Maintenance Manager

Main Missions

1 - Manage external service providers used by the Maintenance department
- Decide on the use of external service providers
- Select external organisations and negotiate their work in collaboration with the purchasing departement
- Schedule preventive and curative maintenance and improvements made by external companies
- Analyse failures and intervention time for corrective and preventive actions
- Check the services provided by external companies
- Ensure the storage of equipment and compliance with safety instructions and procedures
2 - Organise and schedule the preventive and curative maintenance of buildings and shared equipment and/or production means and adjust, maintain and upgrade the programming of production equipment
- Schedule preventive maintenance based on potential risks
- Coordinate the curative maintenance of production equipment
- Analyse failures and intervention time for corrective and preventive actions
- Help to select and approve maintenance purchases
- Chair working groups, analyse major failures
- Define the management policy for spare parts
3 - Provide expertise in the field of Maintenance
- Assist with the study and definition of general new machine specifications and provide technical support as required
- Define and implement corrective actions to improve the service
- Minimise shut-downs of equipment and installations
- Work on new projects to Monitor and identify obstacles
- Is the energy referent and improve the energy efficiency (analysis, improvement proposal, implementation … )
4 - Manage his/her activity
- Based on the objectives of his/her activity, prepare action plans and coordinate the missions of his/her team in a coherent manner
- Monitor performance indicators for his/her activity, implement corrective actions if necessary and inform his/her teams of them
- Ensure that his/her teams remain motivated and that there is a good internal atmosphere
 

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical is preferred.  Technical training with commensurate experience will be considered.
• Licenses/Certifications: None
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
  • 7-10 years of engineering experience in a production environment.
  • Must have previous experience in team supervision and leadership.
  • Working knowledge of applicable mechanical codes, installation requirements, and troubleshooting techniques.
  • Ability to use various troubleshooting techniques to solve problems.
  • Proven ability to plan and prioritize to accomplish goals.
  • Experience in implementing World Class Manufacturing concepts.
  • Computer skills: Microsoft Suite.

Essential job functions

• Serves as first point of contact for maintenance and mechanical issues.
• Develops high standards for the department and maintains a culture of accountability.
• Works with the manufacturing and process engineers to improve equipment longevity.
• Ensures that equipment PMs are developed and executed properly.
• Recognizes equipment problems, immediate and longer term, and formulates action plans for improvement.
• Improves department compliance with work order planning and scheduling requirements.
• Ensures that critical spares are readily available
• Support capital activities by participating in design reviews and ensuring the maintainability of new projects.
• Responsible for all supervisory functions related to department staff including safety and environmental compliance, overtime/vacation/absenteeism coverages, work force planning, personnel related issues, cross-training and performance management.
• Conduct daily shift meetings to ensure team awareness / engagement in quality expectations, production goals and company announcements.

Abilities

- Excellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment
- Demonstrated abilities in Analytics, problem solving and team building