Maintenance Manager

Company: Novolex
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: February 15, 2021

Job Description:

At Novolex, we take pride in supporting our families across the globe. Our team is rich in diversity and our entrepreneurial culture encourages continuous personal growth and teamwork. Our careers include manufacturing, engineering, procurement, supply chain, finance, HR, product development, sales, marketing and an ever-expanding array of others to support our continuing rapid growth.

Job Title:

Maintenance Manager

Position Summary:

Responsible for maintaining safety, quality and productivity on all machinery and facilities. Responsible for the execution of the Preventative Maintenance Program: perform repairs, upgrades, rebuilds and preventive maintenance on all machinery. Familiar with a variety of manufacturing floor concepts, practices and procedures. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for the direct oversight, supervision, training, development and support of our shift maintenance support staff.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

Supports and improves safety culture throughout facility.
Drives continuous improvement in maintenance and supports efforts throughout the plant.
Provide leadership and direction to the maintenance team. Inspire high performance through effective goal setting and performance measurement.
Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Maintenance Department.
Drives employee engagement in maintenance staff through completion of kaizen improvements.
Responsible for all Safety Mechanisms and Systems related to Machinery.
Responsible for Coordinating, Planning and Executing the Preventive Maintenance Program.
Responsible for continually improving and upgrading the Preventive Maintenance Program.
Responsible for maintaining critical spare parts and preventive maintenance parts for all equipment.
Responsible for all facility-related equipment and systems: Electric Utility, Air Compressors,
Prioritizes and complete assigned maintenance tasks and delegates to subordinates.
Ensures maintenance employees are following safe work practices and procedures consistently and completely. Audits for compliance and addresses safety issues in a timely manner.
Trains maintenance employees in proper procedures, coaches them to improve results, and evaluates performance.
Interprets Company policies, rules and regulations to maintenance employees.
Communicates effectively and appropriately at the necessary frequency with subordinates, peers and superiors.
Performs activities of maintenance employees supervised, as needed.
All other projects and duties, as assigned.

Candidate Requirements:

Demonstrates the ability to identify and perform mechanical repairs to all plant equipment using proper procedures and tools.
Demonstrates a keen ability in using a systematic and scientific approach to solving problems through known analysis and methodologies.
Must have the ability to properly identify failed or worn components and use available resources to obtain replacements.
Must have excellent problem-solving skills, and resourcefulness.
Knowledge of the application of Lean Manufacturing, TPM and 5S methods.
Must safely operate a variety of machine-shop equipment to fabricate components using OEM specs, drawings or sketches while utilizing precision measuring tools.
Must be computer literate in MS applications: Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Must have experience troubleshooting and repairing Electrical Systems and Controls.
Must have the ability to properly diagnose electrical component failures and provide solutions.
Basic PLC and VFD experience.
Team player with ability to build lasting productive business relationships with hourly associates, management, and peers.
Ability to effectively communicate information both verbally and in writing.

Core Competencies: Customer Focus, Action Oriented, Decision Quality, Functional/Technical Skills, Integrity and Trust, Peer Relationships

Other Competencies Required: Problem Solving, Business Acumen, Delegation, Directing Others, Negotiating, Perspective, Planning, Strategic Agility

Education and Experience:

College degree or 10+ years of Maintenance management experience
Minimum 5-10 years experience as a Maintenance Mechanic/Electrician in a manufacturing environment or equivalent required.
Minimum of 3 to 5 years of successful supervision experience required.
Experience troubleshooting and repairing paper converting machinery preferred.
Strong mechanical and electrical analytical skills required.
Expert level experience in LOTO systems required.
Continuous improvement experience desired (TPM, Lean, Six Sigma)

Please no recruiting agencies

Following GMP in compliance with all food safety requirements.

Novolex does not publicly post salary information on job boards.

Novolex- is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to, selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual, who because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact Jamie Wells at hrcompliance@novolex.com.

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Novolex- an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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