Maintenance Manager

Bodycote North America•Fremont, CA

16d•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Based in Fremont, CA the Maintenance Manager will perform essential job functions under the direction of the General Manager. The Maintenance Manager position leads and manages the mechanical maintenance department. This role will be the Subject Matter Expert for the repairs and maintenance of mechanical process equipment and will provide daily maintenance support and capital project support by providing direction and instruction as needed.

Requirements

This position must satisfy ITAR compliance requirements, therefore candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Resident Card Holders.
Four-year college degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology or a related discipline
Five (5) yrs. supervisory experience.
Ten (10) yrs. cumulative maintenance experience in an industrial environment.
Deep and thorough knowledge of industrial manufacturing systems and heavy duty piping and plumbing.
Experience with cooling water systems and treatment of water.
Must have experience with welding, cutting, brazing, etc., and working knowledge of electricity.
Basic electrical troubleshooting skills.
Basic hydraulic troubleshooting skills.
Knowledge and hands on experience of computer applications including Microsoft Office and databases is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with cryogenics and high pressure gas systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

Supervises employees who perform maintenance and install equipment used in thermal processing applications.
Monitors, reinforces and oversees health, safety and environmental (EHS) performance of department and employees.
Resolves chronic or acute equipment issues.
Identifies, selects, assigns and supervises contract personnel who perform specialized maintenance work or who supplement department work.
Monitors progress of employees in terms of skills training and identifies/assigns specific training as required.
Directs the scheduling of daily and monthly routine and preventive maintenance activities as well as working with operations department to determine scheduling of equipment that requires shutdown.
Utilizes the computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) for maintenance work order management, documenting equipment information and managing preventive maintenance requirements.
Creates, edits or revises less complex engineering drawings using computer aided engineering software.
Supervises warehouse shipping and receiving personnel and ensures spare parts inventory is available and the spare parts handling process is managed.
Works closely with equipment vendors and suppliers on identifying and ordering specialty equipment or parts, and objectively reviewing vendor or supplier performance in terms of service quality and timely response.
Evaluates and gives performance feedback both informally and through the use of the formal performance management system.
Manages capital projects by initiating Capital Asset Requests, initiating purchasing requests for CapEx project related items, and supervising installation and project milestones and timing.
Maintains a high degree of fiscal budget responsibility for the plant and department through organized management of purchase orders and competitive supplier bidding.
Owns the assessment of facility conditions and initiates facility repair and/or maintenance activities.
Maintains argon and nitrogen gas inventories and paper work with every delivery.
Prepares month-end reporting, and updates facility maintenance and Environmental Management System KPIs.