Chief Maintenance Manager

Exegistics; Brownstown Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Exegistics Inc seeks a Chief Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and installation activities, coordinating a team to keep production equipment and facilities running efficiently. This role demands strong supervision, budgeting, and preventive maintenance program development.

You will oversee 5–6 maintenance staff and 1–2 janitors, ensuring compliance with safety and inspection standards. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required, with boiler and electrical licensing desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 2–4 years related experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business publications, journals, procedures, or regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to present information to groups of managers, coworkers, and subordinates.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts like probability and geometry.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Boilers experience is a MUST; Boiler License and maintenance electrical license are desirable.
• Troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Directs maintenance and installation of machines, tools, and equipment.
• Schedules repair, maintenance, and installation to ensure continuous production.
• Oversees maintenance on utility systems for uninterrupted operations.
• Directs training for workers and keeps knowledge current with technology.
• Plans and implements preventive maintenance programs.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Boiler license

Electrical license

Job description

JOB TITLE & SCHEDULE

CHIEF MAINTENANCE MANAGER JOB TITLE: Chief Maintenance Manager 7:00A – 4:00P

MAJOR GOALS

Directs and coordinates activities of maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment, and in maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems of the facility. Performs the following duties personally or through subordinates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Reviews job orders to determine work priorities.
• Schedules repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment to ensure continuous production operations.
• Coordinates activities of workers fabricating, modifying or repairing machines, tools, or equipment.
• Directs maintenance activities on utility systems to provide continuous supply of heat, steam, electric power, gas, or air required for operations.
• Develops preventive maintenance program in utilizing equipment manufacturer's recommendations.
• Reviews production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and effect greater utilization of labor, materials, equipment, and utilities.
• Reviews new projects and discusses equipment needs and modifications with management to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.
• Requisitions tools, equipment, and supplies required for operations.
• Directs training and orientation of workers to improve work performance and acquaint workers with company policies and procedures.
• Directs ongoing training program to keep maintenance employee’s knowledge current with technology advances.
• Prepares department budget and monitors expenditure of funds in budget.
• Directs janitorial activities to ensure plant cleanliness.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Directly supervises 5-6 employees in the maintenance department, and 1 -2 janitors. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, coworkers and subordinates.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Class 1-A Boilers experience is a MUSTBoiler License and maintenance electrical license are desirable.
• Troubleshooting skills.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for meeting all federal, state, and local inspection requirements.
• Order all supplies, service, and equipment necessary to fulfill responsibilities with appropriate approval by the Operations Manager.
• Responsible for the installation, maintenance and repair of plant machinery and equipment.
• Responsible for the maintenance programs within the plant.
• Perform preventive maintenance on machinery according to daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly maintenance schedules.
• Maintain an inventory of replacement parts within budget guidelines.
• Report deficiencies to the Operations Manager.
• Secure and control all maintenance tools, equipment and parts.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.