procedure for required operations.
Install, lubricate, troubleshoot, and repair equipment in compliance with plant codes, policies, and procedures.
Repair and maintain corrugated plant machinery according to diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer specifications.
Read and understand drawings, and troubleshoot and repair hydraulic and pneumatic mechanical systems, including valves and solenoids.
Adhere to plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, and actively participate in the safety program.
Communicate work performed and equipment status effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Share knowledge with the team and learn from team members.
Consider safety in engineering and maintenance decisions, and work with supervision, management, and others to ensure high-quality safety decisions.
Maintain equipment effectively to continuously improve productivity, waste, and quality.