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Fox Valley Forge is looking for a Maintenance Manager to join our team!

Who are we?

Fox Valley Forge is a premier custom forging and standard steel forging manufacturer that has been established for over 100 years. We are also a manufacturer of machinings and assemblies.

Why work for Fox Valley Forge?

Fox Valley Forge offers lifelong careers! We are always looking for hard working and driven employees to join our team.

BENEFITS:

Enjoy the many benefits that we have to offer including, but not limited to:

-A family-oriented culture\ -Opportunities for career advancement\ -Medical, dental and vision insurance\ -Flexible spending account\ -Employer paid health reimbursement arrangement\ -8 paid holidays\ -Paid vacation\ -Paid birthday holiday\ -Company paid disability insurance\ -Company provided life insurance\ -Pension plan\ -Tuition reimbursement\ -Referral program\ -Employee assistance program

Position Summary\ The Maintenance Manager oversees all maintenance activities, ensuring the safety, efficiency, and compliance of facilities, equipment, and personnel. This role involves scheduling and coordinating preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance, as well as managing employees, resources, and records. The Maintenance Manager collaborates with various departments to uphold quality, safety, and efficiency standards.

Supervisory Duties

Interviews, hires, and trains staff in the Maintenance Department.

Oversees the daily workflow of the department by assigning tasks and responsibilities to team members, ensuring workload balance and efficient utilization of resources in the department.

Supervises and leads a team of various maintenance positions, providing guidance, coaching, and support.

Provides constructive feedback, including any performance improvement plans and timely performance evaluations to team members. Will bring in Lead Maintenance and Reliability Manager or Human Resources Manager as needed for additional support.

Works with Lead Maintenance and Reliability Manager and Human Resources on employee-related matters.

Job Duties

Schedule and coordinate preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance activities to meet production demands, working closely with the Director of Operations.

Communicate maintenance status and key performance indicators.

Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering departments to ensure equipment meets quality, safety, and efficiency standards.

Plan maintenance activities by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, and material specifications.

Maintain adequate inventory of replacement parts and supplies, ensuring quick turnaround for repairs.

Support the maintenance department by assisting in the troubleshooting of equipment issues, including PLC ladder logic and data handling functions.

Maintain PLC documentation upon receipt from equipment suppliers and an archive of PLC programs and machine controls drawings in an electronic and/or paper format throughout the facility.

Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve automated equipment, including devices, I/O, instruments, and all other components associated with automated processes to meet production and safety goals.

Support various I/O devices connected to PLCs, including HMIs, scanners, remote I/O, sensors, relays, solenoids, etc., and support/assist maintenance personnel in troubleshooting pneumatic circuits.

Improve equipment uptime and contribute to plant reliability maintenance.

Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on set schedules and develop and maintain Preventive Maintenance Programs.

Diagnose problems with hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical and electronic systems.

Determine equipment malfunctions and restore equipment to operation.

Implement and maintain data collection systems from Plant floor processing equipment.

Identify and implement error-proofing requirements throughout the production process.

Be part of the multi-disciplinary Plant Team to determine continuous improvement strategies.

Identify and plan for process impacts as a result of engineering and launch changes.

Participate in 8D or similar root-cause based problem-solving tasks to ensure that abnormalities, when observed, are acted upon to resolve root-causes.

Contribute to specifications for equipment purchases, including review and commentary on equipment controls drawings prior to build approval.

Support in the installation, commission, and troubleshooting of automated equipment in the facility.

Enforce safety procedures and maintain a clean and orderly work environment.

Perform other duties as assigned by Lead Maintenance and Reliability Manag