Manager, Facilities Senior

BorgWarner•Ithaca, NY

About The Position

The position fills a critical role for setting the strategic and tactical direction for the maintenance department by directing activities for the maintenance, repair, replacement and installation of plant equipment. This position will also be responsible for reducing/controlling costs and improving profitability through equipment reliability; minimizing unplanned downtime through the application of preventive and predictive maintenance programs and overall improved department performance. Additionally, it maintains facility assets and infrastructure including utilities, buildings and structures, and the grounds. This position will manage a group of direct and indirect reports.

Requirements

Associate's degree in engineering technology or related technical field or relatable experience
5+ years experience in maintenance programs in a plant environment
3+ years of solid supervisory experience
Background in preventative maintenance, reliability improvement, utilities and control systems
Working knowledge of Process Safety Management principles, policies and procedures
Project management experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience using computerized maintenance management software
For this position, please only apply if you DO NOT need sponsorship to work in the United States now or in the future. We are unable to consider candidates who require sponsorship.
This position will enforce the Safety Program, including safety rules, practices and training as outlined in the BorgWarner Safety Policy, which includes the use of equipment, protective devices, or clothing that the employer requires.
The professional must take every precaution reasonable in the given circumstance for the protection of themselves and coworkers.
The individual is trusted with reporting all injuries and/or possible dangerous situations, incidents, or occurrences.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to ensure safety, environmental and maintenance quality standards are met
Ensure all established policies, rules, regulations and procedures are followed within managed departments
Utilize plant and corporate resources to ensure appropriate training requirements are met for reporting line
Develop departmental goals and objectives that provide direction to maintain a competitive organization and meet overall business objectives
Prepare budgets and manage costs for Maintenance and Utilities cost centers
Prepare capital budget
Manage daily maintenance operation and utilities
Lead a proactive and preventive maintenance program
Maintain appropriate inventory of repair materials/spare parts and optimize working capital through standardization where possible
Manage outside contractors and vendor activities as needed to ensure efficient use of facilities, equipment and facilities repair, and other related activities
Use capital project best practices and industry standards to meet regulatory codes
Confers with management, engineering, and quality control representatives to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve operations and condition of machines and equipment
Provide strong leadership, guidance, expertise while supporting the development of the maintenance supervision team, salaried technicians, maintenance associates, including apprentices though training, coaching, feedback and corrective action when necessary
Ability to oversee multiple shifts, work with all departments and be very flexible
Demonstrate customer service, people, leadership, and organizational skills with track record of achieving positive business results
High degree of independent decision-making tempered with solid ethics and integrity