Sr Maintenance Manager
About The Position
The Senior Maintenance Manager is a member of the plant leadership team and collaborates with the Site Plant Manager and Senior Director of Operations to lead facilities and maintenance operations, processes, programs, and budgeting for two Minnesota manufacturing sites. The role oversees equipment maintenance and staff supporting a three-shift manufacturing operation, with responsibility for equipment reliability across facilities and manufacturing equipment. It is fully onsite at the Eden Prairie facility and also oversees the Annandale location. The manager drives reliable operations through maintenance systems, including preventive maintenance, parts-room management, kitting, root cause analysis, and work planning and scheduling. The position also leads maintenance personnel development, safety and regulatory compliance, asset management, continuous improvement, and budget and overtime management. The target salary range is $140,000–$170,000 annually, with eligibility for an incentive bonus of up to 15% of annual salary.
Requirements
- 10+ years of proven leadership or management experience.
- Knowledge of facilities operations in a production environment, including air handlers, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing.
- Expertise in mechanical and electrical machine troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance.
- Ability to lead, coach, and mentor a technical team.
- Strong communication and project management skills.
- Strong organizational and decision-making skills.
- Intermediate to advanced PC skills, including Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial or mechanical engineering or a related field strongly preferred; 15+ years of proven production or manufacturing maintenance experience may be in lieu of a degree.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- Proven experience implementing TPM World Class Maintenance.
- Exposure to Lean concepts, TOC, layout design, cost/benefit analysis, labor productivity analysis (including time studies and standardized work), and safety, ergonomic, and human-factor considerations.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain working relationships with maintenance leaders, planners, storeroom personnel, engineers, operators, and mechanics.
- Communicate proactively with Production about potential equipment and compliance issues, using Redzone asset data to minimize downtime.
- Provide timely support to help meet production goals and provide on-call and onsite support in emergencies.
- Help develop a world-class maintenance organization and support implementation of TPM pillar processes.
- Lead and provide technical support for troubleshooting and repairs as needed.
- Create a proactive work environment that involves mechanics in work planning, coordination, and execution.
- Implement a zero-breakdown methodology using continuous improvement tools and processes.
- Develop an equipment reliability program incorporating planned maintenance.
- Ensure the facility CMMS (Asset Essentials) is fully utilized for informed decision-making.
- Implement and use predictive maintenance technologies to improve equipment reliability and planned maintenance.
- Manage the integrity and maintenance of production equipment, facilities, and utility equipment, using the internal CAPA root cause analysis process.
- Establish maintenance-prevention specifications so plant equipment is reliable and maintainable.
- Manage and sustain procedures for preventive maintenance and repair, equipment installation, tools and consumables, equipment inspections, and contractor services.
- Manage spare-parts inventory and maintain a list of critical spare parts and other necessary supplies.
- Provide technical support to R&D during new product development.
- Assess maintenance personnel skills, develop training plans, and monitor training execution and effectiveness.
- Conduct performance reviews with direct reports and support individual goal development.
- Regularly audit maintenance technicians’ work and provide feedback.
- Report, track, and provide input for the maintenance budget quarterly, following established guidelines.
- Manage and track overtime according to production needs and budgeted expenses.
- Complete mandatory company training and attend external training as needed.
- Follow regulatory requirements, including hazardous waste management, OSHA regulations, LOTO procedures, and Safety Leadership requirements.
- Ensure maintenance personnel follow safety guidelines and recommendations.
- Ensure facilities maintain required current permits and licenses.
Benefits
- Incentive bonus eligibility up to 15% of annual salary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
