Maintenance Manager - Manufacturing

Overview

We are hiring Rockstars to join our Sauer Brands team!

Overall Goal of Position: The Maintenance Manager will develop and execute a Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) program including standardizing maintenance processes to drive asset reliability and uptime while leading and supporting capital improvement projects and building Our Recipe@Sauer Brands.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for executing a Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM) program while leading a cost effective, service-oriented team supporting the facility and manufacturing operations in achievement of plant KPIs. The Maintenance Manager supports all plant departments in driving the realization of “Safety as a Condition”. Reports to the Plant Manager.

• Provides scope of work, cost of project calculations, and execution of work in complex capital projects.
• Develops maintenance financial standards by providing annual budget information, monitoring expenditures, identifying variances, and implementing corrective actions.
• Manage, lead, and develop technicians to ensure timely and cost effective repair and maintenance of facility assets
• Communicates to Senior Leadership any deadlines or issues within the maintenance department on a regular basis.
• Provide leadership and training tools for the maintenance department to increase overall maintenance capabilities
• Create high performance work teams in the maintenance department that will use root cause problem solving methods to resolve issues.
• Develop an ongoing training program for maintenance technicians.
• Facilitate communication and execution of facility projects with Engineering and 3rd party suppliers
• Develop improvement processes for the parts and planning system. This includes approving parts requisitions for the plant.
• Meet human resource objectives by assisting in selecting, training, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; adhering to policies and procedures.
• Meets maintenance operational standards by contributing maintenance information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems.
• Develops function and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by studying performance results; identifying, recommending, and implementing changes, expansions, and additions.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal codes and regulations.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Accomplishes maintenance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

The criteria used to evaluate performance.

• General Operations
• TRIR
• Plant OEE
• Schedule Attainment
• OTIF
• Labor as a % of Net Sales
• Cost savings (COGS)
• Training/development up-to-date
• Individually
• Departmentally (all staff)

• Facilities/Planning
• Project/AFE on-time, as planned and within budget

• Culture Building
• Organizational Health KPIs – Internal Promotions & Hourly Turnover
• KPIs for Our Recipe

• What you do and how you act
• Leadership and contribution to overall success of SBI
• Personal Effectiveness-meeting timelines and productivity requirements (quantity and quality of work)
• Personal interaction, communication and teamwork with internal and external parties, consistent with Our Recipe@Sauer Brands

Characteristics, skills, experience, education and performance history needed for success in the position:

• Personal Characteristics
• Professional Demeanor
• Entrepreneurial drive and the desire to “build a business”.
• Passionate, outgoing, energetic, and results oriented personality
• Overall confidence in one abilities and comfortable communicating the facts
• Smart, creative and inquisitive
• Character and Integrity-Does the right thing even when no one is looking
• Disciplined approach, and accountable for KPIs
• No excuses mindset. Accountable and reliable
• Dependable team player with positive attitude
• Determination/Grit-Pursuit of Excellence
• Passion for organization, and attention to details
• Personal values…