Maintenance Manager
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
The purpose of this position is to ensure production continuity, product quality and hygiene by safeguarding machine and equipment performance and continuous improvement, in accordance with company standards and procedures.
The Maintenance Manager reports to the Plant Manager.
The role of Maintenance Manager is based on the following activities:
- HSE STANDARDS: Follows and supervises the application of safety rules according to company policies and regulations. Maintains order, organization and cleanliness in all assigned areas, working in line with correct workplace hygiene practices
- TEAM MANAGEMENT: Leads, managers, coordinates and supports the Technical Team, managing priorities, eliminating bottlenecks and addressing critical issues to ensure maximum efficiency in production
- COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION:
- Promotes successful, long-term business strategies with effective, open two-way communication and feedback
- Ensures smooth integration and communication with other functions
- MAINTENANCE:
- Manages the correct maintenance procedures of machinery, equipment, utilities, with the lowest impact on production plan performance
- Verifies that machinery, equipment, and utilities conform to all applicable material, functional and safety requirements
- Manages external consultant and suppliers’ services, finding the best offer and supervising their service
- MACHINE HANDLING:
- Ensures compliant and on time mould, machine and equipment management, maintenance, and servicing, strategizing in advance to devise a proper production plan and maximize equipment uptime
- Cooperates with Quality and Production to address major quality issues
- WORKSHOP MANAGEMENT:
- Ensures that critical spares are readily available and functioning. Replenish spares when necessary keeping track of trends to optimize the process
- Ensures that the workshop areas are always kept orderly clean, and, more importantly, safe
- PRODUCTION DOCUMENTS AND REPORT WRITING:
- Reports on technical activities daily, monthly, quarterly, and annually
- Maintains document archives (technical documents, manuals and dossiers on retrofits or other interventions) regarding machinery, equipment, or utilities
Technical Skills:
- Excellent applied knowledge of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical and electronic systems
- Excellent knowledge of plastic molding technologies (EBM and/or SBM and/or IM)
- Excellent applied knowledge of WCM standards
- Good knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment rules and practices
- Ability to operate manual and electric forklifts
- Basic knowledge of CAD 2D software
Personal Skills:
- Accountability. Accept responsibility for your actions. Be accountable for your results. Take ownership for your mistakes.
- Problem solving. Be analytic. Be frugal and avoid sophistication to get the job done without compromising on quality.
- Resilience and put passion in what you do. Patience, tenacity and hard work allow you to reach your goals and positively respond to challenges. Never give up.
- Team Play. Build trust in your relationships and contribute to making the work environment positive and stable.
- Leadership. Spend your time and energy to ensure members of your team understand the importance of their work. Develop your team to reach greater and bigger goals and create our future leaders.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working as head of maintenance with industry specific technologies and productive processes