Facilities & Maintenance Leader — 3rd Shift

haier; Concord (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Appliances, a Haier company, in Louisville, KY, seeks a Maintenance Manager for the 3rd shift to lead plant infrastructure maintenance and projects. You will supervise maintenance staff, ensure compliance with OSHA/EPA, and coordinate with operations to keep equipment running smoothly.

A technical degree and 5 years in production maintenance, plus 2+ years supervising in a union environment, are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
• 5 years of experience in operation and maintenance of a production facility.
• 2 years' minimum experience in the supervision of employees.
• Ability to manage and influence a team of skilled maintenance employees.
• Working knowledge in software packages such as MS Office Suite (Project, Word, Excel) and Email.
• Familiar with OSHA and EPA Requirements related to maintenance.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Sound team approach to management.
• Working knowledge of best practices involving mechanical and electrical design, PLC, maintenance and repair fundamentals of automated industrial production equipment.
• 5 years' minimum experience in the supervision of employees in a union environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact within the plant to provide technical support and consultation on the plant infrastructure and facility support systems.
• Provide technical expertise on plant layout, connections into/out of the plant, and in the troubleshooting of facility operational issues.
• Own and facilitate effective utilization and operation of facility support systems and structure, including lighting, air compressors, electrical (incl. breaker maintenance), plumbing, vacuum pumps, sprinklers, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC, boilers, heaters, electric volts, process waste, drainage, dock doors, roof, fans, back-up generator.
• Work on basic hydraulic troubleshooting and circuit diagnostics.
• Supervise hourly bargaining unit maintenance staff by developing, interpreting, and implementing policies and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with local, state and federal codes related to safe maintenance work practices.
• Coordinates all maintenance activities with other departments to meet company goals.
• Balances workloads and resources to achieve maximum results.
• Provides technical leadership to the team on problem resolution.
• Assists in troubleshooting and downtime response – including electrical wiring, machine controls hardware/software, PLC, and high/low voltage power distribution.
• Responds to emergencies; coordinates activities with other responders; directs work of staff and resources to repair cost-effectively.
• Ensures staff are trained in complex maintenance activities and follow SOPs.

Skills

Supervision

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

Project management

Facilities maintenance

PLC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Tools

MS Project

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

GE Appliances, a Haier company, in Louisville, KY, seeks a Maintenance Manager for the 3rd shift to lead plant infrastructure maintenance and projects. You will supervise maintenance staff, ensure compliance with OSHA/EPA, and coordinate with operations to keep equipment running smoothly.

A technical degree and 5 years in production maintenance, plus 2+ years supervising in a union environment, are required.