Maintenance Manager - GAF

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Newton is a vibrant Kansas community founded in 1871 on a spirit of work, from its earliest days as a railroad, agriculture and cattle drive hub. With a population of about 20,000, Newton and neighboring North Newton features an active arts community, three National Historic Districts, a variety of museums, trails, restaurants, shops and attractions, Bethel College, award winning school districts, a championship golf course, first-class convention center and many other amenities. This collaborative region is close to dynamic Wichita and may be the next best place for you to call home in GAF's newest "Field of Dreams!"

If you haven't been part of a greenfield startup, now is your chance. GAF is the North American leader in residential roofing materials. We are honored to be constructing our newest shingle manufacturing facility in Newton KS and will hire our initial plant leadership team in 2024. Due to our investment in training and the development of employees, you will have the opportunity to travel to our other locations, engage with peers, hire the remainder of the plant staff and participate in the design and construction of the facility. Expect your first years to be rewarding and challenging with an amazing team fully supporting you.

GAF is looking for a Maintenance Manager to support the construction, commissioning and operations of a greenfield asphalt shingle manufacturing plant in Newton KS. The candidate will participate in design reviews, construction and commissioning efforts. During plant construction and commissioning, the Maintenance Manager will coordinate with internal and external resources to ensure schedule and financial compliance.

After commissioning, the Maintenance Manager will be responsible for providing direction, coordination and support for the daily execution of the maintenance department's operating plan with the primary objective of maintaining the Plant's equipment and facilities. The Maintenance Manager will ensure that all safe work practices are implemented and followed by the department. This role will instill GAF's safety culture into the daily work environment by ensuring policies and procedures are followed. Other areas of responsibility are to provide technical and managerial leadership to the functions of equipment reliability, maintenance planning and scheduling, facility maintenance, training, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), and root cause failure analysis.

• Assist Corporate design team with plant design. Ensure compliance with construction and commissioning schedules.
• Participate in design activities (detailed manufacturing and support systems designs, engineering reviews, factory acceptance testing, etc.)
• Responsible for hiring and developing the plant maintenance team.
• Establishes and administers preventive and predictive maintenance programs to include root cause analysis for electrical, mechanical and instrumentation issues.
• Recommend modifications for continuous improvement in an effort to minimize cost, optimize maintenance and production capabilities and enhance safety. Ensures compliance with all industry and company standard safety practices.
• Interface with other individuals and departments in developing plans to ensure proper utilization of facility assets.
• Responsible for Maintenance department budget generation, spending and compliance.
• Participate with concept validation at external locations.
• Monitor the condition of plant infrastructure and manage repairs to maintain the health of plant infrastructure.
• Perform all other duties assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Industrial) coupled with knowledge/experience planning and executing projects in a manufacturing process - experience will be considered in lieu of an Engineering degree
• 5+ years (minimum) of relevant maintenance experience along with supervisory and budgeting experience

• Experience with continuous manufacturing
• Experience with startup operations
• Experience with asphalt shingle manufacturing
• Ability to translate technical data into a format/ language suitable for personnel
• Experience with process hazard analysis
• Ability to read and interpret specifications and drawings
• Proficiency in mechanical, electrical or pneumatic systems
• Willingness to respond to after hour emergencies including weekends and holidays
• Ability to communicate, both written, and orally, in English is required
• Ability to meet extensive travel requirements in first 1-2 years for the opportunity to visit and train at existing GAF locations
• Experience in Google Suite and SAP is beneficial
• Experience with maintenance planning systems (Maximo, etc.)
• Strong working knowledge of maintenance processes to include predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, TPM, etc.
• Strong working knowledge of project management processes and systems
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals to include root cause analysis, statistical process control, lean/agile approaches and structured problem solving (Kepner Tregoe, Potential Problem Analysis, Design of Experiments, etc.)
• Ability to interpret the content and terms of vendor proposals
• Ability to manage outside contractors to safely and efficiently implement projects
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite

• We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood
• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions
• Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee's primary residence
• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program
• We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally
• GAF is a tobacco and e-cigarette free facility

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).