Maintenance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

PPS is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager for our metal extrusion facility in Phoenix. The Maintenance Manager provides project management and maintenance support for the implementation of technical solutions in the extruding, painting, anodizing and fabrication of aluminum products.

This is a full-time, permanent, direct hire role with a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing initiatives to improve company performance in the areas of operational capability, cost management, safety, productivity, and quality.
• Direct and coordinate activities of skilled trades people for repair maintenance, preventative maintenance, and predictive maintenance utilizing a CMMS.
• Responsible for overall equipment stability ensuring maintenance crews and process engineers are well planned and activities meet objectives of operations management.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) ensuring that safety, quality, and productivity are monitored, corrected, and improved as required.
• Promote and ensure all equipment operates in a safe an efficient manner.
• Identify and implement equipment upgrades as required.
• Collaborate with all departments to continuously improve company through waste reduction and process stability improvement initiatives.
• Assist in preventive maintenance functions in establishing priorities and initiatives to ensure equipment availability and reliability.
• Work with Corporate Technical Team to conceptualize, develop, test, and implement cutting edge technology.
• Assist in best practice benchmarking on new manufacturing solutions, processes and equipment for extrusion, paint and anodizing.
• Keep contacts and develop partnerships with leading suppliers in the industry to stay current with industry best practices.
• Act as a project manager on manufacturing activities ensuring program plan, resources, budget and schedule are met.
• Identify key process inputs for in control and capable and implement standardized systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline from an accredited institution.
• 5 years of management experience in a manufacturing / plant environment.
• Experience in aluminum extrusion and finishing processes preferred.

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Technical understanding of basic hydraulics, electrical and mechanical systems.
• Relentless focus on driving operational stability through systematic processes.
• Proven ability to lead, to collaborate and to execute.

• People oriented with an innate ability to establish a high degree of credibility with staff and OEMs.
• Experienced with project leadership in a fast-paced, customer focused, manufacturing environment.
• Experienced and trained in maintenance management systems (CMMS).