Maintenance Manager

Job description / Role

Job description

Reporting to the director, manufacturing, the maintenance manager will work in our Medina, Ohio facility. This individual plays a pivotal role within our operations, ensuring that all operating equipment and facilities are functioning efficiently and safely. This position directly impacts the productivity and quality of products delivered. This role is responsible for managing, revising, and developing maintenance procedures. This is a leadership role and will have direct responsibility to manage a team of maintenance professionals to achieve operational excellence.

Requirements

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing maintenance strategies and procedures that minimize equipment downtime and operational disruptions.
• Supervising and managing the maintenance team to ensure that all maintenance activities are performed efficiently and in compliance with safety standards.
• Conducting regular inspections and audits of facilities and equipment to identify areas for improvement and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Managing maintenance-related budgets, ensuring cost efficiency while maintaining high standards of equipment and facility upkeep.
• Liaising with external contractors and suppliers to acquire high-quality services and materials for maintenance projects.
• Implementing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance maintenance procedures and reduce costs.
• Planning and scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance work.
• Ensuring that all maintenance work is documented according to internal and external requirements.
• Monitoring the inventory of spare parts and maintenance supplies, planning re-orders to avoid delays in maintenance activities.
• Training and developing maintenance staff to enhance their skill sets and efficiency.
• Responding promptly to emergency situations involving equipment breakdowns, mitigating potential hazards or interruptions.
• Implementing energy-saving measures and sustainability practices in maintenance operations.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required, associateu2019s degree or higher a plus.
• Must provide oneu2019s own tools required to perform job responsibilities.
• 10 years related manufacturing experience, preferably in liquid filling (filling / packaging / bottles / cans / filling containers).
• Acceptable industries: beverage, dairy, brewing, food, or other high velocity consumer goods filling experience.
• Experience with chemical batching and/or filling lines.
• Electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical troubleshooting.

Physical requirements

• Ability to work in a chemical manufacturing plant.
• Ability to execute strenuous, sometimes repetitive physical work such as climbing, lifting objects up above shoulder level weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time (at least 2 hours straight, four times in an 8 hour day).
• Able to work in extreme temperatures, indoors and out.
• Overtime will frequently be necessary.