Job Title: Maintenance Manager
Classification: Salary Exempt
Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000
Department: Maintenance
Reports to: Plant Manager
Date: April 25, 2024
Position Summary: To contribute to the success of the company and our customers by ensuring Morris Packaging’s Maintenance meets or exceeds the production schedule and quality requirements.
Essential Functions:
- Assist the Maintenance Supervisor and/or other appropriate leadership with programs, activities, and responsibilities of the maintenance department.
- Lead continuous improvement activities and projects as it relates to quality, safety and/or productivity from concept to implementation.
- Effectively direct maintenance activities of the plant. Ensuring production outputs, budget requirements and machine maintenance/installations are achieved.
- Assess cost effectiveness and feasibility of manufacturing processes; make and implement recommendations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
- Provide guidance and oversight in development and execution of plant renovations and expansions; coordinate with outside contractors and vendors.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety laws, regulations, and guidelines, including EPA and OSHA requirements.
- Promote a positive environment and relationships among employees and customers.
- Ensure the development of maintenance training programs, Standard Operating Procedures and other documents to ensure all maintenance employees are properly trained in their job duties, safety and quality requirements.
- Ensure housekeeping and equipment is cleaned daily to standards.
- Review and purchase equipment as required.
- Design, implement and manage preventive maintenance programs for all mechanical equipment and tools.
- Manage the CMMS and serve as the administrator for the system.
- Oversee and or install, maintain, repair, adjust, troubleshoot and inspect equipment and tools.
- Review the need and request for tools, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform duties per budget.
- Develop department goals and perform annual reviews for maintenance technicians.
- Ensure quality standards are achieved in maintenance. Proactively interface with the quality department to bring up and resolve quality issues.
- Mentor maintenance technicians, update them in process changes, and encourage efficiencies and quality products.
- Perform other work as assigned.
Competencies:
- Make decisions based on business needs.
- The ability to learn and understand reporting software.
- Excellent mechanical aptitude, including ability to read blueprints and assembly instructions.
- Requires specific knowledge in a production environment.
- To be effective this person must have the ability to troubleshoot complex issues with equipment operation.
- Capable of multi-tasking the operation of a production line.
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
- Knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
- Ability to understand and follow safety procedures.
- Ability to receive, track, and distribute materials, supplies, and equipment.
- Knowledge of light equipment operation and/or maintenance.
- Ability to lead and train staff.
- Ability to prepare routine administrative paperwork – expense reports/PTO request/Etc.
- Ability to read, sort, check, count, and verify numbers.
- Ability to perform mathematical computations.
- Ability to detect problems and report information to appropriate personnel.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be primarily in our climate-controlled facility. The plant floor is subject to vibration and equipment noise leading to a loud environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and might also be exposed to outside conditions, tight spaces, cleaning solvents and heights. This position may have prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer and will experience moderate interruption to workflow for the starting and stopping of product changeovers.
Physical Demands: The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen.
- Continuous (6 to more hours per day) bending, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, and grasping.
- Continuous (6 or more hours per day) talking, listening, teaching, and repetitive motion, hand/wrist movement.
- Continuous (6 to more hours per day) standing and walking.
- Frequent (1 to 3 hours per day) work in a stooped position.
- Good eyesight, normal hearing.
- Ability to move and lift objects, frequently 50 lbs.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Work hours will typically range from 8-10 hours during a shift. However, hours of work are flexible and will fluctuate based on the needs of the business and the customers. Significant work hours may be required beyond the normal workday based on the demands of the business cycle, customer volume of business with a moderate to high demand for tight deadlines.
Travel: Occasional travel may be required for this position.
Required Education and Experience:
- Five to seven years’ experience leadership in manufacturing, including maintenance.
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management, or equivalent experience in manufacturing engineering field, required.
Licenses and Certifications: CMRP certification, preferred.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position manages all department employees and is responsible for their performance management.
AAP/EEO Statement: Morris Packaging, LLC. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
Other Duties: All employees must comply with all company policies including those outlined in the Employee Handbook, Safety Manual, and Safe Quality Foods documents.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.