Manager-Maintenance (Northport)

SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc; Cottondale (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc. seeks a Manager-Maintenance (Northport) to ensure plant availability across the three-shift operation.

You will oversee energy supply, expansion planning, and the procurement process for critical components and magazine items. The role requires knowledge in mechanical engineering, plastics processing, coating technology, and maintenance systems, with experience in SAP and upkeep programs.

Qualifications

• Specialization in machinery manufacturing or process technology is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering and plastics processing is required.
• Experience with coating technology, maintenance systems and building services is beneficial.
• Ability to plan investments and manage procurement for expansions.
• Familiarity with Office tools and SAP/Upkeep programs is expected.

Responsibilities

• Sustaining plant availability across the 3-shift system.
• Safeguarding energy supply and planning/procurement for expansions.
• Developing optimization measures for production plants.
• Responsible for purchasing and storage of magazine items.
• Managing expansion projects and coordinating with authorities.
• Overseeing external contractor work on projects.
• Ensuring plant protection and fire safety systems.
• Maintaining plant cleaning of facilities and outdoor areas.
• Generating plant standards for components and brands.
• Managing personnel planning and development; budgeting costs.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Plastics processing

Coating technology

Maintenance systems

Building services

Planning of investments

Office / SAP / Upkeep program

Education

Machinery manufacturing or process technology specialization

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Manager-Maintenance (Northport)

Full Time Management Cottondale, AL, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 2194

Objective:

• Ensuring the availability of all production lines, infrastructure elements including building services and energy supply.

Qualification:

• Preferable specialization in machinery manufacturing or process technology

Knowledge:

• Mechanical engineering; plastics processing
• Coating technology
• Maintenance systems
• Building services
• Planning of investments
• Office / SAP / Upkeep program

Main Tasks:

• Sustaining plant availability in the 3-shift system in keeping with technical and economic aspects
• Safeguarding the energy supply as well as planning and purchasing/procurement if there is any expansion
• Working out optimization measures on production plants
• Responsible person for the purchasing / procurement and storage of the magazine items
• Construction site management of expansion projects with handling of the authorities
• Handling and monitoring of projects with external companies
• Responsible for plant protection
• Responsible for technical fire protection systems
• Responsible for plant cleaning and outdoor areas
• Generation of plant standards with regard to plant components and brands
• Personnel management, personnel planning and development
• Budget planning and responsibility for costs
• Enforcement of compliance with the quality management system and the quality requirements
• Sustained continuous improvement process actions and process and product optimization
• Ensuring continuous improvement in tidiness and cleanliness
• Ensuring compliance with all the accident prevention and health protection measures
• Operations suggestion system
• Ensuring and supporting professional education
• Reporting to the plant management
• Promotion of the readiness of the employees to work independently in the framework of the delegated authority for achieving optimum performance
• Ensuring that the “correct staff is occupying the correct position” as well as a purposeful personnel search for potential candidates

Special Responsibilities:

• Compliance with the legal and official government conditions (occupational safety / fire protection / construction requirements / environment)
• Ensuring the availability of qualified skilled workers