Maintenance Manager

Pratt Industries•LaVergne, TN

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager coordinates maintenance and repair of production and processing machines and equipment to minimize downtime. The role involves checking, setting up, and operating production tools and equipment before approving them for production use. The manager supervises the department’s employees and is responsible for training, assigning and directing work, performance appraisal, coaching, conflict resolution, and resolving employee problems. The position is on call 24 hours a day. The role supports plant operations by maintaining preventive maintenance programs, managing parts and supplies, monitoring warranties and service guarantees, recording utility usage, and sourcing parts and services competitively. It also oversees vendor contract work and installations when the Plant Manager is away, participates in capital and expense projects, and conducts weekly Production/Safety meetings. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, computer and data-entry skills, demonstrated supervisory skills, and four years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant. Preferred qualifications include college or technical coursework and five years in the corrugated box industry with substantial experience in electronics, mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electricity. The employee may need to maintain a current lift truck operator license or other relevant certification. The role is based in a manufacturing environment with exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions, occasional heights, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration; noise is usually loud. The job regularly involves standing, walking, talking or hearing, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, with occasional lifting or moving up to 100 pounds.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Computer and data-entry skills.
Demonstrated personnel supervisory skills.
Four years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to read a tape measure accurately and calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rate using high-school-level mathematics.
Ability to apply common-sense reasoning to written, oral, or graphic instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities, cost issues, quality standards, and regulatory requirements, including wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization requirements, company policies, personnel requirements, OSHA, DEQ, and EEO.
Ability to meet physical demands, including regularly standing and walking; frequently using hands, reaching, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification for certain areas or equipment.
Superior time management, meeting leadership, teaching, crisis management, employee relations, conflict resolution, coaching, delegation, motivational, and professional leadership skills.
Must be available on call 24 hours a day.

Nice To Haves

College and/or related technical courses.
Five years of experience in the corrugated box industry.
Heavy experience in electronics, mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electricity.
Current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification, if required for assigned areas or equipment.

Responsibilities

Coordinate maintenance and repair of production or processing machines and equipment to minimize downtime.
Check, set up, and operate production tools and equipment before approving them for production use.
Report information that may impede plant operations to the General Manager as soon as it becomes known.
Monitor warranties and service guarantees and notify personnel of impending expiration dates.
Conduct monthly selective inventory and reconcile it with computerized maintenance-parts and supplies inventory.
Take utility meter readings and record usage in the computer.
Locate original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket distributors to obtain competitive parts costs or improved service.
Order parts and supplies and oversee bar-code scanning of parts inventory.
Establish and maintain a cost-effective preventive maintenance program.
Oversee and plan vendor contract work and installations when the Plant Manager is out of the plant.
Conduct weekly Production/Safety meetings with department personnel.
Assist in selecting, evaluating, and installing capital and expense projects.
Directly supervise department employees, including training, planning and assigning work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, resolving conflicts and complaints, coaching, team building, and documenting performance.
Maintain confidentiality and promote fairness, consistency, and employee morale.
Enroll in seminars, technical courses, and related college courses to improve career skills.
Meet operating standards for quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity, and support employee development and business improvement.
Be available on call 24 hours a day.
Perform additional duties assigned by management.