Maintenance Manager

Arauco • Grayling Charter Township, MI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is located onsite at our Grayling, MI manufacturing site and reports directly to the Plant Manager. In this role, you would develop and execute reliability and maintenance strategies aligned with corporate standards, industry best practices, and frameworks such as ISO 55000. You will lead and promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with company safety standards and the protection of personnel, equipment, and facilities. You will monitor and drive key performance indicators (KPIs) related to safety, reliability, asset performance, maintenance effectiveness, and plant uptime. You will establish and oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including planning for scheduled outages, shutdowns, and major maintenance events. You will prioritize, coordinate, and direct maintenance work orders and personnel activities to support operational objectives. You will lead maintenance and reliability projects, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, resource allocation, and execution. You will direct maintenance activities for production equipment and utility systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. You will analyze maintenance, production, and quality data to identify improvement opportunities and optimize equipment performance. You will drive root cause analysis investigations for equipment failures and implement corrective actions to improve reliability. You will develop and implement maintenance processes, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce costs, improve productivity, and maximize resource utilization. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other departments to resolve equipment issues, support new installations and modifications, and meet business needs. You will oversee equipment inspections to ensure compliance with operational, safety, and reliability standards. You will manage departmental budgets, maintenance costs, and performance reporting. You will ensure maintenance personnel receive appropriate training, development, and guidance to support safe and effective job performance. You will establish and maintain site fire prevention strategies in compliance with company policies, insurance requirements, and applicable regulatory standards. You will monitor insurer recommendations and drive implementation of approved risk mitigation measures. You will prepare and communicate monthly reliability, maintenance, and performance reports to leadership.

Requirements

• 8 + years’ of experience in industrial maintenance
• Proficiency in SAP PM (or other CMMS), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Must have experience in mechanical (experience in electrical is also highly preferred, but not a must-have)
• Must be skilled in understanding and calculating mathematical concepts (ex: calculating density, air flows, thermal oil systems, calculating horsepower, electrical usage, etc).
• Must have the ability to plan and organize, must have ability to work well with people at all levels.
• Must be able to lead a project from start to finish with the design, scope, and execution of the project

Nice To Haves

• Degree in maintenance, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or related field of study preferred.
• Experience in wood or paper products is a plus!
• Previous experience in construction related projects (capital projects)
• Allen Bradley and/or previous PLC experience, along w/ power transmission, automation experience is a great plus
• Certificates, licenses, and registrations in related field is also a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute reliability and maintenance strategies aligned with corporate standards, industry best practices, and frameworks such as ISO 55000.
• Lead and promote a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with company safety standards and the protection of personnel, equipment, and facilities.
• Monitor and drive key performance indicators (KPIs) related to safety, reliability, asset performance, maintenance effectiveness, and plant uptime.
• Establish and oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including planning for scheduled outages, shutdowns, and major maintenance events.
• Prioritize, coordinate, and direct maintenance work orders and personnel activities to support operational objectives.
• Lead maintenance and reliability projects, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, resource allocation, and execution.
• Direct maintenance activities for production equipment and utility systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
• Analyze maintenance, production, and quality data to identify improvement opportunities and optimize equipment performance.
• Drive root cause analysis investigations for equipment failures and implement corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Develop and implement maintenance processes, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce costs, improve productivity, and maximize resource utilization.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other departments to resolve equipment issues, support new installations and modifications, and meet business needs.
• Oversee equipment inspections to ensure compliance with operational, safety, and reliability standards.
• Manage departmental budgets, maintenance costs, and performance reporting.
• Ensure maintenance personnel receive appropriate training, development, and guidance to support safe and effective job performance.
• Establish and maintain site fire prevention strategies in compliance with company policies, insurance requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Monitor insurer recommendations and drive implementation of approved risk mitigation measures.
• Prepare and communicate monthly reliability, maintenance, and performance reports to leadership.

Benefits

• An attractive compensation package with either bonus or profit/gain sharing eligibility for every role
• Health plans with options that meet your needs, including a wellness program, gym reimbursement, and additional benefits such as pet insurance, legal insurance, employer-paid and voluntary life insurance, and more
• Paid maternity and paternity leave, a competitive vacation package, and company and floating holidays designed to support your work-life balance
• Retirement planning options, including generous employer contributions
• Opportunities to learn and develop, including a tuition reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree