ASTEMO ROCK SPRING, INC.Engineering

Job Description:

Title:    

Manager II, Maintenance Engineering

Department: 

Engineering

Type:    

Full-Time

Reports to: 

Department Head, Engineering

Status:

exempt

Salary Range:

Per experience

Direct reports

20-30

 Astemo Rock Spring, Inc. was established in 2000 and supplies aluminum knuckles to Honda and Subaru.  We are located in Rock Spring, GA, and operate on 3 shifts with 400 employees.  We have three main manufacturing departments, Casting, Machining, and Press Assembly.  We are part of  Astemo, inc. with 90,000 employees worldwide.

As a Maintenance Engineering Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the maintenance department and ensuring the efficient operation of our manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for developing and implementing maintenance programs, managing budgets, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement. With your strong leadership skills, you will lead a team of Maintenance Supervisors and technicians to ensure the execution of preventive and corrective maintenance tasks. This position reports to the Head of Engineering and offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on the reliability, productivity, and overall success of our operations.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional leadership and direction to the maintenance department, overseeing all maintenance activities.
• Develop and implement comprehensive maintenance programs, including preventive maintenance strategies, to optimize equipment reliability and performance.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to prioritize maintenance needs and schedule activities, ensuring minimal impact on production activities.
• Proactively manage maintenance budgets, ensuring cost control measures and efficient resource allocation, while maximizing the value of maintenance activities.
• Monitor and analyze equipment performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary corrective actions to minimize downtime and increase efficiency.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, driving initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance overall maintenance effectiveness.
• Maintain effective communication channels with stakeholders, including the Site Head, engineering teams, production teams, and senior management, providing updates on maintenance activities and progress.
• Ensure the safety of the team members, be responsible for the safety of our equipment and work on safety measures as a top priority.
• For each project, allocate required resources, organize and ensure that the team members fully understand the importance of the project.
• Be responsible for numerical results for the project by managing the progress of the project and addressing the gap that occurred.
• Proactively manage maintenance budget to reduce maintenance expenses and maximize efficiency of maintenance activities.
• Contribute to the planned production volume by providing a good quality product with equipment, in which maintenance was performed.
• Identify a root cause and implement targeted improvement by carrying out a high precision data analysis to prevent issues from being repeated.
• Facilitate the use of human resources with technical knowledge and experience or plan and provide the required training to develop a maintenance technician and to build the team.
• Actively cooperating with a new model and a new project and moving forward with a launch satisfying SQCD.
• Support creating a month end report based on a data analysis, visualizing the progress of a project.

When accomplishing tasks, remember to work toward meeting overall company goals established which include, OSHA safety compliance, ISO 14001 Environmental Compliance, Ethical & Legal compliance, Customer Quality, Production to Plan, and Delivery Performance.

Safety & Environmental:     

• Promote and enforce a safety-first culture, ensuring adherence to safety guidelines, procedures, and regulations always.
• Implement and maintain stringent environmental practices that align with relevant standards and regulations.

Quality:

• Establish and maintain robust quality control processes for maintenance activities, ensuring adherence to quality standards and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Quality Assurance teams to identify opportunities for quality enhancement within the maintenance department.

Delivery:

• Coordinate maintenance schedules effectively to minimize disruption to production activities and meet production goals.
• Work collaboratively with production teams to prioritize maintenance tasks based on criticality, ensuring on-time completion and optimal equipment availability.
• Monitor performance metrics closely to optimize maintenance delivery, meet key performance indicators, and ensure timely completion of maintenance activities.

Productivity:

• Proactively identify opportunities for productivity improvement within the maintenance department, engaging in continuous evaluation and optimization of processes.
• Implement measures to increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimize resource utilization in maintenance operations.
• Collaborate actively with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and achieve operational excellence.

Reporting:

• Prepare regular comprehensive reports on maintenance activities, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives, providing valuable insights to the Site Head and senior management.
• Collaborate with team members to gather and analyze relevant data for reporting purposes, ensuring accuracy and reliability.

Preferred Skills:  

• Possess exceptional leadership abilities with a strong focus on team development and empowerment.
• Demonstrated experience in the automotive industry or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in advanced maintenance techniques and technologies, staying up to date with industry advancements.
• Familiarity with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software, leveraging technology to enhance maintenance effectiveness.
• Sound understanding of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies, applying them to drive efficiency and optimize processes.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with an ability to effectively resolve complex maintenance issues.
• Proficiency in using data analysis tools and software, as well as Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) for reporting and presentation purposes.

Minimum Experienced Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field (preferred) or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of successful experience in maintenance management, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• In-depth knowledge of maintenance principles, best practices, and advanced technologies.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies is highly advantageous.

                             

Key Metrics Responsibility:

• Ensure equipment uptime and reliability through effective maintenance strategies.
• Maintain maintenance costs within budgetary constraints while maximizing value.
• Promote and enforce a safe work environment, minimizing safety incidents and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Achieve on-time delivery of maintenance activities to minimize disruption to production.
• Optimize maintenance productivity metrics, including preventive maintenance completion, work order turnaround time, and labor efficiency.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment, including standing, walking, and occasional lifting of heavy objects.

Join our team as the Maintenance Engineering Manager and play a pivotal role in driving technological advancements, operational excellence, and maintenance strategies. Your leadership and expertise will contribute to our continued success as a leader in the automotive industry and create a lasting impact on our organization's growth and competitiveness.

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.  Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees.  We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered.  We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community.  Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) – Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, disability, protected veteran status and national origin.

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected and empowered. We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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