Facilities Maintenance Manager - Crystal Lake, IL

CAMFIL - A GLOBAL LEADER IN AIR FILTERS AND CLEAN AIR SOLUTIONS

For more than half a century, Camfil has been helping people breathe cleaner air. As a leading manufacturer of premium clean air solutions, we provide commercial and industrial systems for air filtration and air pollution control that improve worker and equipment productivity, minimize energy use, and benefit human health and the
environment.

The Camfil Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has 30 manufacturing sites, six R&D centers, local sales offices in 30 countries, and nearly 6,000 employees and growing. We proudly serve and support customers in a wide variety of industries and in communities across the world. To discover how Camfil can help you to protect people, processes and the environment, visit us at www.camfil.com.

SUMMARY: We are looking for a Facilities Maintenance Manager professional for our Crystal Lake, IL manufacturing facility. The Maintenance Manager will report to the Plant Manager, and is responsible for overseeing all installation, repair and upkeep operations of the company's facilities and equipment to ensure they are well-cared for and adequate to support the company's business operations. They will be responsible for the training and development of staff as well as maintaining a positive climate for employee relations. A "hands-on" operating style, and willing to roll up their sleeves. Self-motivated with a bias for action, a sense of urgency, and the ability to quickly take personal responsibility to drive improvement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: In addition to those listed in the Summary section above, the following are duties necessary to meet the minimum requirements of the position. Other duties may be assigned:

Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation
Develop and implement Preventative Maintenance programs
Track maintenance KPIs and use to develop improvement plans and key focus area
Participate in daily operations management processes to ensure business goals are met
Carrying out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues
Manage the maintenance of the facility of approximately 150+ employees on a 24-hour operation

Focus on driving improvements in safety, quality, cost and delivery
Responsible for the health and performance of all facility assets and systems
Carry out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues
Plan and oversee equipment repair and installation activities
Manage maintenance shop and spare parts inventory
Monitor expenses and control the budget for maintenance
Manage relationships with contractors and service providers
Ensure health and safety policies comply to standards
Coach and counsel teams, motivate team to achieve goals, ensure effective team communication, and provide direction with team roles
Assess individual and team performance and development; effective performance management
Use Lean methods to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all processes
Lead and drive change
Hands-on supervisor and leader
Support and champion business decision.
Coach the workforce to ensure effective long-term improvements are implemented and sustained
Function as a key communicator which includes all internal communications regarding critical issues impacting the department's performance

REQUIREMENTS:

High school diploma or equivalent; Degree from a vocational school or BS/BA in industrial management or facility management will be an advantage
Proven experience as maintenance manager or another managerial role. Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in manufacturing preferred
Must have experience in planning maintenance operations and have solid understanding of technical aspects of plumbing, carpentry, electrical systems etc.
Working knowledge of facilities, machines, and equipment and ability to keep track of and report on activity
HVAC license preferred
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
Hands on experience with Lean, TPM, or other continuous improvement methodologies
Demonstrated leadership ability to drive change, improvement, and meet productivity expectations
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Must be a dynamic leader who is an active leader and participant for positive change and continuous improvement
Self-starter who can work with a team environment
Ability to hold others accountable and to effectively direct and coach the activity of others
Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Strong team building, decision making, and people management skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Computer literacy a must

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to both office and plant surroundings. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, certain areas required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Camfil USA Inc.

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