Responsibilities
- Maintenance Leadership: Direct and supervise all maintenance personnel while providing hands-on leadership, coaching, and support.
- Staffing & Scheduling: Develop employee schedules and ensure appropriate staffing to support production and emergency maintenance needs.
- Team Development: Train, develop, and mentor both new and existing maintenance employees.
- Preventative Maintenance: Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
- Equipment Reliability: Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and minimize maintenance costs.
- Maintenance KPIs: Monitor key performance indicators, including:
- Equipment uptime
- Equipment downtime
- Preventative maintenance completion rate
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
- Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
- Facilities & Utilities: Oversee the maintenance and operation of boilers, air compressors, and other plant utility systems.
- Engineering & Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-driven systems.
- Plant Systems: Design, plan, install, maintain, and improve plant systems and equipment.
- Capital Projects: Support and oversee capital improvement and equipment projects.
- Safety & Compliance: Promote a culture focused on safety, accountability, cleanliness, and continuous improvement.
- Production Support: Ensure maintenance activities support production goals while minimizing operational interruptions.
- Team Collaboration: Work effectively with associates and management across the organization to accomplish operational goals.
- Cross Department Support: Assist other areas and departments as needed.
Essential Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of maintenance experience.
- Leadership: 3-5 years of experience leading and managing maintenance teams.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong knowledge of plant maintenance and several of the following areas:
- Boilers
- Air compressors
- Welding and piping
- Hydraulics and pneumatics
- Electrical circuitry and PLCs
- Electromechanical systems
- Utility and electrical troubleshooting
- General equipment and building maintenance
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and employees.
- Problem Solving: Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Schedule: Ability to work a flexible schedule based on operational needs.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Education: Associate's degree in engineering or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Preferred Experience
Experience with the following is a plus:
- Air cylinders
- Solenoid valves
- Steam traps
- Motor starters
- Gear reducers
- Inverter drives
- Industrial laundry equipment
- Preventative and predictive maintenance systems
- Equipment reliability programs
- Capital improvement projects
BENEFITS
- Starting Salary: 75k-98kannually (this example is CTS)
- Group Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Short-Term Disability, Vision, Life Insurance, and 401(k) with a generous company match
- Generous Paid Vacation / PTO
- Leadership Opportunity: Lead and develop a maintenance team while playing a critical role in plant reliability, production, and continuous improvement
