Maintenance Manager

• ◆Leads and develops safe work culture through adhering to and maintaining all company safety rules, policies, and standards.
• ◆Exhibit strong core leadership skills – accountability, credibility, trust.
• ◆Ensure coaching, discipline, recognition, and handling of situations is consistent with HR policy.
• ◆Develop salaried and hourly maintenance personnel to ensure bench strength.
• ◆Conduct performance appraisals, performance improvement and coaching of both salaried and hourly personnel.
• ◆Utilize and promote the usage of the CMMS system to provide direction and assistance to maintenance personnel within the Paper Maintenance team.
• ◆Promote growth of maintenance team by providing leadership in the development and implementation of:
• ◆Root Cause Analysis
• ◆Precision maintenance techniques
• ◆Preventive maintenance programs
• ◆Reliability improvements
• ◆Analyze operational data and equipment performance history to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics including unplanned downtime, PM compliance, schedule compliance, Mean-Time-Between Failures, and maintenance related costs.
• ◆Champion the availability and reliability of our assets using the following:
• ◆Effective predictive maintenance
• ◆Effective maintenance planning and scheduling
• ◆Effective repair techniques
• ◆Champion vendor services to maximize quality, performance, and reliability of equipment repairs. Utilize vendors and OEM’s for improving the skills of maintenance personnel and for improving inspection routines.
• ◆Manage Controls and Mechanical Engineers to improve equipment availability.
• ◆Support all mill Reliability efforts
• ◆Develop and create a vision for the maintenance team and implement it.
• ◆Interface with Production, Engineering, Human Resources, Purchasing, Stores, and Utilities departments.
• ◆Develop and maintain staffing plans to meet business requirements.
• ◆Develop and deliver maintenance budgets.

• ✓Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.
• ✓8 years of experience in the maintenance field, experience in Paper Machine preferred
• ✓3 years of experience in a Maintenance Supervisory position.
• ✓Have a deep understanding of the planning and scheduling of maintenance work functions as they apply to predictive, preventive, precision, proactive, and planned maintenance.
• ✓Strong human relations and interpersonal skills.
• ✓Strong problem-solving skills in aiding the reliability of the operation.

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• ✓Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• ✓Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• ✓Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• ✓401(k) with employer match
• ✓Paid parental leave
• ✓Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• ✓Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• ✓Tuition assistance
• ✓Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

...and more!

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