Job Title
Maintenance
Reports To
Chief Operations Officer
Job Overview
Supervises maintenance staff while planning and implementing all maintenance activities in the plant in order to maximize production while adhering to standard safe practices and procedures. Maintains systems and equipment by completing preventive maintenance schedules, restoring, repairing, rebuilding or replacing faulty or inoperative components and parts.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensures the plant and all equipment are in working condition in order to achieve all production targets.
- Organizes and plans regular maintenance work on all equipment and systems within the plant.
- Reviews preventative procedures, evaluates and maximizes maintenance procedures collaborating with other Operation departments identifying problems and requirements.
- Selects, orients, trains, assigns, schedules, coaches, counsels and disciplines staff.
- Supervises the activities of maintenance associates so that they are in compliance with the Company's regulations concerning safety procedures.
- Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures and complying with legal codes and regulations.
- Evaluates functionality and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment. Improves function and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by studying performance results; identifying, recommending and implementing changes, expansions and additions.
- Maintain all plant and production equipment.
- Assist during equipment clean out for product changes.
- Work closely with the systems automation engineer and production team on any line failures.
- Execute the electrical and electronical part of preventive and predictive maintenance
- Maintain spare parts inventory.
Qualifications
Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or a related field plus 5-7 years of plastics manufacturing experience. Specific necessary competencies include:
- Prior supervisory experience.
- Prior production plant experience.
- Should have troubleshooting ability, technical knowledge of production equipment, mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Knowledge of Preventive & Predictive Maintenance
- Should possess excellent communication, problem solving and organizational skills along with the ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.
- Must be open to all shifts
Additional Skills/Qualifications
- Oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Benefits
- Competitive salary package with performance-based incentives
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Professional development opportunities
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment