Manager Maintenance

GB Packaging is seeking a Maintenance Manager in Maryland Line, MD, responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and promoting safety and environmental compliance. The role includes leading maintenance operations, managing asset quality, developing training programs, and coordinating with other departments to achieve production goals. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering and 5-10 years of relevant experience, particularly in the packaging industry.
Position Overview

Reporting to the Plant Operations Manager, the Maintenance Manager will ensure the manufacturing reliability of our equipment, while focusing on reducing and/or minimizing process downtime. This position will be focused on safety and environmental stewardship, sustaining the highest department quality and productivity levels, and managing asset quality in our state of the art manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities
• Provide strong leadership that builds future success of the business and development of an empowered, highly motivated department.
• Provide leadership to maintain safe working conditions, good housekeeping practices, and 100% environmental compliance.
• Manage daily scheduling and executing work orders.
• Assist in coordinating daily maintenance operations focusing on optimization of safety, environmental stewardship, profit, and productivity.
• Lead and manage activities around asset management by maintaining and enhancing the plant's property and equipment, improving substandard facilities, and requesting funds to upgrade facilities through budgets and capital funding requests.
• Ensure the manufacturing reliability of equipment focusing on reducing and minimizing process downtime.
• Develop and implement training and reliability programs and systems.
• Ensure maintenance repair and schedules are aligned with all other operating areas.
• Provide leadership support to teams and motivate staff to achieve production goals.
• Work on special projects, both engineering and those dealing with changes in the infrastructure of our organization.
• Manage daily department operations and workflow
• Maintain and improve preventative and predictive maintenance programs
• Coordinate equipment improvements to improve safety, quality, and efficiency
• Support and schedule equipment trials with suppliers, work with outside contractors and vendors to complete the work
• Proactively manage performance and continually develop skills of the maintenance team
• Identify and implement cost reductions and coordinating necessary repairs on the equipment
• Monitor production reports, including downtime, to manage and improve production reliability
• Oversee the purchase of maintenance and production related parts and equipment and evaluate the overall value of these purchases
• Coordinate equipment improvements to improve operation of equipment and quality of product
• Facilitate and coordinate department and safety communications and training
Qualifications
• Degree in Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of maintenance and reliability experience with increasing responsibility - ideally within the packaging industry.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing training and reliability programs.
• Possession of key competencies including conflict management, business negotiation, organization, analytical skills, and decision-making.
• Ability to delegate responsibilities and provide leadership and training to key personnel.
• Ability to work with other departments to achieve the division's visions and strategies by motivating, inspiring, and gaining commitment for a course action that achieves results.
• Understanding of how to manage all aspects of operations (safety, environmental, vendors, production, purchasing, etc).
• Superior verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively deliver and reinforce consistent messages at all levels.
• Keen business acumen, combined with strong fiscal awareness and understanding - particularly as it relates to cost control/reduction, budgeting and capital expenditures.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel and Outlook)
• High school diploma or equivalent is required; Associate or Technical degree with a minimum of 6 years of maintenance related management experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred. A comparable combination of education and experience may be considered
• Must possess leadership ability and team building skills to effectively supervise staff and interact with all employees of the organization
• Must have strong technical knowledge in AC/DC wiring methods, drives and motors, PLC's, various mechanical systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, design, fabricating, preventative and predictive maintenance
• Requires strong interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills
• Must possess the ability to problem solve, handle multiple tasks and work in a fast-paced, team-based environment
• Corrugated industry experience is preferred but not required

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to a competitive wage, the selected candidate will enjoy a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, wellness programs, STD, LTD, life insurance, company matching 401(k) and pension. Green Bay Packaging benefits may vary by position or division.

Company Overview

Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin containerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock plants, timberlands, a paper slitting operation, and a sawmill facility. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Green Bay Packaging Inc. employs over 4,600 team members and operates 40 facilities in 16 states, each with a dedication to innovative development of its products and forestry resources, with a focus on safety, sustainability, quality, and continuous improvement. For more information about Green Bay Packaging Inc., visit gbp.com.

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