Maintenance Manager

Job Profile

The Maintenance Manager - Is responsible for managing all areas within the Maintenance Department as a whole, including Maintenance Dojo, Breakdown Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Kaizen, and Tool Crib. This role will require a problem-solving mindset, consensus-building skills, and perseverance to drive projects to completion. The Maintenance Manager will report to the General Manager on a regular basis.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Oversight of day-to-day operations within the maintenance department to include Dojo, Breakdown, PM, Kaizen, and Tool Crib departments.
• Responsible for creation and oversight of maintenance budget.
• Emergency breakdown event evaluation and communication, including 24 Hr. on call.
• Drive a culture of problem-solving and thorough root cause analysis among the maintenance group as a whole – don’t settle for “good enough.”
• Evaluation and alignment of Maintenance Assistant Managers for departmental success with AISIN Texas company initiatives and projects to include: Planning, Implementation, Follow up, and Checking of results.
• Continuously improve training program for all maintenance members (Dojo, Breakdown, PM, Kaizen, and Tool Crib by introducing new methods or technology and new concepts.
• Drive the improvement of safety, quality, cost, delivery and moral within maintenance.
• Establish and maintain productive and effective working relationships with AWTX team members and Japanese team members.
• Creation of carbon neutrality initiatives (to include planning and implementation) within the maintenance department as a whole.
• Closely work with Engineering department to analyze and correct manufacturing issues using the maintenance department.
• Drive departmental IATF compliance.
• Vendor utilization and relationship building
• Use CMMS to evaluate pre-set maintenance KPI’s.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Education

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a Maintenance role in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a supervisory/managerial role
• Experience applying root cause analysis to solve problems
• Experience managing projects in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, gage pins, gage blocks, thread gages, dial indicators, etc.
• Ability to read mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical drawings
• Ability to create and give formal presentations to senior leadership.
• Prior experience with PLC’s, CNC machining, and robot maintenance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desired Skills

• Associate degree or higher
• 5 Years experience with budgeting
• Lean 6 Sigma certified or similar certification.
• Problem-solving mindset, instinct to go see the source of the issue.
• Goal-oriented, self-confident, able to take constructive feedback
• Understand manufacturing maintenance metrics and how to manage them
• Ability to coach/teach members to follow department policies and processes
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and build team member engagement
• Strong communication skills with peers and staff
• Experience in a cross-cultural working environment
• Able to lift up to 50lbs
• Ability to travel on business in US or Japan if needed
• Ability to adjust hours as necessary dependent on work outlook.