Maintenance Manager

ob Description

Job Title: Maintenance Manager
Location: Minneapolis , MN

• Develop, maintain and administer an organization qualified to maintain all equipment and facilities in a safe and efficient working condition.
• Plan, direct and control the efforts of the Maintenance Department to maintain plant equipment and facilities commensurate with good engineering practices.
• Direct and manage the maintenance and repairs of tanks, agitators, pumps, valves, instrumentation, filling equipment, case packers, palletizers, gas fired boilers, air compressors, and cooling tower.
• Execute an effective preventive maintenance program to minimize unscheduled downtime and improve OEE.
• Manage maintenance capital projects.
• Assure that production equipment is capable of producing within the specifications and tolerances required by production.
• Consult with process engineering and the production department regarding desirable modifications of existing equipment.
• Communicates regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
• Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for maintenance department.
• Ensures that all maintenance technicians are qualified and trained to perform their jobs safely and effectively.
• Schedule, track, and maintain all inspection records required for EHS and Regulatory requirements.
• Completing preventive maintenance requirements; troubleshooting malfunctions; communicating issues and making recommendations for improvement.
• Support plant wide Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

• BS Degree Required; Engineering Preferred.
• Management experience, leading a maintenance department with both operations and facilities responsibilities.  Chemical processing preferred.
• Experience as part of a Site Leadership Team preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership in the following areas: Safety, preventative maintenance, Lean/6 Sigma operations and employee coaching & development. 
• Experience with CMMS and ERP (SAP) preferred. 
• PSM (Process Safety Management) experience preferred.
• Experience in ISO 9001 environment preferred.