Operations Manager

Maintenance Manager Summary:
The  Maintenance Manager will oversee all equipment for the plant. They will develop, implement and improve process control systems on all plant equipment.

• Initiate preventive  maintenance programs to minimize  maintenance cost of all production equipment.
• Executes assignments related to  maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Responsible for relocating machinery and/or equipment; dismantling and removing obsolete or worn out machinery and/or equipment.
• Plans the performance of preventative  maintenance activities based upon personal knowledge and interval records of equipment wear and the manufacturer’s recommendations regarding service. 
• Develops and maintains key, preferred suppliers and spare part inventories.  
• Schedules work to prevent idle time and to provide maximum machine utilization. 
• Schedules overtime work among  maintenance employees to equalize overtime fairly. 
• Determines priority of  maintenance job back-log and schedules work accomplished. 
• Responsible for up-grading the effectiveness of  maintenance personnel. 
• Schedules and conducts meetings with instructions relating to  maintenance skills, safety, and Company Policy. 
• Handles all job-related problems in  maintenance honestly and fairly without violation of Company Policies or Procedures.
• Ensure team members have the appropriate safety and health; accident prevention; and investigation training.
  Provide leadership in developing measures and practices that that prevent accidents and ensure compliance with OSHA standards.
• Provide troubleshooting of production equipment to support manufacturing and  maintenance operations.
• Respond to critical production down situations affecting manufacturing.
• Maintain  Maintenance software database that controls all Preventative and Predictive  Maintenance processes on facilities and equipment.
• Generate and maintain PM schedule.
• Responsible for all plant utilities and seeking ways to reduce costs.
• Complies with all Company Safety policies, procedures and rules.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must have recent experience in a Manufacturing plant, preferably automotive.
• Excellent communication skills and must possess the ability to supervise and motivate employees in a team environment.
• Expert working knowledge of all machine components and integration.
• Proven mechanical aptitude for analytical problem solving.
• Working with engineering and quality to address problem areas and collectively come up and implement solutions.