Maintenance Manager

Pratt Industries, Inc.; Lewisburg (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries, Inc. in Lewisburg, Ohio, seeks a Maintenance Manager to coordinate maintenance and repair of production equipment with minimal downtime, including setup and pre-production testing.

You will manage preventive maintenance, inventory, warranties, and vendor work to ensure safe, efficient operations. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma or GED, at least 4 years of manufacturing maintenance experience, and strong managerial skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Computer/data entry skills.
• Demonstrated personnel managerial skills.
• 4 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Report to General Manager & Plant Manager any information that may impede plant operations.
• Monitor warranties and service guarantees; notify personnel of expiration dates.
• Conduct selective inventory monthly and verify with computerized inventory of maintenance parts and supplies.
• Take utility meter readings and record usage in computer.
• Locate OEMs and distributors to obtain competitive costs for parts or service.
• Order parts and oversee bar code scanning of inventory.
• Initiate and maintain a cost-effective preventive maintenance program.
• Oversee and plan contract work by outside vendors.
• Pursue ongoing education through seminars and courses.

Skills

Personnel management

Reading/comprehension

Troubleshooting

Education

High school diploma or GED; 4 years maintenance experience

College/technical courses (preferred)

Tools

Lift Truck Operator License

Job description

Title: Maintenance Manager

Reports to: General Manager

SUMMARY: Coordinate the maintenance and repair of a wide variety of production or processing machines and equipment with minimal downtime. Involves checking, setting up, and operating various types of production tools and equipment prior to approving for production use. In addition, to maintaining the building and the facility.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Report to General Manager & Plant Manager any information that may impede the operation of the plant as soon as it becomes known.
• Monitor warranties and service guarantees. Notify personnel of impending expiration dates.
• Conduct selective inventory monthly and verify with computerized inventory of maintenance parts and supplies.
• Take utility meter readings and record usage in computer.
• Locate O.E.M. manufacturers and after-market distributors in order to obtain competitive costs on parts or improved service.
• Order parts and supplies. Oversee bar code scanning of parts inventory.
• Initiate and/or maintain a cost-effective preventive maintenance program.
• Oversee and plan contract work and installations done by outside vendors.
• Improve career skills by enrolling yourself in seminars, technical courses, and related college courses.
• Assist in selection, evaluation, and installation of capital and expense projects.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including safety programs, and good housekeeping.
• Must be on call 24 hours a day.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED.
• Computer/Data entry skills.
• Demonstrated personnel managerial skills.
• 4 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing plant.

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• College and/or related technical courses.
• 5 years experience in the corrugated box industry with heavy experience in electronics, mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electricity.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
• Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
• Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.
• Quality standards.
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification to work in certain areas or on certain equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES -- The individual must possess the following:

• Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently.
• Excellent crisis manager who demonstrates that he/she has a high emotional control.
• Excellent employee relations skills including being an active listener.
• Demonstrated confidence including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.
• Professional appearance to support his/her role as a managerial representative of the company.