Plant Maintenance Manager

Keystone Distinction Group; North Carolina; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a Maintenance Manager for their facility in North Carolina. The Manager will oversee equipment maintenance, implement process controls, and ensure compliance with safety regulations.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience in a manufacturing setting, preferable automotive. Strong leadership and mechanical expertise are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a manufacturing plant, preferably automotive.
• Expert knowledge of all machine components and integration.
• Ability to work with engineering and quality teams to implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all equipment for the plant.
• Initiate and execute maintenance programs to minimize costs.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA standards.
• Provide troubleshooting support for production equipment.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Supervision and motivation

Mechanical aptitude

Process control systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Maintenance Manager Summary:

The Maintenance Manager will oversee all equipment for the plant. They will develop, implement, and improve process control systems on all plant equipment.

Maintenance Manager Responsibilities:

• Initiate preventive maintenance programs to minimize maintenance cost of all production equipment.
• Execute assignments related to maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Responsible for relocating machinery and/or equipment; dismantling and removing obsolete or worn out machinery and/or equipment.
• Plan the performance of preventative maintenance activities based upon personal knowledge and interval records of equipment wear and the manufacturer’s recommendations regarding service.
• Develop and maintain key, preferred suppliers and spare part inventories.
• Schedule work to prevent idle time and to provide maximum machine utilization.
• Schedule overtime work among maintenance employees to equalize overtime fairly.
• Determine priority of maintenance job backlog and schedule work accomplished.
• Responsible for upgrading the effectiveness of maintenance personnel.
• Schedule and conduct meetings with instructions relating to maintenance skills, safety, and Company Policy.
• Handle all job-related problems in maintenance honestly and fairly without violation of Company Policies or Procedures.
• Ensure team members have the appropriate safety and health, accident prevention, and investigation training. Provide leadership in developing measures and practices that prevent accidents and ensure compliance with OSHA standards.
• Provide troubleshooting of production equipment to support manufacturing and maintenance operations.
• Respond to critical production down situations affecting manufacturing.
• Maintain maintenance software database that controls all preventative and predictive maintenance processes on facilities and equipment.
• Generate and maintain PM schedule.
• Responsible for all plant utilities and seeking ways to reduce costs.
• Comply with all Company Safety policies, procedures and rules.

Education / Skills:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Must have recent experience in a manufacturing plant, preferably automotive.
• Excellent communication skills and must possess the ability to supervise and motivate employees in a team environment.
• Expert working knowledge of all machine components and integration.
• Proven mechanical aptitude for analytical problem solving.
• Work with engineering and quality to address problem areas and collectively come up and implement solutions.