About this role
Lead maintenance and facilities operations to ensure safe working conditions, minimize downtime, and support the operations team. Manage preventative maintenance programs, contractor work, emergencies on-call, budgets and capital planning, and drive efficiency improvements through Kaizen activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure a safe working environment with Safety program implementation and audits
- Develop and maintain preventative maintenance programs
- Lead maintenance technicians with mentoring, direction, and performance appraisals
- Build and track budgets and capital spending plans with cost analysis
- Support efficiency improvements through Kaizen and manage multiple projects and contractors
Technical Overview
This is a facilities and maintenance leadership role focused on preventative maintenance program ownership, safety program auditing, and project planning across maintenance engineering operations. It emphasizes operational planning, cost analysis, and continuous improvement activities rather than software/IT systems.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior maintenance leader with 7+ years of experience supporting large facilities or operations environments, with strong safety program implementation and auditing capabilities. They lead maintenance teams (facilities associates and potentially Area Maintenance Managers), run preventative maintenance programs, and manage contractors while being on call for emergencies. They also drive continuous improvement via Kaizen, maintain budgets and capital spending plans, and translate performance feedback into structured appraisals.
Must-Have Skills
7+ yearwork in a safecustomer-focused mannerdevelop and maintain preventative maintenance programsdevelop and design innovative solutions to difficult problemswork with local site Safety department leadership to implement and audit safety programsbe on call for emergenciesdevelop capital spending plansdevelop maintenance department business plans
Nice-to-Have Skills
efficiency improvement Kaizen activities for the siteexperience supervising Area Maintenance Managersmaintenance manager conference participation (network participation)
Tools & Platforms
Not specified
Required Skills
preventative maintenance programssafety programsaudit safety programstechnical trainingsafety trainingprofessional developmentwritten performance appraisalsdisciplineterminationKaizencapital spending planscost analysisbudgetsoutside contractorson call emergencieshousekeepingcross-functional project planning
Hard Skills
facilities associate managementArea Maintenance Managers supervisionsafe working environment leadershipsafecustomer-focused operations supportinnovative solutions to difficult problemsmanaging outside contractorson call for emergenciesproject managementdeadline managementdevelop & track planspreventative maintenance programssafety programs implementationsafety programs auditingtechnical and safety training facilitationprofessional development for maintenance technicianswritten performance appraisalsdiscipline and up to terminationmaintenance department business plansimplementation guidancebudget developmentset and track budgetsKaizen activitiescross-functional project planningcapital spending planscost analysishousekeeping (excellent housekeeping)weekly network maintenance callsperiodic maintenance manager conferences
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringself-motivatedcustomer-centric mindsethighly self-motivatedeffective communicationcross-functional collaborationtime managementability to provide enriched feedbackproblem-solvingstakeholder managementorganizational leadership
Keywords for Your Resume
Senior Maintenance ManagerMaintenance ManagerReliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME)facilities associatesArea Maintenance Managerssafe working environmentpreventative maintenance programspreventive maintenance programsSafety departmentaudit safety programstechnical trainingsafety trainingprofessional developmentwritten performance appraisalsdisciplineterminationKaizencapital spending planscost analysisbudgetsoutside contractorson call for emergencieshousekeepingweekly network Maintenance callsMaintenance Manager conferencesdistribution goalscross-functional project planningsafety programs
Deal Breakers
7+ years experience (minimum stated: '7+ year'), Must be able to work in a safe, customer-focused manner, Must be able to be on call for emergencies, Must have experience developing and maintaining preventative maintenance programs, Must have experience working with Safety department leadership to implement and audit safety programs
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