Plant Maintenance Manager

Faurecia • Fort Wayne, IN

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About The Position

The Plant Maintenance Manager oversees maintenance and stockroom personnel. The role assigns and prioritizes work orders, manages employees’ time, attendance, and vacation schedules, and supports engineering with locating and maintaining equipment repair parts. The manager directs repair and preventive maintenance for manufacturing equipment, maintains the work order database, and supports continuous improvement efforts to improve equipment productivity, efficiency, and quality.

The role develops, coaches, and builds the skills of maintenance technicians and apprentices across areas such as hydraulics, electrical, and mechanical trades. It also supports and enforces Health, Safety, and Environmental rules, ensures safety equipment remains maintained and up to current standards, submits and implements at least two improvement ideas per month, and assists other departments in securing product quality. The manager is expected to uphold Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management.

Requirements

• Associate degree in industrial electronics, with a specialization in mechanics and automation.
• At least 5 years of maintenance leadership experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and Health, Safety, and Environment skills.
• Deep understanding of electrical and mechanical trades.
• Experience with robotics and fixtures.
• Strong leadership skills in coaching people.
• Ability to be a team player and earn the respect of peers.
• Strong organization skills and sensitivity to time constraints and resource availability.
• Ability to solve problems with a realistic understanding of issues.
• Ability to enter data accurately.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Solid math skills.
• Computer knowledge and skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Safety-, quality-, production-, and team-oriented.
• Ability to interact effectively with associates at all levels.
• Minimum bilingual ability; English is required.
• Leadership competencies: Drives Results, Customer Focus, Learning on the Fly (Individual Contributor/Team Leader), Problem Solving, and Collaborates with Others.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and stockroom personnel.
• Assign work orders to maintenance personnel and prioritize and level workloads.
• Maintain employees’ time, attendance, and vacation schedules.
• Assist engineering with locating and maintaining repair parts for equipment.
• Ensure the development of Maintenance Technicians and Maintenance Apprentices.
• Direct and coordinate repair and preventive maintenance for all manufacturing equipment.
• Support continuous improvement efforts by proposing and implementing productivity, efficiency, and quality improvements for equipment.
• Support and manage the work order database to keep it current.
• Develop maintenance personnel in skills including hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical trades.
• Support and enforce Health, Safety, and Environmental rules.
• Ensure safety equipment is maintained and meets current standards.
• Continuously develop and coach maintenance technicians.
• Submit and implement at least two improvement ideas per month.
• Commit to high ethical standards and adhere to Faurecia’s Code of Ethics and Code of Management.
• Assist other departments to secure product quality.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities.
• More than 22 hours of online and in-person training on average through FORVIA University.
• A multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree