Maintenance Manager

Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:
032051 Maintenance Manager (Open)

Job Description:

Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries.

The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries.

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

OUR VISION:
Being the best customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:
Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:
The Maintenance Manager leads a team responsible for the repair, upkeep, and optimization of manufacturing facilities and equipment.

This role oversees and participates in preventive maintenance and repair of electrical and mechanical systems, and may support fabrication of replacement tools and parts to ensure smooth manufacturing operations.

The Maintenance Manager plans, prioritizes, and schedules maintenance activities to minimize production downtime and disruptions, while also troubleshooting complex equipment issues and recommending improvements to enhance availability, capability, and yield.

In addition, this role is accountable for implementing departmental policies, driving strategy execution, and fostering a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement across the maintenance function.

Key Responsibilities:


* Possesses overall responsibility for continuous and efficient operation of the maintenance team within the facility(ies).


* Manages colleagues who are troubleshooting equipment to ensure equipment downtime does not lead to inefficiencies or catastrophic failures.


* Reviews daily productivity report and conducts daily visual inspections for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic problems.


* Develops and implements preventive maintenance and machine improvement programs, utilizing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques, and processes.


* Procures replacement tools and parts for manufacturing operations, as needed.


* Oversees in-house design, fabrication and installation of equipment, and the training of colleagues on proper use.


* Implements strategic direction for maintenance team in alignment with company goals.


* Incorporates and ensures safety observances are met, including use of all PPE by colleagues, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits, etc.


* Communicates goals and objectives and applies company policy.

Staffs, trains, and coaches colleagues and ensures positive colleague relations.

Reviews colleague performance, recommends salary increases, and administers discipline, when necessary.
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