Maintenance Manager

Signode; South Carolina; On-site; USD 99,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Signode, a global leader in transit packaging, seeks a Maintenance Manager in the United States to oversee maintenance across facilities. You will lead a team of technicians, implement preventive maintenance programs, and drive reliability and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities include scheduling, budgeting, KPI participation, vendor negotiations, safety compliance, and reporting maintenance performance to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years in maintenance management, industrial setting preferred.
• 2+ years supervisory experience required.
• Experience leading improvements in Maintenance Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance.
• MS Office knowledge is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians with guidance and performance feedback.
• Schedule maintenance activities and coordinate preventive tasks.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs to boost reliability.
• Establish maintenance schedules for key equipment and facilities.
• Monitor performance and implement measures to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with operations to address recurring issues and root causes.
• Participate in setting plants' KPI’s (annual/quarterly/monthly).
• Manage the maintenance budget and optimize expenditures.
• Negotiate contracts with external vendors for services/equipment.
• Maintain accurate inventories of replacement parts and logs.
• Ensure safety regulations and policies are followed.
• Provide staff safety trainings and maintain maintenance records.
• Generate reports and identify maintenance performance trends.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in maintenance operations.
• Oversee facilities upkeep and plan long-term property needs.
• Implement best practices to enhance equipment performance.

Skills

Maintenance management

Problem solving

Leadership

Organization/Planning

Goal setting

Resourcefulness

Tenacity

Performance management

Education

Associate degree in Engineering/Industrial Maintenance

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Company Description

With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect, and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a pioneer in the industrial packaging sector with a long history of customer-focused innovations in materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world’s premier end-of-line packaging company.

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary:

The annual salary for this position ranges from $99,000 - $110,000 and varies based on specific responsibilities and geographic location. Starting annual salary within this range will be determined based on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and/or skillset.

Job Description

Summary:

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating maintenance activities within the organization. This role involves managing the maintenance team, implementing preventive maintenance programs, and ensuring the reliability and efficiency of equipment and facilities. The Maintenance Manager collaborates with various departments to minimize downtime, reduce operational costs, and enhance overall equipment performance.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and manage a team of maintenance technicians, providing guidance, support, performance feedback.
• Schedule and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure timely response to equipment breakdowns and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs to enhance equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Establish and maintain maintenance schedules for key equipment and facilities.
• Monitor equipment performance and implement measures to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with operations teams to address recurring issues, identify and analyze root causes of failures, and implement long-term solutions.
• Participate in setting the plants’ annual, quarterly and monthly KPI’s.
• Manage the maintenance budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources, cost savings opportunities and optimizing expenditures.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with external vendors for specialized maintenance services and equipment procurement.
• Maintains appropriate replacement and repair parts including accurate inventories
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and organizational policies.
• Provide staff training in a variety of safety and maintenance topics including: effective utilization of maintenance logs, completion of routine maintenance specific to the facility, equipment operations, multimedia safety training
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, including equipment history and repair logs.
• Generate regular reports on maintenance performance, identifying trends and areas for improvement.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements in maintenance operations.
• Ensure facilities and grounds are maintained and evaluate our long-term needs in relation major projects and property improvement
• Implement best practices to enhance overall equipment performance and reliability.

Qualifications

Education:

Associates' degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.

Experience:

• 5-10 years in maintenance management, preferably in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
• 2+ years supervisory experience required.
• Experience leading improvement efforts in Maintenance Reliability, Predictive and Preventive Maintenance.
• MS Office Suite knowledge a must.

Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Problem Solving
• Organization/Planning
• Leadership
• Goal Setting
• Resourcefulness
• Tenacity
• Performance Management

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

Signode is committed to providing equal opportunities to all qualified applicants, including providing reasonable accommodations during our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation in applying for this position, please contact us at [e-mail].

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode participates in E-Verify and will provide the Department of Homeland Security your Form I-9 information to confirm your authorization to work in the United States.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity /affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.