Maintenance Manager

Gardner Pie Company•Akron, OH

About The Position

We're excited to announce an opening for a Maintenance Manager who will lead all site Maintenance, Facility, and Reliability activities in support of site Operations with best-in-class efficiencies in compliance with all safety, company, and regulatory requirements. Top Benefits: Comprehensive Insurance: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Life, Disability. Financial Security: 401(k) with company match, profit sharing. Additional Perks: Paid Time Off, 8 paid holidays, pie discounts, and more! About Us: Gardner Pie Company is a dynamic and expanding family-owned business in Northeast Ohio, and part of a legacy dating back to 1945. At Gardner, we're not just a food manufacturing facility; we're a community staple committed to career growth and long-term employment. Our team is driven by a passion for excellence, with our employees' dedication at the core of our success. We aim to set industry standards with our commitment to quality, variety, and innovation. Your Role as a Maintenance Manager: Ensure an environment that is safe by reinforcing a "safety first" culture. Lead all site Maintenance, Facility and Reliability activities Directs the functions of a proactive Maintenance Planning and Scheduling organization, including detailed multi-craft corrective job planning, building of standard Predictive and Preventative Maintenance job plans using Redzone meeting a 98% completion rate, CMMS and Data management, administration of proactive schedule building, and others as required. Provides leadership including selection and direction for the Maintenance team, setting goals, personnel scheduling, conducting performance dialogues, identifying training plans, reviewing job plans and meeting effectiveness, and providing coaching as necessary. Analyzing and responding to the KPIs including all aspects of Job Plan Accuracy (safety hazards, work scope, tool selection, cost, parts identification, etc.). Use KPIs for decision making and corrective action. Creating and reviewing high risk job plans to ensure an appropriate level of rigor and mitigation activities are developed and accounted for prior to plan approval and execution. Establishing and ensuring robust work processes between planning, operations, storeroom, maintenance, and contractor craft functions. Plant compliance with State and Federal regulations governing employee safety & health, equipment design & operation, food safety & security and environmental compliance. Manages purchase orders and/or material requests for maintenance materials, parts and for new items, resolve purchasing issues and manages parts inventory. Establish and maintain asset reliability, including spare part necessities and inventory control. Reviews work records for reporting accuracy, supervises the updating and maintenance of such records in Preventative and Predictive Maintenance system. Working with internal customers to resolve issues of planning quality, costing and job scope issues, parts identification/selection, and other issues as they arise. Provides reports to management for planning and scheduling activities as necessary. Participates in and capable of leading Root Cause problem solving and Focused Improvement. Provides clear scope, justification and ROI for proposed capital projects. Coordinates with internal departments as well as outside vendors and contractors.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree strongly preferred in engineering, industrial management, or related field.
7-10+ years of progressive experience in industrial maintenance and/or reliability execution, planning, and/or management.
5+ years in a maintenance/reliability leadership role.
Proven ability to build and foster a culture of reliability that values and rewards proactive planning as a means of service to our customers.
Strong knowledge of the principles of Reliability Excellence and maintenance work management.
Experience leading people and managing change across multiple functions.
Demonstrated experience consistently managing expectations and providing direction to a working team.
Working and communicating appropriately and effectively across roles and departments.
Excellent verbal and written skills.
Frequent lifting (up to 50lbs), bending, twisting, climbing, grasping, pulling, walking and standing.

Responsibilities

Ensure an environment that is safe by reinforcing a "safety first" culture.
Lead all site Maintenance, Facility and Reliability activities
Directs the functions of a proactive Maintenance Planning and Scheduling organization, including detailed multi-craft corrective job planning, building of standard Predictive and Preventative Maintenance job plans using Redzone meeting a 98% completion rate, CMMS and Data management, administration of proactive schedule building, and others as required.
Provides leadership including selection and direction for the Maintenance team, setting goals, personnel scheduling, conducting performance dialogues, identifying training plans, reviewing job plans and meeting effectiveness, and providing coaching as necessary.
Analyzing and responding to the KPIs including all aspects of Job Plan Accuracy (safety hazards, work scope, tool selection, cost, parts identification, etc.).
Use KPIs for decision making and corrective action.
Creating and reviewing high risk job plans to ensure an appropriate level of rigor and mitigation activities are developed and accounted for prior to plan approval and execution.
Establishing and ensuring robust work processes between planning, operations, storeroom, maintenance, and contractor craft functions.
Plant compliance with State and Federal regulations governing employee safety & health, equipment design & operation, food safety & security and environmental compliance.
Manages purchase orders and/or material requests for maintenance materials, parts and for new items, resolve purchasing issues and manages parts inventory.
Establish and maintain asset reliability, including spare part necessities and inventory control.
Reviews work records for reporting accuracy, supervises the updating and maintenance of such records in Preventative and Predictive Maintenance system.
Working with internal customers to resolve issues of planning quality, costing and job scope issues, parts identification/selection, and other issues as they arise.
Provides reports to management for planning and scheduling activities as necessary.
Participates in and capable of leading Root Cause problem solving and Focused Improvement.
Provides clear scope, justification and ROI for proposed capital projects.
Coordinates with internal departments as well as outside vendors and contractors.