Maintenance Engineer Manager - Gary, IN - Signode Industrial Group

Description/Job Summary

About Signode:

With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.

We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a  materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world's premier end-of-line packaging company.

Benefits:

Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.

Salary: 

$115,000-$130,000

This position is eligible to participate in the Signode annual bonus program with a target of 10% of base salary.

Summary

The Maintenance Engineer Manager will collaborate with several leaders inside the organization as well as outside vendors to ensure the plant equipment and facilities are maintained at the highest level.

This role will also be responsible for managing reliability improvement initiatives and projects to achieve established performance metrics. 

Essential Functions

• Primary responsibilities include overseeing the maintenance team and ensuring successful completion of machine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and continuous improvement of equipment and operating practices
• Prioritize, develop, and implement solutions and strive to increase equipment reliability, efficiency and effectiveness ensuring that the facility and equipment are maintained at the highest level and run efficiently.
• ?Ensuring root cause analysis of failures are identified
• Coordinate and implement preventive maintenance activities; provide guidance to peers to ensure optimum production, quality and safety while minimizing cost, energy usage, and waste in accordance with corporate policies and health/safety regulations. 
• Arrange, conduct, and coordinate the internal safety inspections and follow up with deficiencies and recommendations
• Ensure facilities and grounds are maintained in accordance with relevant regulations, agency standards, and fiscal consideration
• Evaluate long-term needs in relation major projects and property improvement
• Coordinate, arrange and supervise the completion of corrective and preventative maintenance in accordance with agency operating procedures, practices, and financial considerations
• Establish procedures and contacts to ensure timely repairs of equipment requiring motor repairs on a frequent basis
• Secure major equipment bids and makes recommendations for purchase when replacement or new equipment is equipment
• Provide staff training in a variety or safety and maintenance topics including:  effective utilization of maintenance logs, completion of routine maintenance specific to the facility, equipment operations, multimedia safety training
• Development of policies and procedures related to maintenance and safety
• Participate in annual budget preparation as it relates to the safety and maintenance of facilities, grounds and equipment
• Maintain Preventative Maintenance program for all major equipment or as specified by the Plant Manager
• Manages all labor costs and determines whether work is to be completed in-house or out-sourced; while keeping in mind the overall competencies of the plant maintenance staff
• Initiate the purchase of all repairs and maintenance components, including outsourced fabrication and contract labor
• Maintains appropriate replacement and repair parts including accurate inventories
• All other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

Education:

• College degree in Engineering or Business field required

Experience:

• 5 years Previous Supervision experience is required
• 5 years Maintenance/ Engineering experience in a fast paced manufacturing setting is required.
• Must be computer literate with strong Microsoft Office skills
• Experience in estimating maintenance and repair costs

Functional Success Drivers:

These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.

• Problem Solving
• Resourcefulness
• Leadership
• Performance Management
• Team Player
• Patience

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities.

The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.

Signode Industrial Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.