Maintenance Manager

VPET USA, LLC; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical (HMO)

401K plan

Vacation and Sick Pay

Holiday Pay

Basic life insurance

Job summary

VPET USA, LLC in Garland, TX is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee facility and manufacturing equipment, lead technicians, and drive maintenance programs. The role focuses on improving uptime, scheduling repairs, and coordinating with site leadership to enhance operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in manufacturing, a technical degree, and strong PLC, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic knowledge. The position requires weekend/evening work and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Technical or Vocational degree/certificate and 10+ years related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of advanced mechanical principles including electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic theory.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC controlled machinery and related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facility and manufacturing equipment to ensure optimum uptime.
• Schedule repairs, maintenance and installations of machines and tools.
• Lead technicians and coordinate work assignments across shifts.
• Evaluate maintenance work orders and allocate internal or external resources.
• Develop preventive maintenance programs with maintenance staff.
• Inspect equipment for conformance with standards.
• Respond to emergency maintenance requests and propose solutions.
• Prepare management reports and maintain maintenance records.

Skills

10+ years manufacturing experience

Electrical theory and practice

Hydraulic theory and practice

Pneumatic theory and practice

Troubleshooting PLC controlled systems

Education

Technical or Vocational degree/certificate

Job description

The Maintenance Manager oversees the facility, manufacturing equipment, machine processes and related tooling. This includes assisting in the scheduling of all repairs/projects, and collaborates with the site manager to improve operational efficiency of the facility. Drives activities that result in the repair/maintenance, upgrade, installation of plant machinery. This will include manufacturing equipment, facility maintenance, machine process controls, and the related tooling. Executes a variety of technical tasks related to the facility, manufacturing equipment maintenance, machine process, its related tooling, and provides general and/or technical assistance to the Blow Molding Technicians. Technician will report to the Maintenance Manager

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that they comply with all Health and Safety rules and regulations and all relating matters while using the company resources in line with the Health and Safety policies.
• Leads, coordinates the Technicians work assignments, and any documentation requirements, downtime reporting in Guidewheel with the Plant Site Leader and the Operations Lead.
• Assists in the improvement of the facility safety procedures, adherence to OSHA standards.
• In conjunction with the Site Manager, Schedules repairs, maintenance and installation of machines, tools, and support equipment to ensure continuous production operations.
• Evaluates maintenance work orders to determine priorities and assignments of using internal or external resources, based on technical expertise and availability.
• Confers with senior technical management to resolve maintenance issues and recommend measures to improve conditions of machines and equipment.
• Assists in developing preventive maintenance programs in conjunction with internal or external maintenance staff to ensure optimum equipment uptime.
• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Researches alternative suppliers, methods of technology to perform maintenance work with combination of cost and quality.
• Responds to emergency maintenance requests and determines cause and recommends solutions to Site Manager and Sr. Technical Managers for the related equipment.
• Participates with Site Manager in discussing and reviewing capital expenditure needs and recommends plans to leadership in planning future expenditures.
• Requisitions tools, equipment and supplies required for projects.
• Assists in training staff, ensuring that best practices are used on all shifts and by all technicians, in how they changeover, set up a blow molder and the related downstream equipment.
• Assist Site Manager and assign and manage standard facilities duties in landscaping, office, janitorial, carpentry, painting, HVAC, roofing and security using internal and external resources.
• Inspects building and equipment for repair and maintenance.
• Maintains accurate maintenance records and prepare reports for management review.
• May be required to travel throughout the company network to assist other locations in the completion of training or work assignments as requested.
• Weekend and evening workrequired.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE:

• Technical or Vocational degree/certificate and 10+ years related experience in a manufacturing environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of advanced mechanical principles including electrical theory and practice, hydraulic theory and practice, pneumatic theory and practice. Knowledge of OSHA 70E NFPA standards
• Basic to advanced troubleshooting of mechanical operated machinery.
• Ability to troubleshoot PLC controlled machinery and ancillary equipment.

BENEFITS:

• Medical (HMO), dental and vision insurance program.
• 401K plan, Employer contributes 3%, up to 4%.
• Vacation and Sick Pay.
• Holiday Pay.
• Basic life insurance (25K).

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