What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Manager position at Strategic Materials Inc?
Job Description
Job Description
Position Title : Maintenance Manager
Classification : Salaried
Department : Production
Supervises : Maintenance Staff
Reports To : Plant Manager
Work Schedule :
Varies based on plant
Position Objective : The Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance activities within the production facility, ensuring machinery and equipment operate at peak efficiency by implementing preventative maintenance schedules, managing repairs, leading a team of maintenance technicians, and working closely with other departments to minimize downtime and optimize production output..
Position Description : The Maintenance Manager will report to the Plant Manager and lead the plant maintenance team to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair the plant equipment.
Key Responsibilities :
- Supervise and lead the plant maintenance team
- Practice, train, and enforce safe and best practices with employees
- Ensure employees are trained on job specific assignments
- Train plant personnel to assist in basic maintenance and PMs
- Audit plant performance at completing maintenance tasks.
- Develop and refine maintenance planning processes; and preventive maintenance programs for mechanical and electrical equipment
- Evaluate and ensure the quality of maintenance performed by internal plant maintenance teams and external vendors.
- Identify plant performance issues and provide recommendations for equipment and design changes to correct them.
- Manage equipment vendor relationships with major equipment suppliers; global spare parts program; spare parts inventory – order parts as needed, determine and manage stocking levels
- Oversee maintenance of forklifts and front end loaders
- Perform hands-on escalated maintenance troubleshooting and repairs; periodic preventive maintenance checks as required; basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs
- Support Continuous Improvement initiatives; emergency repair processes; provide plant managers and plant maintenance teams with first-line escalation support during equipment failures.
- Track equipment status, redistribute maintenance and spare-parts assets, and expedite high-priority repair efforts to maximize plant uptime performance.
- Weld and fabricate, as needed, patch holes in steel chutes and transitions
- Other Duties as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements :
Education
Working Conditions :
Physical Requirements :
Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. 50 % bend, stoop, twist, reach, and climb steps. Up to 75% walking or standing required. Employee is regularly required to use hands to troubleshoot equipment, and large and small mechanical parts, regular fine hand manipulation, and may be required to write and type on a computer keyboard.
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