Maintenance Manager

Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Maintenance Manager to optimize the productivity of manufacturing facilities. This role involves planning and implementing maintenance programs, leading a team of professionals, and ensuring safety and compliance within the plant. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in maintenance management and a strong ability to influence and communicate effectively with leadership. Join a forward-thinking company where your expertise will contribute to enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in maintenance management.
• 3-5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to ensure a safe work environment.
• Monitor maintenance key performance indicators for long-term success.
• Develop and manage maintenance budget based on goals.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance Management

Budget Management

Safety Compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Company Overview

Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Maintenance Manager like you to join our team in the Oxford, NC plant!

The Maintenance Manager position focuses on planning, designing and implementing maintenance programs to optimize the availability and productivity of manufacturing facilities and equipment. In this role you will manage experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments. Problems faced are difficult to moderately complex. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and the ability to communicate and influence executive leadership on a frequent basis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with corporate and plant leadership teams to ensure alignment with strategic intentions in an effort to ensure a safe work environment, environmental conformance/compliance, cost management, while providing superior quality products and services to continually improve customer satisfaction managed through a systematic approach.

• Monitor and communicate results of maintenance key performance indicators to ensure plant and organizational long-term success. Provide leadership and direction for the Maintenance Management System.

• Work interdependently with plant strategic leadership team to continuously improve manufacturing systems and processes.

• Develop and manage maintenance budget based on maintenance goals, manning/labor, capital and expense projects.

• Develop and launch leaders, utilizing talent management systems to ensure bench strength and growth within the organization.

• Ensure line driven safety goals and objectives are achieved, as defined by division safety deployment letter.

• Manage the required resources to ensure the optimization of the maintenance/environmental systems.

• Benchmark and monitor industry trends, both internal and external, to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of maintenance business.

Bachelor's degree; 6 y+ years of relevant experience including 3-5 years management or direct/indirect leadership experience
Or Master's degree; 4+ years of relevant experience including 2-4 years management or direct/indirect leadership experience