Maintenance Manager - Southeastern Metals Mfg Inc

Position Summary:

Develop strategy for maintenance related initiatives while directly supervising and coordinating the activities of the maintenance personnel ensuring maximum efficiency of daily workflow. Ensure that facilities, machines, and equipment are both functional and safe. Create plans to guarantee proper set-up and changeover of all production machines. Identifies and leads continuous improvement projects, planning and organization of maintenance department, implementation, and upkeep of CMMS, and assures the development of sound management practices that lead to optimal preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, maintenance KPI development, profitability, and cost performance.

Duties:

• Owner of execution and upkeep of CMMS at Administrator lever.
• Ensure MaintainX full integration in daily maintenance department activities.
• Create an asset management program to include barcoding and maintaining accurate records of all company assets. Responsible for long term re-build and predictive maintenance.
• Establish, execute, and monitor weekly PM schedules to effectively allocate mechanic support of setting-up, repairing, and maintaining machines and equipment.
• Formulate maintenance needs and requirements within established budget process to execute maintenance strategy short and long-term.
• Establish and maintain machine vendor relationships to ensure maintenance goals are exceeded. Requires the ability to negotiate contracts to ensure tools and parts are on-hand when needed.
• Evaluate, budget, and execute spare parts inventory to meet operational demand.
• Experience recruiting, developing, on-boarding, and managing maintenance teams while collaborating with other team members in different departments.
• Establish short- and long-term strategic R&M plans within expected deadlines.
• Meet and exceed budgeted R&M spending.
• Construct and execute annual EH&S audit and compliance program.
• Respond to operational equipment outages and/or confers with appropriate individuals to arrange for scheduled operational equipment downtime to be released from service for inspection, service, or repair.
• Formulate SOPs and establish policies for inspection, maintenance, and repair of operational equipment.
• Provide oversight and expertise for inspections of production equipment to determine issues, troubleshoot and implement corrective actions. Assist in diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment based on knowledge and apply past experiences.
• Build inventory management program and maintain inventory levels and accurate records for machine/equipment spare parts, materials, tools and arrange for purchase as needed.
• Lead facilities planning, space allocations, machine movement, and cost estimations for equipment.
• Assigns and directs activities of maintenance department personnel in alignment with repair schedule.
• Consult with vendors, suppliers and/or equipment representatives regarding operation, servicing and maintenance of respective machines/equipment. Obtain quotes and negotiate for repair services not performed internally.
• Investigate and evaluate cause and extent of damage to operational equipment and plant facilities. Report findings to appropriate personnel. Make recommendations and/or initiates actions for improvement.
• Develop, revise and/or recommend standard maintenance or operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards. Determines best practices and institutes improvements.
• Resolve worker issues/complaints and/or refers to higher authority for resolution. Compiles, stores, and retrieves maintenance data.
• Instruct, teach and/or demonstrate troubleshooting methods of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
• Review and monitor department budget and costs.
• Support and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and programs.
• Ensure effective employee management such as, but not limited to, absenteeism, training, performance management, employee relations, etc. Provide proper employee coaching following company policies and procedures.
• Identify, hire, train, supervise, motivate, develop, and recognize maintenance mechanic personnel.
• Oversee and ensure a clean, neat, and orderly maintenance shop area.
• In addition to the accountabilities listed above, individual may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload.

Education/Experience

• Degree: bachelor's degree in engineering, administration or facility management or equivalent experience of 10 years in maintenance management role.
• Working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems
• Familiarity in drafting and understanding blueprints and schematics
• Experience in implementation and execution of CMMS; preferably MaintainX software
• Experience supervising personnel minimum 10 years
• Proven track record of interviewing, hiring and on-boarding maintenance personnel

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proficient problem-solving and multitasking skill
• Ability to promote teamwork among peers is a must
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Proficient with SAP or an equivalent ERP system

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Yes

Employee(s) Group/Department Supervised:

Up to 4 employees on two shifts

Competencies / Technical Skills:

Core Competencies: Mechanical and electrical knowledge and abilities, Personal Credibility, Analytical Abilities, Active listening, Adaptability, Attentiveness, Problem Solving, Dependability, Decision-making, Effective communication, Digital literacy, Friendliness, Knowledge of your product or service, Open-mindedness, Quick thinking, Responsiveness, and Timeliness, and Builds Collaborative Relationships with peers

Organizational Competencies: Continuous Improvement, Superior customer Service, Continuous learning, Active listening and understanding, Attention to detail, Steadfast ethics and integrity, All-in teamwork, Inclusive decision making, Creative problem solving, Growth mindset, Broad Perspective,

Technical Skills: Cloud-based data access and sharing software, CMMS, Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Licenses / Certifications: None

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds to assist maintenance or operators in their function. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to fully operate a forklift in this position with capability to assist maintenance employees in unusual lifting, moving, placing and removal of parts, equipment, and operational devices.

Work Conditions

Environment: Office/Production Warehouse Travel: 5%

Special Work Conditions: N/A

Disclaimer

The information in this description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Gibraltar is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and gives all applicants for employment equal consideration regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, arrest record, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, transgender status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Gibraltar will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation to fully participate in the application process.

Employee Acknowledgement: I have read and understand all the above. I have reviewed the accountabilities for which I am responsible, as well as the minimum requirements of this position with my supervisor or Human Resources. I understand that this document does not create an employment contract and that I am employed on an "at will" basis. In addition, I understand that it is my responsibility to regularly review (at least annually) the Accountabilities and Qualifications listed above as they will be utilized, in conjunction with the other information, in the determination of salary grades, setting performance objectives, establishing training and development needs as well as other Human Resource activities.