Maintenance Manager

Novolex•Carrollton, TX

19d

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager oversees maintenance activities at Novolex’s Carrollton, Texas manufacturing facility, which operates around the clock and produces plastic retail bags through extrusion and converting operations. The role supports 14 extrusion machines, 21 bag machines, printing presses, and secondary and support equipment. It provides hands-on leadership, strategic direction, and technical support for preventive and predictive maintenance, automation, process improvement, and cost improvement. The manager leads the 24/7 maintenance team responsible for electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical functions across major and auxiliary equipment. Working closely with Operations Managers, this position assigns personnel to troubleshoot and repair equipment, develops maintenance and equipment-reliability plans, manages budgets and capital projects, and oversees facility support systems and contractors. The role also leads and develops maintenance personnel, supports customer audits, and works to improve uptime, reliability, OEE, safety, and cost performance.

Requirements

High school degree required.
At least 6 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing facility.
At least 5 years of employee management experience.
Resourceful problem-solving and analytical troubleshooting ability to resolve challenging situations.
Experience using root-cause and problem-correction tools such as DMAIC and 8D.
Effective verbal and written communication skills with all levels of management and employees.
Knowledge of computer systems, including Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Secondary education and/or leadership training.
Experience with process cooling chillers and hydraulics.
Experience with Maximo.
Bilingual communication skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee the 24/7 maintenance team responsible for electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical functions of major and auxiliary equipment.
Partner with Operations Managers and assign appropriate personnel to troubleshoot and repair equipment to support efficient, continuous operations.
Analyze, implement, and track preventive maintenance programs for the facility, including an inventory system for parts and supplies.
Develop annual budgets and deliver results.
Initiate and manage large capital projects, ensuring timeliness and budget adherence.
Develop mid- and long-range plans to improve machine uptime, reliability, and OEE.
Develop and execute routine preventive maintenance programs for all campus assets, using internal and external resources.
Manage outside subcontractors and resources as needed.
Develop mid- and long-term succession plans for replacement of major equipment.
Manage interior and exterior facility support systems, including HVAC, fire alarms, electrical, plumbing, and security, using internal and external resources.
Provide leadership, training, mentoring, and direction to maintenance personnel; set goals and measure performance.
Design, implement, and institutionalize quick-change procedures, processes, and equipment modifications using SMED best practices.
Continuously reduce waste, downtime, setup and make-ready time, and cost.
Establish collaborative working relationships with operations teams and business units.
Initiate, write, manage, and lead capital expense processes.
Construct, evaluate, and report facility maintenance and engineering results.
Serve as a key member of the audit team in preparing the facility for annual customer audits.