Maintenance Manager

PPG Industries; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PPG Industries in Fort Wayne, IN seeks an experienced maintenance supervisor to coordinate activities with management, engineering, quality control, and customers. You will plan work schedules, allocate labor and equipment, and oversee preventive maintenance to keep the facility running smoothly.

You will perform hands-on maintenance, train new employees, enforce safety and environmental regulations, and maintain records. Familiarity with eMaintenance and ePro, plus TS 16949, is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in related field or 7+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous people leadership experience.
• Purchasing/accounting code experience.
• Experience with EHS responsibilities such as audits, permit compliance and hazardous waste management.

Responsibilities

• Confers with management, engineering, quality control, customers and employees to coordinate activities and resolve problems.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within departments or between departments; aims to achieve budget goals.
• Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and maintenance operations to meet facility needs; calculates labor and equipment requirements.
• Hands-on maintenance duties are required and expected.
• Trains new employees and demonstrates equipment operations or work procedures; assigns training and recommends corrective actions.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions; interprets specifications and job orders for employees.
• Monitors and patrols the facility enforcing safety and environmental regulations.
• Monitors gauges, dials, tools, and indicators to ensure standards.
• Ensures preventative maintenance is completed; maintains maintenance records; eMaintenance knowledge helpful.
• Requisitions materials and parts; maintains inventory and controls flow; uses electronic tracking (ePro) for purchases to ensure budget compliance.
• Working knowledge of TS 16949.
• Attends and participates in necessary meetings.
• A large portion of duties are EHS related and require timeliness.

Skills

Maintenance planning

People leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Safety compliance

Preventive maintenance

Training and mentoring

Education

Associates degree or 7+ years experience

Tools

eMaintenance

ePro

TS 16949

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Confers with management, engineering, quality control, customers and employees to coordinate activities and resolve problems.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within departments or between departments; confers with management to achieve budget goals.
• Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and maintenance operations to meet needs of facility. Calculates labor and equipment requirements, resolves racking and tooling issues, reads and analyzes charts, work orders, or production schedules to determine maintenance needs.
• Hands-on maintenance duties are required and expected.
• Trains new employees and demonstrates equipment operations or work procedures to new employees or assigns employees to experienced workers for training; recommends corrective actions.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions; interprets specification, blueprints, job orders, and company policy and procedures for employees
• Monitors and patrols entire facility and enforces safety and environmental regulations.
• Monitor gauges, dials, tools, and other indicators to ensure operators conform to necessary standards.
• Ensures preventative maintenance is completed; maintains maintenance records and updates metric system on a timely basis. eMaintenance knowledge helpful.
• Requisitions materials, supplies, equipment parts, repair services; maintains accurate inventory and controls inventory flow.
• Utilizes electronic tracking system for all purchases to ensure budgetary compliance. ePro knowledge helpful.
• Working knowledge of TS 16949.
• Attends and participates in all needed meetings.
• Large portion of the duties are EHS related most maintain timeliness with actions.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in related field and 5+ years of experience OR 7+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous people leadership experience
• Purchasing/ accounting code experience
• Experience having EHS responsibilities such as supporting audits, permit compliance and hazardous waste management.
• Automotive or Coatings experience is preferred

About us:

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X.

The PPG Way 2030

We are customer champions

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don't stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.

We act with purpose and speed

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.

We are excellent operators

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.

We compete to win

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.

We are PPG proud

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.

At PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources .

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and tra