Maintenance Manager

Pratt Industries•Butler Township, OH

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager coordinates maintenance and repair of a wide variety of production or processing machines and equipment, with the goal of minimizing downtime. The role includes checking, setting up, and operating production tools and equipment before approving them for production use. The manager oversees the department and its employees, manages maintenance inventory and purchasing, supports preventive maintenance, and helps ensure that plant operations meet quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity standards. The position reports to the Plant Manager and directly supervises all employees assigned to the department. The manager is responsible for employee training, work planning and assignment, performance appraisal, coaching, discipline, conflict resolution, team building, complaint resolution, and documentation. The role also requires being on call 24 hours a day and may include additional duties assigned by management.

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 with speed and accuracy; calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rate; and apply high-school mathematics concepts.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or graphic instructions and solve 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.
May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification for certain areas or equipment.
Ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and lead effective, efficient meetings.
Teaching skills for technical and administrative aspects of the role.
Crisis-management ability, emotional control under adverse conditions, and ability to lead personnel toward successful resolutions.
Employee-relations skills, including active listening, personnel appraisal, positive and corrective feedback, conflict resolution, motivation, coaching, and delegation.
Confidence and a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.
Professional appearance appropriate to a managerial representative of the company.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regularly lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

College education and/or related technical courses.
Five years of experience in the corrugated box industry, with substantial experience in electronics, mechanical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electricity.

Responsibilities

Report to the General Manager any information that may impede plant operations as soon as it becomes known.
Monitor warranties and service guarantees and notify personnel of impending expiration dates.
Conduct monthly selective inventory and verify it against computerized maintenance-parts and supplies inventory.
Take utility meter readings and record usage in the computer.
Locate OEM manufacturers and aftermarket distributors to obtain competitive parts costs or improved service.
Order parts and supplies.
Oversee bar code scanning of parts inventory.
Promote high morale through fairness, consistency, interest in employee problems, and confidentiality.
Initiate and/or maintain a cost-effective preventive maintenance program.
Oversee and plan contract work and installations performed by outside vendors when the Plant Manager is out of the plant.
Conduct weekly Production/Safety meetings with department personnel.
Improve career skills through seminars, technical courses, and related college courses.
Be on call 24 hours a day.
Assist in the selection, evaluation, and installation of capital and expense projects.
Directly supervise department employees and carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; resolve conflicts; build teams; coach and lead employees; address complaints and resolve problems; document matters; and set an example of superior behavior, attitude, and performance.
Meet or exceed operating standards for quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity.
Pursue agreed-upon goals for personal growth and professional development.
Contribute ideas and participate in advancing the business through creativity and innovation.