Maintenance Manager

Techo-Bloc; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Weekly Pay

Employee Discount on Products

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Uniforms provided after 3 months

Boot Reimbursement Program

Training and development to grow your…

Job summary

Techo-Bloc is seeking a Maintenance Manager for our Cayce, SC facility. You will build and lead a maintenance organization from the ground up in a new plant, focusing on preventive, proactive, and predictive strategies.

You will also design maintenance processes, establish spares and ERP workflows, and partner with Plant leadership to ramp to full production. The role requires a strong technical background, hands-on leadership, and a track record of delivering reliable equipment performance in

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience as a maintenance supervisor or manager.
• 10+ years’ experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct a maintenance team, parts department and maintenance planning.
• Manage the maintenance department budget and procurement of critical spares.
• Lead root cause analysis for mechanical & electrical failures.
• Coordinate capital improvement projects from inception through final completion.
• Plan and oversee daily maintenance activities across shifts for continuity.

Skills

Electrical & hydraulics

PLC & plant automation

Team management

Preventive maintenance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

10+ years in industrial manufacturing maintenance

Tools

ERP systems

MRP

Job description

Company Description

NEW PLANT - CAYCE, SC. Techo-Bloc is expanding into South Carolina with our newest state-of-the-art facility. We’re looking for founding leaders who want to shape a plant from day one: its people, its standards and its culture.

Techo-Bloc is a successful,entrepreneurial, growth-oriented, and fast-paced company. Techo-Bloc inspires artscapes across North America with innovative design and an exceptional dedication to quality. We lead the hardscape industryin style with substance making R&D both a core competency and a passionate pursuit. To that end, we build teams in our production facilities of the highest caliber and equip them with the latest technology to deliver superior products. We ensure the landscape and masonry products we design, and produce are functional, durable, and astonishingly beautiful.Using the 5S and Kanbanphilosophies, we are dedicated to a manufacturingcollaboration thatsupports running a whole-minded production system, and an excellent way to promote improvement.

With 9 manufacturing facilities (soon to be 10), 30 international patents and over 850 employees, we operate in an exciting and dynamic environment. Through exceptional product quality, innovation and a thorough understanding of our clients’ businesses, we have developed a true passion for helping our partners succeed. As we continue to expand, our team members are offered opportunities to professionally develop, learn new abilities and pursue projects that excite them.

If you want to work for a company that listens and is dedicated to your progress this may be your next career move!

Job Description

Location: Cayce, South Carolina
Travel: Spend M-F training in Pen Argyl. PA (possibly 3-6 months)

In the First Year:

This is a rare chance to build a maintenance program from the ground up — in a brand-new plant, on state-of-the-art equipment, with no legacy problems to inherit. In your first year, you will:

• Be on the floor for equipment installation and commissioning, learning every line inside and out alongside the OEM teams who built it.
• Design the preventive and predictive maintenance program from day one, setting the PM schedules, standards and critical-spares strategy that will keep this plant running for years to come.
• Hire, train and shape your maintenance team, building a culture of ownership and technical excellence from the very first shift.
• Set up the parts room, inventory controls and ERP maintenance workflows the right way the first time - your way.
• Partner with the Plant Manager and Production to ramp the plant from startup to full production, solving problems in real time.
• Lay the groundwork for the plant’s first annual equipment rebuild, planning it with everything you’ve learned about the equipment all year.

Position:

Techo-Bloc is seeking its next passionate Maintenance Manager to oversee the maintenance department at our Cayce facility. As a seasoned maintenance professional, you will build programs for preventive, proactive, and predictive maintenance. Your contribution maximizes the longevity of the machinery and equipment's excellent performance - a vital piece to our production puzzle!

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Direct a team of maintenance technicians, parts department and maintenance planning
• Manage the maintenance department budget and procurement of critical spares
• Lead root cause analysis efforts to solve complex mechanical & electrical failures
• Manage capital improvement projects from inception through final completion
• Coordinate activities and follow up across multiple shifts to ensure continuity and efficiency
• Directly lead sourcing, procuring, and managing spare parts, tools, and services to ensure operational continuity and minimize downtime.
• Direct and supervise staff members that will troubleshoot and repair PLC electrical and mechanical issues on new and existing production equipment
• Plan and oversee daily maintenance activities, including preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and emergency repairs
• Manage and train maintenance personnel, ensuring that all employees have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their duties effectively
• Align maintenance schedules, procedures, and spare parts management with the OEM recommendations to ensure safety and reliability of equipment.
• Plan and lead the annually 6-week equipment rebuild
• Responsible for maintenance parts inventory including costs, vendor management and MRP.
• Utilize ERP system to manage and assign workloads.
• Negotiating vendor contracts for parts and services

Qualifications

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong familiarity with electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics, automation, and mechanics
• Electrical experience in PLC’s and plant automation (preferred).
• Team Management; Ability to mentor and train others in both mechanical and electrical aspects.
• Strong knowledge and familiarity using ERP systems
• Ability to work hands on in a manufacturing plant environment with heavy machinery and equipment

Education and Experience:

• Candidates must have solid work history and a proven track record of success working for industrial manufacturing companies
• Five years’ experience as a maintenance supervisor or manager.
• 10+ years’ experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance
• Bachelor’s degree in technical field or relevant work experience

About You

• You’re a hero, who likes to ‘save the day’. As creative problem solver, you thrive on investigating issues to solve them.
• Technical-minded; Your expertise allows you to make the right judgment calls and apply the correct solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; you maintain grace under pressure and are calm during unanticipated problems.
• Time-management focused; A professional who knows how much time to spend on each task and how to meet deadlines.

Additional Information

Why Work for Us?

Techo-Bloc offers its valued associates acompetitive salary, paid time off and a comprehensive benefits package. Here are a few of our perks:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Weekly Pay
• Employee Discount on Products
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Uniforms provided after 3 months
• Boot Reimbursement Program
• Training and development to grow your skills and your career

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 80 pounds. Must be able to closely inspect and continually monitor all machines in the production process. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move throughout the facility. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms talk or hear and smell. The employee is occasionally required to remain stationary; ascend and descend steps and ladders; and position self in tight spaces.

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