Maintenance Associate Manager

Graphic Packaging International; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphic Packaging International in Kalamazoo, MI, seeks an Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance Supervisor to drive equipment reliability by ensuring quality workmanship and adherence to best maintenance practices.

The role develops solutions to repetitive failures, plans and schedules maintenance to minimize downtime, and mentors staff while coordinating with operations for optimal plant performance.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising maintenance staff
• Experience in manufacturing maintenance
• Knowledge of electrical and instrumentation systems
• Strong leadership and planning skills
• Commitment to safety and reliability

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates Electrical and Instrumentation maintenance staff.
• Prioritizes maintenance work to minimize downtime.
• Develops solutions to repetitive failures and root causes.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates work orders and outages.
• Collaborates with operators and reliability teams to improve equipment performance.

Job description

The Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance Supervisor drives improved equipment reliability by ensuring all installations/repairs are completed with quality workmanship and per best maintenance practices. The supervisor will assist with the development of solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Job functions include, but are not limited to the following.

• Ensures that proper safety practices are followed.
• Directs responsibility for hourly Electrical and Instrumentation Maintenance personnel. Coordinates with Maintenance Planners to ensure that all preventive maintenance activities are scheduled and completed.
• Initiates work orders and actions to correct unsafe conditions.
• Attends daily maintenance planning and coordination meetings to help prioritize scheduled work and efficiently handle “break-in” work as necessary.
• Provides Electrical and Instrumentation technical assistance and creative thinking during planning and coordination meetings to deliver the most cost-effective solutions to electrical and instrumentation issues.
• Prioritizes work to be performed by Electrical and Instrumentation personnel; consulting with Reliability/Planning Engineers on work to be contracted to outside services.
• Works with reliability group to ensure that downtime preventive maintenance programs or permanent E&I equipment modifications are put in place to address the “root cause(s)” of downtime and quality issues.
• Schedules work assignments, vacations, and address other personnel issues for E&I maintenance personnel.
• Assists in development and execution of “outage” planning strategy.
• Collaborates with department operators to understand operational issues as well as process and equipment opportunities.
• Mentor and coach operations/maintenance personnel on the technical fundamentals as appropriate.

About Graphic

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

Job Summary

Manages repair and maintenance of manufacturing facilities and equipment including:

• Installing, repairing, and maintaining mechanical and electronic equipment, tools, and instruments
• Installing, repairing, and maintaining manufacturing facilities infrastructure
• Making/machining replacement tools and parts for manufacturing operations
• Planning and prioritizing work orders and scheduling overall repair and maintenance activities to minimize production downtime and disruptions

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Individuals in these roles primarily focus on directing, leveraging, and guiding the work of others, and mobilizing resources.
• Leaders typically manage two or more direct reports.
• Responsible for the monitoring and achievement of operational and/or financial results for their area of responsibility.
• Responsible for people management actions such as hiring, terminating, rewarding, training, and developing employees.
• Progression within the levels reflects increase in scope and responsibilities as well as growth in business and industry experience, process and people leadership capabilities, and broad technical expertise.
• Supervises entry level and experienced professionals and potentially para-professional employees.
• Sets goals and objectives for team members for achievement of operational results.
• Works on issues of general scope.
• Problems faced may be difficult but typically not overly complex.
• Analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of various factors and a general understanding of principles in own discipline and potentially a basic knowledge of other disciplines.
• Supports team with day to day activities.
• Applies general understanding of the business and coordinates with other areas to achieve department objectives.