Maintenance Manager

Description

Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Guardian Industries is a diversified, global company with a vision to create value for customers and society through constant innovation using fewer resources. We offer an entrepreneurial environment for results-oriented individuals with a unique culture that focuses on results, playing to win and rewarding employees for their commitment to excellence. Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. Guardian Industries, its subsidiaries, and affiliates employ 18,000 people and operate facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Guardian Glass is a leading international manufacturer of float, value-added coated, and fabricated glass products, and solutions for architectural, residential, interior, transportation, and technical glass applications. SRG Global is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of advanced, high value coatings on plastics for the automotive and commercial truck industries, providing solutions for greater surface durability, structural integrity, functionality, vehicle efficiency and design flexibility. Guardian Building Products is a leading U.S. based distributor of specialty building products. For more information, visit www.guardian.com.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Continue to lead the transformation of the plants Reliability Centered Maintenance organization towards a High Reliability Organization
• Ensure a process is in place and is followed, which facilitates timely R&M response to meet plant operational needs
• Continually improve plant equipment reliability through predictive, preventive, & corrective maintenance
• Ensure the skills of the R&M team continually improve with regards to the use of predictive tools, and in their abilities to provide higher level troubleshooting, and to continually improve their quality of workmanship
• Establish a long-term vision and develop the capabilities within the team to achieve it
• Ensure that health & safety procedures and environment policies are known, understood, and followed by the R&M team
• Provide strong leadership in a manner that fosters participation in continuous improvement efforts, open communication, and a self-directed team approach
• Understand plant priorities and allocate resources accordingly
• Measure and track improvements in R&M performance as it relates to improving plant reliability and operating as a world class maintenance organization
• Conduct individual performance appraisals with personnel to encourage improvement and growth by individuals within the R&M team
• Maintain a positive relationship with all team members
• Provide direction and leadership in the resolution of technical problems to ensure a sound solution is implemented
• Collaborate with other departments to optimize R&M performance and effectiveness
• Work with upstream & downstream people & processes to exceed customer expectations
• Continually learn MBM and help advance the culture
• Ensure all direct reports have a clear understanding of what their Roles, Responsibilities, & Expectations are

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• 3 years of supervisory / leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in leading positive employee relations to maintain a union-free environment
  
• Willingness, ability, and commitment to support a 24/7/365 manufacturing environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• A bachelor’s degree or above in an engineering or STEM discipline
• Experience in process improvement and continuous improvement 
• Experience as a contractor or project manager working in a customer-service oriented environment 
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment 

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. 
This employer uses E-Verify.  Please visit the following website for additional information: www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf