Manufacturing Maintenance Leader

Advanced Technology Services (ATS); Bellwood (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

PTO

401k

Job summary

Advanced Technology Services (ATS) in Bellwood, IL seeks a Site Leader to drive maintenance and materials services at the site level, steward safety, and improve facility performance while delivering on financial targets and customer needs.

Lead supervisors and frontline teams, develop talent, implement ATS safety programs, and collaborate with operations and sales to strengthen relationships and ensure continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical, business, or a related field preferred or seven years of operations / maintenance experience.
• Strong supervisory experience with a focus on development of employees.
• Ability to motivate others and lead change in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing/assembly work environments.

Responsibilities

• Leads the ATS maintenance and/or materials services delivery team at the site level.
• Drives safety, wellness culture, and aligns with customer objectives.
• Manages site financial results and cross-functional relationships.
• Develops talent, executes maintenance plans, and supports continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Safety

Communication

Customer focus

Budgeting

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical, business, or related field

Seven years operations/maintenance experience

Tools

Power BI

GEAC

Concur

Workday

Job description

Founded in 1985, ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in Industrial Maintenance and we make factories run better.

Summary:

Leads the ATS maintenance and/or materials services delivery team at the site level by serving employees and customers with a leadership mindset that values employees and engages customers. Drives the ATS safety and wellness culture. Provides leadership that develops and sustains a positive employee experience. Manages all aspects of the team’s service delivery in order to engage the customer and improve facility performance. Accountable for site financial results.

Additional direct reports may include Site Supervisors, Reliability staff, and/or Supply Chain employees.

To Live and Lead Safety

Takes responsibility for employee safety and wellness by deploying the ATS safety program and ensuring effective completion of safety training, observations, and incident investigations.

Implements and actively supports all Beyond Zero initiatives

Enables the growth of a customer safety culture by a fostering a safety partnership and sharing best practices

To Inspire and Provide Clarity on Vision and Strategy

Motivates employees by communicating a clear vision that enables all employees to understand the rationale for, and the benefit of, both site-level and company-wide objectives

Acts as an effective change agent, leading the implementation of strategic initiatives through positive team communications, appropriate action planning, and successful implementation activities

Understands and appropriately articulates both ATS and customer strategies, providing the team with line of sight between team responsibilities and strategic outcomes

To Own Our ATS Culture

Builds positive relationships with ATS employees, customers, and peers through open communication and role-modeling the ATS leadership core competencies of honesty and respect

Sets a positive, influential standard for others and creates a constructive climate for their team

Influences with transparency and use participative methods to ensure that decisions are understood and accepted

Establishes a positive work environment through managing and personalizing onboarding; engaging in ongoing one-on-one communications; and recognizing individual contributions and achievements on a timely basis

Adheres to policies and procedures and ensures that staff understands the rationale behind policies and processes

To Support Our Employees’ Learning and Growth

Leads and builds team capabilities by working with individuals on performance improvement, career planning, training, and skills development.

Develops, communicates, and executes a Skills Matrix and Technician Training Plan

Builds and maintains a succession plan for key positions (i.e., Supervisors, Supply Chain, P/S, RE)

To Ensure and Drive our Business Results

Leads and ensures the Operating System is understood, reinforced, and embedded

Develops and executes a site-specific maintenance plan per ATS standards

Manages financial performance of the site (revenue, expenses, and profit) to achieve set objectives

Develops and maintains effective relationships with all ATS business units, fully utilizing their services and ensuring cross-functional alignment

Collaborates with and builds customer relationships to ensure priority alignment and proactively anticipates customer needs as the primary on site contact

Ensures alignment of customer expectations and ATS site goals through management of site-specific contracts

Communicates with the customer through daily, weekly, and monthly meetings and conducts a regular review of the performance metrics with the customer

Drives a continuous improvement methodology and promotes cost savings

Analyzes and reports on key performance indicators, completing root cause analyses and developing and executing action items while removing barriers and addressing issues

Collaborates with sales and operations leadership to increase the scope of services

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in technical, business, or a related field preferred or seven years of operations / maintenance experience

Three years of supervisory experience with a strong focus on development of employees

Resilient and flexible, able to multitask and prioritize with an innate ability to understand and accept change and motivate others around change

Highly tuned emotional intelligence with demonstrated ability to build relationships and lead teams with honesty and integrity to achieve goals

Solid understanding of manufacturing / assembly work environment

Business acumen

Positive influencer with appropriate levels of organization.

Strong customer focus with the ability to build positive business relationships and show a sense of urgency

Manufacturing maintenance experience preferred with related certifications and training

Good understanding of, and/or experience with, proactive/reliability maintenance processes, i.e., Planning/Scheduling, P/M, PdM, and root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies

Good computer skills, including Microsoft applications and web-based applications such as Power BI, GEAC, Concur, Workday and related software

Ability to relocate to specified locations

Excellent communications skills (verbal, written, and presentation)

Agile, curious learner and authentic, credible teacher

Financial acumen and knowledge of forecasting and managing budgets

Leadership Core Competencies:

Business and Company Acumen

Lead with honesty and integrity

Build bold and relevant strategies

Welcome and motivate change

Recognize the right outcomes and how they were achieved

Role model safety and wellness

Provide psychological safety

Be self-aware

Build relationships

Ask for and act on feedback

Respect diverse background and viewpoints

Lead in the Present; Eye to the Future

Commit to accountability

Coach people to their potential

Own talent development and placement

Turn problems into opportunities

Be resilient and flexible

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

Practice transparency

Build relationships through respect

Be a curious learner and credible teacher

Influence in a proactive, positive way

Ensure cross functional awareness/decisions

Pay Range

$140,000 to $170,000

ATS believes in fair and equitable pay. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. We also offer market leading benefit programs including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, PTO, a 401k retirement plans with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

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