Maintenance Manager

The-Visual-Pak-Companies; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life & AD&D Insurance

401(k)

401(k) match

Pet Insurance

Paid time-off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Subsidy

Childcare Resources

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Visual Pak Companies is seeking a Machine Maintenance Manager to lead a team of maintenance professionals and drive preventative maintenance, reliability, and cost efficiency across manufacturing operations. You will oversee supervisors and technicians to meet production demand while ensuring safety and compliance.

The role emphasizes implementing process improvements, mentoring staff, and collaborating cross-functionally to optimize asset performance and changeover efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Strong background in maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a liquids manufacturing or contract packaging setting is preferred.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and cost savings.
• Proficiency with maintenance tracking software and PLC understanding is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establishes or updates Preventative Maintenance Processes and Procedures.
• Ensures equipment reliability to maximize production line productivity.
• Leads change initiatives to improve changeover efficiency and asset utilization.
• Mentors and develops maintenance staff to improve service levels.
• Oversees minor capital projects in collaboration with Engineering.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Team supervision

Continuous improvement

Cost efficiency

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Maintenance Pro

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join the PAKThe Visual Pak Companies are aligned with many of the largest consumer product companies in the household, personal care, automotive and food product industries.30 years of consistent growth with no end in sight is a testament to our best-in-class workforce as the foundation for our collective success. The Visual Pak is looking for innovative and dedicated achievers who are encouraged to keep a healthy work/life balance to join our team.Position Title: Machine Maintenance ManagerReporting into Title: Operations ManagerBusiness and Department:Position Purpose/Summary: The Machine Maintenance Manager provides machine focused maintenance leadership relating to preventative maintenance oversight, cost efficiency, process continuous improvement, and safety. This position leads a team of frontline Maintenance Mechanics and Technicians to provide exceptional service quality and response time to ensure that production operations are able to meet client production demand.Direct Reports : The Machine Maintenance Manager will manage each facilities Maintenance Department currently made up of Maintenance Leads and Maintenance Technicians.2 Maintenance Leads (Supervisors)7 Maintenance Technicians (Coordinators)Position Responsibilities-Tasks-DeliverablesAn individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.Establishes or update Preventative Maintenance Process and Procedures.Ensures equipment reliability to maximize production line productivity.Implements process enhancements to improve package and product changeover efficiency.Utilizes visual factory concepts to maximize asset utilization and plant performance.Provides needed personnel oversight so as to develop maintenance technician capability.Tracks standard manufacturing and warehouse metrics and prioritize plant maintenance opportunities.Deploys strategies in reliability fundamentals that develop technician competencies.Develops a team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals. Motivate team members to achieve plan goals.Delivers effective change leadership while driving business changes and minimizing people impact.Minor capital project management (partnered with Engineering).Communicates and collaborates cross-functionally to assist the team to solve operational issues.Administers policies and procedures.Prioritizes work requests for the team.Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Manages direct reports to meet facility service levels consistently; preferable to exceed expectations.Leads the Packaging Maintenance Department as contributors to meet corporate strategic goals in the areas of automation, continuous improvement and cost savings.Leads the Packaging Maintenance Department to pass 3rd party and customer audit criteria for maintenance.Effectively mentors, coaches, counsels the Packaging Maintenance Department staff to improve abilities and service level within the departmentBenefits:Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceLife & AD&D Insurance401(k)401(k) matchPet InsurancePaid time-offPaid holidaysTuition reimbursementFlexible Spending AccountDependent Care SubsidyChildcare ResourcesCommuter BenefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramDisability InsuranceEmployee DiscountsKnowledge-Skills-AbilitiesEducation:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar fieldCertifications in Continuous Improvement preferred.Certifications in Lean or Six Sigma preferred.Experience :5+ years of production operations maintenance experience in a Liquids Manufacturing or Contract Packaging environment required.2+ years of supervisory experience necessaryAble to influence people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel.Demonstrated successful completion of a major improvement project.Must have mechanical experience maintaining manufacuturing equipmentStrong skills in project managementUnderstanding of PLC programming preferredShown ability to excel in a results-oriented, challenging environmentAbility to lead a team-based approach to decision-makingEffective mentoring, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills.Sound judgement and reasoning when making decisions.Ability to prioritize work assignments for self and for the team.Technology/Software:Proficient in Microsoft Suite applicationsHas used preventive maintenance software or similar application to organize work.Communication:Ability to give and receive constructive feedbackCan present information to others without a mechanical competency.Knows how to respond professionally to concerns and criticisms so as to strengthen trust and relationships.Proficiency to prepare written messages, reports, and presentations that properly convey intended information to a diverse audience.Utlizes good listening skills.Physical CapabilitiesThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day including climbing ladders. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.MISCELLANEOUSTravel: NoneVehicle (own): YesTools (own): YesTechnology:Skills using current desktop systems such as Windows, Outlook, MS Office suite, and presentation resources.Skills using Maintenance tracking software that include, but not limited to preventative maintenance, parts inventory and service history. Maintenance Pro currently used at each facility location.Visual Pak Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visual Pak does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, gender (orientation or identification), sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis covered by federal, state, or local laws. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, skills, individual performance, and business needs.