Facilities Manager

Essential Functions  Manage maintenance, electrician, and fabrication employees.Oversee and supervise external workforce, consultants, and specialists required.Ensure that production machines, supporting equipment and facilities have effective preventative maintenance performed, and that all equipment is prepared for safe and efficient operations.Develop preventive maintenance programs for implementation on all new equipment in the facility.Develop visual aids to assist in better performance of the plant preventative maintenance system.Evaluate regularly the training needs of employees and provide for that.Conduct follow up verification inspections ensuring full and complete performance of the preventative maintenance employees with the scheduled tasks and procedures.Improve the maintenance plan, methods, procedures, and instructions to assure better availability and safety of machines and facilities, at the lowest possible cost.Recommend methods for improving labor efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities.Interact with other plants to transfer knowledge and technical solutions.Understand, track, monitor, and report ongoing and specific equipment status, including evaluating priorities and response.Evaluate emergency maintenance in a formal way including downtime, root cause, status of repairs and corrective actions.Develop spare parts inventory procedures, including reorder points and fiscal controls while adhering to budgetary requirements.Initiate, technically define and track purchase orders from development of need to completion of all projects.Develop and implement strategies to standardize machine components and support tooling standardization.Manage the manuals and documents for all machinery.Work with materials/accounting to ensure the most effective use of company resources and provide tracking information as required.Utilize Fontana Production System methodology to improve and streamline activities.Participate and/or lead Six Sigma Project teams in improvements activities.Lead and participate in 8D problem solving methodology.Actively utilize, train, and pursue 5S methodology in all activities.Participate in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to further educate, knowledge of field and improve efficiency and value.Develop goals, objectives, conduct performance evaluations, and disciplinary counseling, as required.Act as a member of the Environmental Health & Safety Committee.Ensure safety standards are adhered to at all times.Commitment to Fontana Fasteners core values: Teamwork, Responsibility, and Trust.Perform other duties as assigned. SKILLS & ABILITIESKnowledge of OSHA, EPA, IDEM and other applicable rules, regulations, and procedures.  Must possess strong leadership skills.  Ability to problem solve, multi-task and close issues.  Working understanding of tooling, fabrication, and design.  Basic knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.  Working knowledge of cold heading processes, finish line plating, heat treat furnaces, transportation, ventilation, and HVAC equipment.  Ability to utilize PC databases, schematics, preventative maintenance and CAD systems software.  Excellent communication skills. EDUCATION BS in mechanical, electronic or automation engineering, preferred but not required. Six sigma black belt certification, preferred but not required. EXPERIENCE3-5 years of successful maintenance supervision or management is preferred.  Cold heading manufacturing background is preferred.  2 years minimum experience with Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma tools.   WORKING CONDITIONS Regularly use hands to handle, feel objects, tools, or controls, talk and listen regularly, stand,walk, sit, climb, and reach with hands and arms, use personal protection devices regularly, occasionally lift and/or move to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in areas where the noise level exceed 85 dBA, and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and low intensity acidic, caustic and petrochemical fumes.

Salary : $77,600 - $98,300