
Professional Maintenance Manager
- Sterling Heights, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leads and develops maintenance staff to eliminate top machine losses.
- Ensure technical and methodological support is provided to the departments in order to guarantee proper functionality and improvement of the equipment.
- Ensures detailed analysis of Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE)/ Overall Line Efficiency (OLE) indicators, proper machines classification and validation of recovery plan appropriateness.
- Defines the correct maintenance strategy to be carried out in relation to the production plan, available resources and budget.
- Ensures correct data collection processes, assesses maintenance activities and manages spare parts storage strategy.
- Assures focus on World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Autonomous Maintenance (AM) / Professional Maintenance (PM) activities.
- Supports all aspects of production processes including safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale and drives successful implementation of processes and standards.
- Manages the activities and priorities of maintenance area supervisors, professional maintenance leads, professional maintenance specialist and respective skilled trades' employees.
- Bachelor's degree or; and minimum of 6 years of industrial automation maintenance experience, including some supervisory experience
- Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
- Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to coach / mentor / develop team members
- Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead team
- Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing
- Troubleshooting and programming experience in one of the following: controls, robotics, drives and system level communication systems, sealing systems, glass cell systems, various conveyance systems, welding - all types, paint process and associated systems, vision systems and sensors use and application.
- Experience with machine, systems operation and integration
- Must possess a working knowledge of advanced technical problem-solving tools
- Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree or higher in technical/engineering field (i.e., BSME or BSEE)
- Previous experience working in a union environment.
- Production/maintenance supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
- Familiar with World Class Manufacturing pillar methodology and implementation
- Seven or more years maintenance experience in a manufacturing/automotive environment
- Knowledge of welding processes (i.e. resistance spot welding)
- Experience with Control Net Networks, Device Net Networks, ABB
- Experience with RS Logic, PLC-5, Control Logics, Allen Bradley Drive Systems, machine installation, robotic automation and application
- Experience with body shop, stamping press automation or subassemblies
- Good working knowledge of Google Suite software programs