Manager, Facility Maintenance

This position requires extensive technical equipment knowledge, past maintenance experience and knowledge and understanding of facility maintenance and engineering project processes and procedures. An Engineering Degree provides the incumbent with the best foundation for this position, however, an experienced leader of maintenance with ability to manage projects, and maintain the overall facility support is an alternate path. The incumbent must possess good administrative, interpersonal and communication skills and possess the ability to think strategically, assess priorities and act decisively on complex problems, as well as manage the daily tasks of maintaining the research and office facility.

This position is responsible for providing leadership for all maintenance and engineering projects to ensure all facility equipment and facilities are kept in good working order. This includes interaction and planning with research and development and business unit leadership and staff, and outside contractors in order to perform effective preventative maintenance, schedule repairs and minimize operations disruptions. The budgeting of the maintenance labor and expenses is essential as well as coordinating special projects to support both the building and the research operations within the site. The Facility Maintenance Manager is also a key driver of providing a safe work environment, promoting strong employee relations and working toward continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility.

1. Coordinates the direction and daily activities of maintenance staff on all shifts/hours and ensures the Maintenance team and Facility support team, as well as on-site and external contractors are focused on the building maintenance and support. Rapid response to equipment failure or malfunction is critical to this objective so the research and building members can focus on meeting customer’s quality and expectations of development.

2. The incumbent must maintain technical knowledge and develop subordinates to assure ongoing ability to service ever changing and a more complex array of equipment. Innovative methods of actual repair and managing resources for efficient prioritization and completion of assignments is a must. All members of the department must communicate and create a positive working environment with other facility departments recognizing the responsibility to function as a service organizations. Suggestions and recommendations for equipment design and installation are also part of the job.

3. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for managing an effective maintenance program throughout the facility in order to improve the facility’s capacity utilization and productivity.

4. The incumbent is responsible for providing a safe and healthful work environment by ensuring proper safety training, regular safety communications and meetings with team members and vendors, and compliance to EHS requirements. The incumbent also investigates unsafe conditions and behaviors and must be proactive to resolve issues and implement corrective measures not only with the Maintenance staff but throughout the facility.

This position has the authority to make daily decisions in order to achieve Key Performance Indicators identified at the Facility. This position will need to follow standard work practices required by the location, local and federal laws, and follow all applicable policies, both corporate and local. This position will work closely with the VP HR to ensure decisions align with the business needs.

Number of Direct Reports: 3 Vitro; 5-10 Contracted Maintenance/Shipping/Admin support

Number of Indirect Reports: 15-20 on-site/periodic vendors