Manager Maintenance

Yanfeng; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng is seeking a Maintenance Leader to oversee production equipment and related processes at its Louisville, KY facility. The role requires strong electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic expertise, with leadership to guide a maintenance team and coordinate across departments to minimize downtime and assure safety.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in high-volume manufacturing and automotive environments, is able to travel as needed, and can drive process improvements while

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in a high-volume manufacturing environment in engineering/maintenance.
• 5-9+ years in automotive industry experience.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and plants.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and hold people accountable in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience driving process control, change management, and data-informed decisions.
• Proficiency with internet and PC-based applications for recording, analyzing, and reporting information.
• Able to work extended hours during downtime or urgent needs.
• Willing to assist other YFAI plants and provide resources when needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production equipment and related processes.
• Supervise maintenance staff and ensure adherence to company policies.
• Develop, maintain, and qualify a team capable of maintaining all equipment.
• Coordinate activities of workers in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance.
• Analyze and resolve work problems and assist workers in solving issues.
• Implement predictive and preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Schedule and direct maintenance personnel; coordinate training; participate in hiring/termination.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve maintenance problems and improve efficiency.
• Review reports with Production/Technical Manager and set priorities to minimize downtime.
• Ensure all plant equipment and facilities are properly maintained and safe.
• Maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs with proper documentation and records.
• Coordinate inventory to avoid downtime due to parts shortages.
• Maintain contacts with manufacturers to stay updated on maintenance techniques.
• Keep facility clean and safe at all times.
• Study production schedules and estimate worker hours to cover assignments and overtime fairly.
• Recommend equipment modifications or replacements to improve operations and reduce costs.
• Maintain maintenance tools and shop equipment.
• Support new equipment launches, review specs, attend design reviews, and approve run-off.
• Ensure employee safety and OSHA-compliant training; enforce safety rules.

Skills

Electrical systems

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

IT/PC skills

Job description

Yanfeng is a leading global automotive supplier, focusing on interior, exterior, seating, cockpit electronics, and passive safety, and is exploring new business actively. Yanfeng has more than 240 locations and approximately 57,000 employees worldwide. The technical team of 4,200 experts is in 10 R&D centers and other regional offices, with complete capabilities including engineering and software development, styling, and test validation. Focusing on smart cabin and lightweight technology, Yanfeng supports automakers to explore future mobility and provide leading cabin solutions. For more information, please visit www.yanfeng.com.

• Accountable for Maintenance of Production Equipment and some processes.
• Supervisory Responsibilities requiring adherence to Company policies and procedures.
• Develop, maintain, and administer a group qualified to maintain all equipment.
• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
• Analyse and resolve work problems, and/or assist workers in solving work problems.
• Execute effective predictive and preventative maintenance program to minimize unscheduled downtime.
• Schedule and direct all maintenance personnel. Coordinate maintenance schedules for the most effective use. Coordinate the training of Maintenance Personnel. Participate in hiring, termination and disciplinary action of department personnel.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve maintenance problems and to keep manufacturing equipment operating in an efficient manner.
• Review various reports and confer as needed with the Production / Technical Manager to review problems and to ensure corrective action also establishes priorities to minimize downtime.
• Assure maintenance and repairs for all aspects of the plant equipment and facility.
• Maintains a preventive and predictive maintenance programs on all machinery, equipment, etc., with documentation and records necessary to support the program.
• Coordinate maintenance department inventory system to be certain adequate supply of material and repair parts are in stock to reduce production downtime due to breakdown of equipment.
• Maintain contact with manufactures’ representatives to keep abreast of latest developments and techniques in maintenance and repair fields. Ensure department is trained to the latest techniques.
• Coordinate to ensure the facility is constantly in a clean and safe condition.

Additional Responsibilities

• Study production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments and adequate coverage for production, making sure overtime hours are assigned evenly across the team.
• Recommend and justify modifications of existing equipment and the possible replacement of existing equipment which will improve operations and reduce maintenance costs.
• Responsible for maintaining maintenance tools and shop equipment.
• Direct support and involvement of new equipment at Launch, including review and approval of Technical Specifications, attendance at Design Reviews, and Equipment run-off prove out.
• Responsible for employee safety. Enforce safety compliance by ensuring the proper training is given in OSHA mandated regulations, such as Lock Out/Tag Out, Welding Safety, Electrical Safety, etc. Ensure compliance with company safety rules and regulations.

Essential Common Requirements for all Employees:

• Quality System: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Quality requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS): Understand, apply and meet all function-related EHS requirements.
• Product Safety: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Product Safety requirements.
• Compliance: Understand, apply and meet all function-related Compliance requirements.
• Information Security: Understand, apply and meet all function-related IT / Information Security and confidentiality of YFAI information requirements.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee must have the ability to work additional hours and / or overtime as needed or assigned to complete job duties on time.
• Ability to multitask, interact politely and professionally with customers, suppliers and vendors, and work cooperatively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to maintain predictable and regular attendance, arrive to designated location on time, or be at assigned location ready to work for assignment (plant, corporate office, or remote).

Required Qualifications

• 7-10 Minimum Years of Experience in related field (high volume manufacturing environment) with background in engineering and maintenance of equipment.
• 5-9 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.
• Strong knowledge and experience with electrical, pneumatics, and hydraulic systems.
• Demonstrate skills in self-organization, planning, prioritizing, follow, delegation, and holding people accountable in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate ability of driving process control, change management and the use of data to drive decisions.
• Proficiency using internet based and PC based computer applications to record, analyse, and report information.
• Ability to handle extended hours when needed, specifically during equipment downtime or reacting to customer requirements.
• Willing to help other YFAI plants or provide resources when needed.