Maintenance Site Manager

Rand-Whitney; Montville (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Site Manager to lead a dynamic maintenance team. In this pivotal role, you will drive production optimization and implement proactive problem-solving strategies to enhance operational efficiency. Your leadership will be crucial in developing maintenance strategies, managing substantial budgets, and ensuring reliability through effective asset management. This position requires a blend of technical expertise and strong communication skills, as you will collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve excellence in maintenance operations. If you are passionate about driving change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field and 6 years of related experience required.
• Experience with CMMS and ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance strategy development and implementation.
• Manage maintenance budgets and vendor contracts.

Skills

Effective Communication

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Coaching and Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

10 years of related experience

Tools

CMMS

Maximo

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Rand Whitney Containerboard - Montville, CT

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Job Category: Manufacturing

Description

The Maintenance Site Manager’s primary duties involve the leadership of the maintenance team to drive production optimization in day-to-day operations, project and change management using technology, data, and an accountable team. This role will be responsible for leading changes within the organization around proactive and critical problem solving to influence better outcomes. A continuous change and drive for excellence management style is critical to success.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Leads the development and implementation of the maintenance strategy including all preventive maintenance schedule, work procedure, inventory management and project management. Work closely with the maintenance lead team on establishing measurable KPIs and monitoring performance for opportunities to improve.
2. Develop annual maintenance budgets ($10+MM) for review by the General Manager, Engineering Manager and Controller. Apply data analysis and technology to control maintenance budgets, forecast, cost and negotiating contracts with vendors.
3. Review Downtime and implement procedures for improved reliability. Participate in developing Root Cause Failure Analysis to prevent repetitive downtime.
4. Schedule and take part in the prioritization of work and scheduling of assigned tasks and projects. Manage the quality control, follow-up and reporting of associated work completion, work quality and minimizing downtime.
5. Oversee the asset management plan including spare parts inventory, ordering and vendor relationships comply with all requirements of the Asset Management Software to manage cost, efficiencies and availability, inventory aging and reporting.
6. Act as the first line of contact to the Plant General Manager and Engineering Manager by conducting monthly performance reviews concentrating on Reliability and Cost and maintaining close client relationships. Identify future client requirements and up-selling opportunities by developing on-site assessments of client operations and proposing project plan.
7. In addition to ongoing maintenance operations, this individual acts as the Health, Safety & Environmental Manager for the maintenance team composed of thirty personnel.
8. Fulfill Operating System Requirements (OSR)/Operating System Implementation Plan (OSIP) requirements by ensuring that the duties and responsibilities of the project contract are clearly defined, documented, and followed by the maintenance team.
9. Participate in developing the Capital and Major Maintenance planning.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: oversight of thirty employees

Skills and Qualifications

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and six (6) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and related experience equal to ten (10) years if non-degreed.
• The ability to communicate effectively with audiences include but is not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors.
• Experience utilizing CMMS required.
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines.
• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Experience with coaching and developing craft employees to improve skillsets.
• Paper Mill maintenance experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paper Mill maintenance experience preferred.
• Experience with Maximo preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Predictive and preventative maintenance experience.
• Maintenance oversight experience.
• Strong financial background.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for a prolonged period as well as bending and stooping regularly.
• The job duties will require the employee to utilize repetitive fine manipulation with hands.
• The employee is frequently required to talk or hear.
• The employee is required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly push/pull/lift forty pounds unassisted and occasionally more with assistance.
• Specific vision abilities for this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth vision.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• Able to work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments.
• Willingness and ability to work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Willingness and ability to wear safety glasses, earplugs, hard hat, steel-toed boots, and any other required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: N/A

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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