Maintenance Manager - Niagara Bottling North America

Plans, directs and monitors preventative and corrective maintenance and repair activities to ensure the company’s buildings, facilities, machinery, and equipment operate reliably and efficiently.

**Essential Functions

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• Oversees maintenance of injection molding, blow molding and packaging equipment.
• Oversees activities of maintenance department.
• Collaborates with Production Manager to schedule preventative maintenance activities.
• Responsible for building world-class mechanical and preventative maintenance teams that will keep production equipment in excellent condition, keep lines running high efficiencies and maintain proper stock of parts.
• Oversees outside contractors performing installations and projects at the facility.
• Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
• Hires, trains, coaches and reviews performance of employees. Works with HR for employee discipline issues, terminations and recruitment.
• Oversees safety team activities. Monitors and enforces safety requirements.
• Builds a positive work environment.
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Maintains time and maintenance records.
• Develops capital equipment justifications for machine tools and process technology to improve quality, cost and cycle times.
• Estimates, requisitions and inspects materials.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

**Qualifications

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• Minimum Qualifications:- 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
  • 6 Years – Experience in Position
  • 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred Qualifications:- 10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment

  • 10+ Years – Experience working in Position

  • 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

**Competencies

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• Performs work under direct supervision.
• Handles basic issues and problems, and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Possesses beginning to working knowledge of subject matter.
• Strong verbal, writing, and presentation skills to communicate effectively with immediate team and peers.
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work well in collaborative group environments
• Strong attention to detail and organization.
• Intermediate knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

• Lead Like an Owner

  • Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety related training, and effectively communicates safety incidents
  • Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects
  • Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutions
  • Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term wins
  • Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before department/individual success
  • Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customer
  • Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental/individual goals

• InnovACT

  • Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste
  • Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvement
  • Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change

• Find a Way

  • Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex information
  • Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates
  • Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational success
  • Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways

• Empowered to be Great

  • Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise
  • Engages in long term talent planning
  • Provides opportunities for the development of all direct reports
  • Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teams

**Education

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• Minimum Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Business Administration or vocational studies

• Preferred:

• Master's Degree

**Certification/License:

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• Required: N/A
• Preferred: N/A

**Foreign Language

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• Required: None Required
• Preferred: None Required

Benefits

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You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Hydraulics Experience
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment