Plant Maintenance & Reliability Lead — Print and Packaging Operations

Novolex Corporate•Athens, GA

About The Position

A day in this role You start the morning scanning preventive maintenance dashboards, then walk the floor to the three production areas you champion. You check the seven‑color offset printing press and its cutting and scoring operation, move on to the six flexographic presses, and finish at the sealing department where seven flame sealers and computerized robotic palletizing keep orders moving. Along the way, you verify the preventive maintenance schedule—including the knife room—stays on track. After a stand‑up with your 20+ maintenance technicians and storeroom clerks, you align on repairs, modifications, and new installations needed to keep in‑house production and associated equipment running safely and efficiently. You support production leaders, help prioritize work, and approve critical parts purchases. The afternoon may find you reviewing capital budget proposals, identifying new equipment, and coordinating bids and contracts with outside contractors. Before the day closes, you confirm SQF Code requirements are being administered and followed, schedule annual service agreements, and lock in training plans for yourself and your team. A final sweep covers building systems, material handling assets, and site infrastructure—from security and fire protection systems to the computerized telephone system—so the plant is ready for tomorrow. Purpose of the role Manage and coordinate maintenance and installation of production equipment, material handling, building system equipment, and building/grounds. Own the preventive maintenance program for all production equipment.

Responsibilities

Maintenance of three production departments: Offset converting with a seven‑color offset printing press and cutting/scoring operation.
Flexographic converting with six flexo printing presses.
Sealing with seven flame sealers and auxiliary components such as computerized robotic palletizing.
The total preventive maintenance schedule, including the knife room.
All in‑house equipment repairs, modifications, and installations performed safely and productively.
Direct support for production departments and other supervisors.
Parts sourcing and purchasing, as well as oversight of storeroom processes.
Administration and adherence to the SQF Code.
Day‑to-day leadership of maintenance and storeroom clerk personnel (typically 20+ team members).
Capital planning and budgets, equipment identification, and end‑to-end bidding/contracting with outside contractors.
Annual service agreements and coordinated training for this role and all direct reports.
Site systems stewardship: security, fire protection, and the computerized telephone system.