Mgr – Facilities Engineer & Maintenance

Responsible for the management of the plant Manufacturing and Facilities Engineering functions. Assures plant operational compliance with environmental and safety regulations.  Manages the facility safety program and facility ISO 14000 certification.  

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the research, justification and effective implementation of plant and equipment improvement projects, for inclusion in the facility capital budget. 

• Achieve positive budget results in support of plant operations. 

• Ensure that a clean safe work environment is maintained through the management of the Faculty Safety Program.

• Monitor and ensure full facility compliance with environmental permits and regulations.

• Obtain and preserve the facility ISO 14000 certification. 

• Support the plant’s Lean and Six Sigma Continuous Improvement processes by driving uptime improvements through a plant wide Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and through Poka-Yoke development and implementation.

• Manage plant equipment modifications and setup in compliance with safety and functionality standards.

• Manage, train, provide performance feedback and assign duties of direct reports to ensure productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.

• 5+yrs. manufacturing operations experience.

• 2+yrs.supervision experience in either maintenance or manufacturing engineering.

• TPM experience.

• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Demonstrated successful ability to lead people and get results through others.

• Fundamental knowledge and experience in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen activities and Six Sigma processes.

• Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business teams. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with internal and external customers.

• Ability to travel up to 10% including international.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Familiarity with the cabinet industry and product.

• ISO 14000 experience.