Maintenance Manager

Careers•Devens, MA

96d•$115,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

New England Sheets, an affiliate of Schwarz Partners and a corrugated manufacturing industry leader, is hiring a Maintenance Manager in Devens, Massachusetts. The role is responsible for overall plant and equipment maintenance, including repairs to machinery and buildings involving electrical, plumbing, and hydraulic systems. The manager also has direct control of facility parts inventory. The Maintenance Manager coordinates the plant maintenance program, supervises maintenance crews, manages repair and improvement projects, monitors project quality, schedules, and costs, and works to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime. The position also oversees the purchasing clerk and MP-2-related items, parts, and inventory, and may support other plants with MP-2 training or startup activities. The role requires compliance with company policies, applicable laws and regulations, environmental systems, OSHA requirements, and fire and electrical safety codes. The position may require weekend work, extended hours, and 24-hour on-call availability. New England Sheets describes its workplace as having a family feel and a culture focused on excellence and customer reliability, and states that it is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

At least 7 years of related experience.
At least 3 years of management experience.
Background in steam boilers.
Ability to read blueprints and instruction books.
Knowledge of computers and automated machines.
Strong maintenance, plumbing, and electrical background, including AC/DC motor controls, troubleshooting, and electrical wiring codes.
Ability to speak, hear, see, walk, stand, climb, twist, bend, grasp, reach, pull, stoop, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work weekends and extended hours and be on call 24 hours a day.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in the corrugated industry.
Post-secondary education.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and implement the overall maintenance program, ensuring equipment is included in preventive maintenance and schedules are completed as planned.
Supervise and direct maintenance crews carrying out repairs and projects involving mechanical, fabrication, plumbing, and welding work.
Participate in the safety committee and ensure plant-related safety items are addressed in a timely manner.
Schedule and coordinate routine fault-finding, testing, replacements, isolation, modifications, inspections, improvements, installations, maintenance repairs, and electrical services for plant and equipment.
Interpret specifications and drawings and ensure maintenance projects are scheduled and completed efficiently and on time to minimize waste and downtime.
Maintain and analyze maintenance-program and project reports to improve efficiency and limit equipment downtime.
Control maintenance-project spending, keep expenses within budget, and oversee the spending spreadsheet.
Determine when overtime is required, submit requests as appropriate, and post weekend schedules.
Maintain equipment to OEM specifications or better.
Comply with company policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, environmental requirements, OSHA safety and health rules, fire and electrical safety codes and manuals, and SOPs.
Perform maintenance work and troubleshooting as needed to address inefficiencies and prevent equipment downtime.
Support other plants with MP-2 training and perform additional duties such as assisting with plant startups.
Manage maintenance projects, including quality control, duration, cost, progress, delays, housekeeping, safety, and communication with workers to support efficient transitions.
Oversee the purchasing clerk and MP-2-related items, parts, and inventory.
Evaluate completed work and its quality, identify improvement opportunities, and implement procedures and instructions for improvement.
Assign technicians promptly to jobs suited to their experience.