Maintenance Manager - CLEVELAND HARDWARE & FORGING CO dba Fox Valley Fo

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Position Summary
The Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance activities, ensuring
the safety, efficiency, and compliance of facilities, equipment, and
personnel. This role involves scheduling and coordinating preventive,
predictive, and reactive maintenance, as well as managing employees,
resources, and records. The Maintenance Manager collaborates with
various departments to uphold quality, safety, and efficiency standards.
Supervisory Duties
Interviews, hires, and trains staff in the Maintenance Department.
Oversees the daily workflow of the department by assigning tasks and
responsibilities to team members, ensuring workload balance and
efficient utilization of resources in the department.
Supervises and leads a team of various maintenance positions, providing
guidance, coaching, and support.
Provides constructive feedback, including any performance improvement
plans and timely performance evaluations to team members. Will bring in
Lead Maintenance and Reliability Manager or Human Resources Manager as
needed for additional support.
Works with Lead Maintenance and Reliability Manager and Human Resources
on employee-related matters.
Job Duties
- Schedule and coordinate preventive, predictive, and reactive
maintenance activities to meet production demands, working closely
with the Director of Operations.
- Communicate maintenance status and key performance indicators.
- Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering departments
to ensure equipment meets quality, safety, and efficiency standards.
- Plan maintenance activities by studying work orders, blueprints,
engineering plans, and material specifications.
- Maintain adequate inventory of replacement parts and supplies,
ensuring quick turnaround for repairs.
- Support the maintenance department by assisting in the
troubleshooting of equipment issues, including PLC ladder logic and
data handling functions.
- Maintain PLC documentation upon receipt from equipment suppliers and
an archive of PLC programs and machine controls drawings in an
electronic and/or paper format throughout the facility.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve automated equipment,
including devices, I/O, instruments, and all other components
associated with automated processes to meet production and safety
goals.
- Support various I/O devices connected to PLCs, including HMIs,
scanners, remote I/O, sensors, relays, solenoids, etc., and
support/assist maintenance personnel in troubleshooting pneumatic
circuits.
- Improve equipment uptime and contribute to plant reliability
maintenance.
- Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and
robotic programs on set schedules and develop and maintain
Preventive Maintenance Programs.
- Diagnose problems with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems
interfacing with electrical and electronic systems.
- Determine equipment malfunctions and restore equipment to operation.
- Implement and maintain data collection systems from Plant floor
processing equipment.
- Identify and implement error-proofing requirements throughout the
production process.
- Be part of the multi-disciplinary Plant Team to determine continuous
improvement strategies.
- Identify and plan for process impacts as a result of engineering and
launch changes.
- Participate in 8D or similar root-cause based problem-solving tasks
to ensure that abnormalities, when observed, are acted upon to
resolve root-causes.
- Contribute to specifications for equipment purchases, including
review and commentary on equipment controls drawings prior to build
approval.
- Support in the i stallation, commission, and troubleshooting of
automated equipment in the facility.
- Enforce safety procedures and maintain a clean and orderly work
environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Lead Maintenance and Reliability
Manager or Director of Operations.
Qualifications
Extensive knowledge of building systems including electrical, with the
ability to interpret blueprints and identify repair needs.
Extensive knowledge of manufacturing equipment and processes, including
controls and instrumentation.
Excellent management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving
skills.
Proficiency in computer applications and basic math skills.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities, handle multiple tasks, and
prioritize effectively.
Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or GED preferred.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Manufacturing Supervisory role
preferred.
Experience using Allen Bradleys RS Logix 5, RS Lo