MAINTENANCE MANAGER - Military Veterans

Overview

Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 240+ global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

: The primary duties and responsibilities of the Maintenance Manager consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, etc.)
• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.

• Establish, oversee and audit an effective preventive maintenance program.
• Develop, implement and audit systems, which assure adequate inventory of maintenance and supply items.
• Oversee major repairs/upgrades to ensure completion in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Review work orders and determine parts required to perform the work order.
• Coordinate activities of the maintenance department in following the work order requests.
• Insure correct maintenance is completed by qualified personnel and properly documented.
• Coordinate vendor services, specifically: Ground maintenance, Trash removal, Hazardous waste removal, Equipment repair/installation and Janitorial.
• Plan and coordinate "project" responsibilities as assigned.
• Ensure "quality workmanship" in all maintenance projects.
• Ensure all personnel have the required training and conduct safe machine operations to include Lock-Out Tag-Out, Fall Protection, PPE, Electrical/Arc Flash safety, Overhead Crane safety, etc.
• Evaluates department personnel through written performance appraisals, take appropriate action for substandard personnel conduct or performance, schedules work days, days off, vacations and insures payroll hours are complete and accurate.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field, and 5+ years of successful experience in an industrial maintenance manufacturing environment or a combination of education and experience.
• 3-5 years' successful supervisory experience.
• Extensive knowledge with electrical, hydraulic and injection molding machines.
• Strong PLC programming skills.
• Certification in Lean 5S (preferred)
• Ability to utilize a variety of computer software (Microsoft products preferred)
• Ability to organize and prioritize work activities for self and others, and to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions.
• Good communication skills--verbal and written; must effectively communicate with employees, vendors, and customers.
• Independent in working effectively with little supervision; self-starter, displaying ability to work and deliver results in a fast-paced, performance driven environment.
• Good attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to train others and work as a cross-functional team member.